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Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: July 5, 2024) |
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Title 43 - Public Lands: Interior |
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Subtitle A - Office of the Secretary of the Interior |
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Part 46 - Implementation of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 |
Subpart A - General Information |
§ 46.10 - Purpose of this part. |
§ 46.20 - How to use this part. |
§ 46.30 - Definitions. |
Subpart B - Protection and Enhancement of Environmental Quality |
§ 46.100 - Federal action subject to the procedural requirements of NEPA. |
§ 46.105 - Using a contractor to prepare environmental documents. |
§ 46.110 - Incorporating consensus-based management. |
§ 46.115 - Consideration of past actions in the analysis of cumulative effects. |
§ 46.120 - Using existing environmental analyses prepared pursuant to NEPA and the Council on Environmental Quality regulations. |
§ 46.125 - Incomplete or unavailable information. |
§ 46.130 - Mitigation measures in analyses. |
§ 46.135 - Incorporation of referenced documents into NEPA analysis. |
§ 46.140 - Using tiered documents. |
§ 46.145 - Using adaptive management. |
§ 46.150 - Emergency responses. |
§ 46.155 - Consultation, coordination, and cooperation with other agencies. |
§ 46.160 - Limitations on actions during the NEPA analysis process. |
§ 46.170 - Environmental effects abroad of major Federal actions. |
Subpart C - Initiating the NEPA Process |
§ 46.200 - Applying NEPA early. |
§ 46.205 - Actions categorically excluded from further NEPA review. |
§ 46.210 - Listing of Departmental categorical exclusions. |
§ 46.215 - Categorical exclusions: Extraordinary circumstances. |
§ 46.220 - How to designate lead agencies. |
§ 46.225 - How to select cooperating agencies. |
§ 46.230 - Role of cooperating agencies in the NEPA process. |
§ 46.235 - NEPA scoping process. |
§ 46.240 - Establishing time limits for the NEPA process. |
Subpart D - Environmental Assessments |
§ 46.300 - Purpose of an environmental assessment and when it must be prepared. |
§ 46.305 - Public involvement in the environmental assessment process. |
§ 46.310 - Contents of an environmental assessment. |
§ 46.315 - How to format an environmental assessment. |
§ 46.320 - Adopting environmental assessments prepared by another agency, entity, or person. |
§ 46.325 - Conclusion of the environmental assessment process. |
Subpart E - Environmental Impact Statements |
§ 46.400 - Timing of environmental impact statement development. |
§ 46.405 - Remaining within page limits. |
§ 46.415 - Environmental impact statement content, alternatives, circulation and filing requirements. |
§ 46.420 - Terms used in an environmental impact statement. |
§ 46.425 - Identification of the preferred alternative in an environmental impact statement. |
§ 46.430 - Environmental review and consultation requirements. |
§ 46.435 - Inviting comments. |
§ 46.440 - Eliminating duplication with State and local procedures. |
§ 46.445 - Preparing a legislative environmental impact statement. |
§ 46.450 - Identifying the environmentally preferable alternative(s). |