[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 39, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 39CFR775.4]

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                        TITLE 39--POSTAL SERVICE
 
                 CHAPTER I--UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE
 
PART 775_NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT PROCEDURES--Table of Contents
 
Sec.  775.4  Definitions.

    (a) The definitions set forth in 40 CFR part 1508 apply to this part 
775.
    (b) In addition to the terms defined in 40 CFR part 1508, the 
following definitions apply to this part:
    Approving official means the person or group of persons, who 
authorizes funding as established through the delegations of approval 
authority issued by the finance organization. That person or group of 
persons may not have proposed the action for which financial approval is 
sought.
    Environmental checklist means a Postal Service form that identifies 
potential environmental impacts for proposed actions initiated by postal 
managers.
    Mitigated FONSI means a FONSI which requires the implementation of 
specified mitigation measures in order to ensure that there are no 
significant impacts to the environment.
    Record of environmental consideration means the Postal Service form 
that identifies the Postal Service's review of proposed activities under 
NEPA.

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    Responsible official means the person, or designated representative, 
who proposes an action and is responsible for compliance with NEPA. For 
larger projects, that person may not have the financial authority to 
approve such action. The responsible official signs the NEPA documents 
(FONSI, ROD) and the REC.

[63 FR 45719, Aug. 27, 1998]