[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7, Volume 6]
[Revised as of January 1, 2008]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 7CFR520.1]

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                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
   CHAPTER V--AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 520_PROCEDURES FOR IMPLEMENTING NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 520.1  General statement.




Sec.
520.1 General statement.
520.2 Definition.
520.3 Policy.
520.4 Responsibilities.
520.5 Categorical exclusions.
520.6 Preparation of an Environmental Assessment (EA).
520.7 Preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS).

    Authority: National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) as amended, 42 
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.; E.O. 11514, 34 FR 4247, as amended by E.O. 11991, 
42 FR 26927; E.O. 12144, 44 FR 11957; 5 U.S.C. 301; 40 CFR 1500-1508.

    Source: 51 FR 34191, Sept. 25, 1986, unless otherwise noted.


    These procedures assure that research and other activities of the 
Agricultural Research Service (ARS) comply with the intent of the 
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) and appropriate 
regulations implementing this Act. These procedures incorporate and 
supplement, and are not a substitute for, CEQ regulations under 40 CFR 
parts 1500-1508, and Department of Agriculture NEPA Policies and 
Procedures under 7 CFR part 1b. ARS conducts and supports research as 
authorized by legislation to support one of the USDA goals of assuring 
adequate supplies of high quality food and fiber. Information generated 
through such research often forms the basic data needed to assess the 
impact of a new technology upon the environment. Large scale projects 
simulating commercial practices are normally implemented in cooperation 
with other agencies of the Federal or State Governments.