Agency responsibility for environmental documents

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Citation 40 C.F.R. §1506.5

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2 cases
  • Cnty. of Mohave v. United States Bureau of Reclamation
    • United States
    • U.S. District Court — District of Arizona
    • February 21, 2024
    ...Plaintiffs also argue that Reclamation was required to “independently evaluate” information provided by Queen Creek and GSC Farm under 40 C.F.R. § 1506.5. (Id.) Reclamation argues that Plaintiffs the “cumulatively significant impacts” analysis and that they do not “identify any other specif......
  • City of Dardanelle & Yell Cnty. Wildlife Fed'n, Inc. v. Dep't of Transp., 4:14-cv-98-DPM
    • United States
    • U.S. District Court — Eastern District of Arkansas
    • March 5, 2018
    ...by a 2006 public comment about possible conflicts of interest. FHWA 5147-5151. The comment was not directed at Parsons, but it cited 40 C.F.R. § 1506.5, and spoke generally about firms and people who might "gain from their involvement in the location, study, construction[,] or need of a pro......
4 firm's commentaries
  • Answers to Key Questions about the Revised CEQ NEPA Regulations
    • United States
    • JD Supra United States
    • August 20, 2020
    ...which the applicant seeks a permit and to substitute a purpose it deems more suitable."). 2085 Fed. Reg. at 43,323. 21Id. 22Previous 40 C.F.R. § 1506.5(b),(c). 23Revised 40 C.F.R. § 1506.5(b)(4). 24Id. § 1500.1(a). See, e.g., Robertson v. Methow Valley Citizens Council, 490 U.S. 332, 350 (1......
  • Generational Reform of the National Environmental Policy Act Has Weighty Implications for the Nuclear Industry
    • United States
    • JD Supra United States
    • July 22, 2020
    ...not just other EIS reports, but also EAs and other data. Relying on project proponents to prepare NEPA documents: The amendments modify 40 CFR § 1506.5 to make clear that applicants, who have a clear interest in facilitating the environmental review process, may prepare EIS and EA reports, ......
  • A New Normal? Trump Administration Retooling of Core NEPA Elements
    • United States
    • JD Supra United States
    • July 24, 2020
    ...43368. 12 Id. at 43318. 13 Id. at 43363 (to be codified at 40 C.F.R. § 1501.11). 14 Id. at 43360. 15 Id. at 43371 (to be codified at 40 C.F.R. § 1506.5(b)). 16 Id. at 43371 (to be codified at 40 C.F.R. § 17 Nina H. Farah & Jennifer Hijazi, ‘Blow up in their face.’ Trump NEPA rule faces ......
  • NEPA Overhaul: Trump Administration Finalizes Landmark Rule Reform
    • United States
    • JD Supra United States
    • July 20, 2020
    ...Rule allows project proponents to prepare the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for their project or hire a contractor to do so. 40 C.F.R. § 1506.5(b). Under the previous regulations, project proponents could prepare an Environmental Assessment (EA), but not an To increase transparency a......
4 books & journal articles
  • §1.5 - NEPA Process
    • United States
    • Washington State Bar Association Washington Real Property Deskbook Series Volume 7: Environmental Regulation (WSBA) Chapter 1 National Environmental Policy Act
    • Invalid date
    ...U.S. 817 (1992). The federal agency is required to independently review any information submitted and is responsible for its accuracy. 40 C.F.R. §1506.5(a). Similarly, for an or EA, the agency must provide guidance, undertake its own evaluation of the environmental issues involved, and take......
  • Council on Environmental Quality Substantially Rewrites National Environmental Policy Act Regulations
    • United States
    • Full Court Press The Journal of Federal Agency Action No. 2-5, September 2024
    • Invalid date
    ...§ 1506.3(b). 79. 40 C.F.R. § 1506.3(b)(1). 80. 40 C.F.R. § 1506.3(c). 81. 40 C.F.R. § 1506.3(d). 82. 40 C.F.R. § 1506.3(d)(1). 83. 40 C.F.R. § 1506.5(b)(2). 84. 42 U.S.C. § 4336a(f); 40 C.F.R. § 85. 40 C.F.R. § 1506.5(c)(4). 86. 40 C.F.R. § 1506.6(b). 87. 40 C.F.R. § 1506.6(d). 88. 40 C.F.R......
  • Table of Statutes
    • United States
    • Washington State Bar Association Washington Real Property Deskbook Series Volume 7: Environmental Regulation (WSBA) Table of Statutes
    • Invalid date
    ...40 C.F.R. § 1502.2(f): 1.5(1), 1.6(2)(b) 40 C.F.R. § 1505.2(c): 1.5(6)(d) 40 C.F.R. § 1502.4: 1.5(3) 40 C.F.R. § 1506.1(a): 1.5(1) 40 C.F.R. § 1506.5(a): 1.5(2) 40 C.F.R. § 1508.27(b): 1.5(3) 40 C.F.R. § 1506.5(b): 1.5(2) 40 C.F.R. § 1508.27(b)(4): 1.5(3) 40 C.F.R. § 1506.5(c): 1.5(2) 40 C.......
  • National Environmental Policy Act
    • United States
    • ABA General Library Federal Administrative Procedure Sourcebook, Fifth Edition 2016
    • January 1, 2016
    ...Any environmental document in compliance with NEPA may be combined with any other agency document to reduce duplication and paperwork. Sec. 1506.5 Agency responsibility. (a) Information. If an agency requires an applicant to submit environmental information for possible use by the agency in......