[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 14, Volume 5]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 14CFR1216.316]

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                     TITLE 14--AERONAUTICS AND SPACE
 
                   CHAPTER V--NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND
                          SPACE ADMINISTRATION
 
PART 1216_ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY--Table of Contents
 
 Subpart 1216.3_Procedures for Implementing the National Environmental 
                            Policy Act (NEPA)
 
Sec.  1216.316  Cooperating with other agencies and individuals.

    (a) The Associate Administrator for Management, in coordination with 
the Associate Administrator for External Relations, shall ensure that 
NASA officials have an opportunity to cooperate with other agencies and 
individuals. He/she shall keep abreast of the activities of Federal, 
state, and local agencies, particularly activities in which NASA has 
expertise or jurisdiction by law (see 40 CFR 1508.15 of the CEQ 
Regulations). He/she shall inform the responsible Headquarters official 
of the need for cooperation as necessary.
    (b) At the request of the Associate Administrator for Management, 
Headquarters officials shall initiate discussions with another Federal 
agency concerning those activities which may be the subject of that 
agency's EIS on which NASA proposes to comment.
    (c) At the request of the Associate Administrator for Management, 
the responsible Headquarters official shall, in the interest of 
eliminating duplication, prepare joint analyses, assessments, and 
statements with state and local agencies. These joint environmental 
documents shall conform with the requirements of these procedures and 
overall NASA policy.
    (d) Because of the uniqueness of the NASA's aerospace activities, it 
is unlikely that NASA will have the opportunity to ``adopt'' 
environmental statements prepared by other agencies (40 CFR 1506.3 of 
the CEQ Regulations). However, should the responsible NASA offical wish 
to adopt a Federal draft or final environmental impact statement or 
portion thereof, he/she shall consult with the Associate Administrator 
for Management to determine whether that statement meets NASA 
requirements.
    (e) From time to time, there may be disagreements between NASA and 
other Federal agencies regarding which agency has primary responsibility 
to prepare an environmental impact statement in which both parties are 
involved. The Headquarters official with primary responsibility for the 
activity in question shall consult with the Associate Administrator for 
Management to resolve such questions in accordance with 40 CFR 1501.5 of 
the CEQ Regulations.
    (f) Responsibility for the environmental analyses and any necessary 
environmental assessments and environmental impact statements required 
by permits, leases, easements, etc., proposed for issuance to non-
Federal applicants rests with the Headquarters official responsible for 
granting of that permit, lease, easement, etc. The responsible 
Headquarters official shall consult with the Associate Administrator for 
Management for advice on the type of environmental information

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needed from the applicant and on the extent of the applicant's 
participation in the necessary environmental studies and their 
documentation.

[53 FR 9762, Mar. 25, 1988]