§ 1501.1 NEPA thresholds
§ 1501.2 Apply NEPA early in the process
§ 1501.3 Determine the appropriate level of NEPA review
§ 1501.4 Categorical exclusions
§ 1501.5 Environmental assessments
§ 1501.6 Findings of no significant impact
§ 1501.7 Lead agencies
§ 1501.8 Cooperating agencies
§ 1501.9 Scoping
§ 1501.10 v2 Time limits
§ 1501.11 Tiering
§ 1501.12 Incorporation by reference

Terms Used In 40 CFR Part 1501 - Nepa and Agency Planning

  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Precedent: A court decision in an earlier case with facts and law similar to a dispute currently before a court. Precedent will ordinarily govern the decision of a later similar case, unless a party can show that it was wrongly decided or that it differed in some significant way.
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.