[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 40, Volume 31]

[Revised as of July 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 40CFR1501.1]



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                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT

 

               CHAPTER V--COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY

 

PART 1501_NEPA AND AGENCY PLANNING--Table of Contents

 

Sec.  1501.1  Purpose.









Sec.

1501.1 Purpose.

1501.2 Apply NEPA early in the process.

1501.3 When to prepare an environmental assessment.

1501.4 Whether to prepare an environmental impact statement.

1501.5 Lead agencies.

1501.6 Cooperating agencies.

1501.7 Scoping.

1501.8 Time limits.



    Authority: NEPA, the Environmental Quality Improvement Act of 1970, 

as amended (42 U.S.C. 4371 et seq.), sec. 309 of the Clean Air Act, as 

amended (42 U.S.C. 7609, and E.O. 11514 (Mar. 5, 1970, as amended by 

E.O. 11991, May 24, 1977).



    Source: 43 FR 55992, Nov. 29, 1978, unless otherwise noted.





    The purposes of this part include:

    (a) Integrating the NEPA process into early planning to insure 

appropriate consideration of NEPA's policies and to eliminate delay.

    (b) Emphasizing cooperative consultation among agencies before the 

environmental impact statement is prepared rather than submission of 

adversary comments on a completed document.

    (c) Providing for the swift and fair resolution of lead agency 

disputes.

    (d) Identifying at an early stage the significant environmental 

issues deserving of study and deemphasizing insignificant issues, 

narrowing the scope of the environmental impact statement accordingly.

    (e) Providing a mechanism for putting appropriate time limits on the 

environmental impact statement process.



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