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Part 1500 --	Purpose, Policy, and Mandate
Part 1501 --	NEPA and Agency Planning
Part 1502 --	Environmental Impact Statement
Part 1503 --	Commenting
Part 1504 --	Predecision Referrals to the Council of Proposed Federal Actions Determined to be Environmentally Unsatisfactory
Part 1505 --	NEPA and Agency Decisionmaking
Part 1506 --	Other Requirements of NEPA
Part 1507 --	Agency Compliance
Part 1508 --	Terminology Index

TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT CHAPTER V--COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
PART 1500 - PURPOSE, POLICY, AND MANDATE
Section	Title
1500.1	Purpose.
1500.2	Policy.
1500.3	Mandate.
1500.4	Reducing paperwork.
1500.5	Reducing delay.
1500.6	Agency authority.

PART 1501 - NEPA AND AGENCY PLANNING
Section	Title
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.

PART 1502 - ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT
Section	Title
1502.1	Purpose.
1502.2	Implementation.
1502.3	Statutory requirements for statements.
1502.4	Major Federal actions requiring the preparation of environmental impact statements.
1502.5	Timing.
1502.6	Interdisciplinary preparation.
1502.7	Page limits.
1502.8	Writing.
1502.9	Draft, final, and supplemental statements.
1502.10	Recommended format.
1502.11	Cover sheet.
1502.12	Summary.
1502.13	Purpose and need.
1502.14	Alternatives including the proposed action.
1502.15	Affected environment.
1502.16	Environmental consequences.
1502.17	List of preparers.
1502.18	Appendix.
1502.19	Circulation of the environmental impact statement.
1502.20	Tiering.
1502.21	Incorporation by reference.
1502.22	Incomplete or unavailable information.
1502.23	Cost-benefit analysis.
1502.24	Methodology and scientific accuracy.
1502.25	Environmental review and consultation requirements.

PART 1503 - COMMENTING
Section	Title
1503.1	Inviting comments.
1503.2	Duty to comment.
1503.3	Specificity of comments.
1503.4	Response to comments.

PART 1504 - PREDECISION REFERRALS TO THE COUNCIL OF PROPOSED FEDERAL ACTIONS DETERMINED TO BE ENVIRONMENTALLY UNSATISFACTORY
Section	Title
1504.1	Purpose.
1504.2	Criteria for referral.
1504.3	Procedure for referrals and response.

PART 1505 - NEPA AND AGENCY DECISIONMAKING
Section	Title
1505.1	Agency decisionmaking procedures.
1505.2	Record of decision in cases requiring environmental impact statements.
1505.3	Implementing the decision.

PART 1506 - OTHER REQUIREMENTS OF NEPA
Section	Title
1506.1	Limitations on actions during NEPA process.
1506.2	Elimination of duplication with State and local procedures.
1506.3	Adoption.
1506.4	Combining documents.
1506.5	Agency responsibility.
1506.6	Public involvement.
1506.7	Further guidance.
1506.8	Proposals for legislation.
1506.9	Filing requirements.
1506.10	Timing of agency action.
1506.11	Emergencies.
1506.12	Effective date.

PART 1507 - AGENCY COMPLIANCE
Section	Title
1507.1	Compliance.
1507.2	Agency capability to comply.
1507.3	Agency procedures.

PART 1508--TERMINOLOGY AND INDEX
Section	Title
1508.1	Terminology.
1508.2	Act.
1508.3	Affecting.
1508.4	Categorical exclusion.
1508.5	Cooperating agency.
1508.6	Council.
1508.7	Cumulative impact.
1508.8	Effects.
1508.9	Environmental assessment.
1508.10	Environmental document.
1508.11	Environmental impact statement.
1508.12	Federal agency.
1508.13	Finding of no significant impact.
1508.14	Human environment.
1508.15	Jurisdiction by law.
1508.16	Lead agency.
1508.17	Legislation.
1508.18	Major Federal action.
1508.19	Matter.
1508.20	Mitigation.
1508.21	NEPA process.
1508.22	Notice of intent.
1508.23	Proposal.
1508.24	Referring agency.
1508.25	Scope.
1508.26	Special expertise.
1508.27	Significantly.
1508.28	Tiering.

Content current as of 2 September 2009

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