[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 40, Volume 31] [Revised as of July 1, 2007] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 40CFR1508.24] [Page 896] TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT CHAPTER V--COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY PART 1508_TERMINOLOGY AND INDEX--Table of Contents Sec. 1508.24 Referring agency. Referring agency means the federal agency which has referred any matter to the Council after a determination that the matter is unsatisfactory from the standpoint of public health or welfare or environmental quality.