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<br /> <br />those considerations entered into its <br />decision. <br />(c) State whether all practicable <br />means to avoid or rninfrni'7.e environ- <br />mental harm. from the alternative <br />selected have been adopted, and if <br />not, why they were not. A monitor- <br />ing and enforcement program shall <br />be adopted and summarized where <br />applicable for any mitigation. <br /> <br />~ 1505.3 Implementing the decision. <br /> <br />Agencies may provide for monitor- <br />ing to assure that their decisions are <br />carried out and should do so in im- <br />portant cases. Mitigation <br />(~1505.2(c)) and other conditions es- <br />tablished in the environmental <br />impact statement or luring its <br />review and committed as part of the <br />decision shall be implemented by the <br />lead agency or other appropriate <br />cons~nting agency. The lead agency <br />shall: <br />(a) Include appropriate conditions <br />in grants, permits or other appro- <br />vals. <br />(b) Condition funding of actions <br />on mitigation. <br />(c) Upon request, inform cooperat- <br />ing or commenting agencies on prog- <br />ress in carrying out mitigation meas- <br />ures which they have proposed and <br />which were adopted by the agency <br />making the decision. <br />(d) Upon request, make available <br />to the public the results of relevant <br />monitoring. <br /> <br />PART 1506~THER REQUIREMENTS <br />OF NEPA <br /> <br />Sec. <br />1506.1 Limitations on actions during <br />NEP A process. <br />1506.2 Elimination of duplication with <br />State and local procedures. <br />1506.3 Adoption. <br />1506.4 Combining documents. <br />1506.5 Agency responsibility. <br />1506.6 Public involvement. <br />1506.7 Further. guidance. <br />1506.8 Proposals for legislation. <br />1506.9 FlJ..ing requirements. <br />1506.10 TIming of agency action. <br />1506.11 Emergencies. <br />1506.12 Effective date. <br /> <br />AUTHORITY: NEP A.. the Environmental <br />Quality Improvement Act of 1970, a.s <br />amended (42 U.S.C. 43'11 et seq.). Section <br /> <br />20 <br /> <br />309 of the C1~an Air Act, as amended. (42 <br />U.S.C. 7609), and Executive Order 11514, <br />Protection and Eb.ha.n.cement of Environ- <br />mental Quality (March 5, 1970, a.s amend- <br />ed by Executive Order 11991, May 24 <br />1977). ' <br /> <br />~ 1506.1 Limitations on actions during <br />NEP A process. <br /> <br />(a) Until an agency issues a record <br />of decision as provided in ~ 1505.2 <br />(except as provided in paragraph (c) <br />of this section), no action concerning <br />the proposal shall be taken which <br />would: <br />(1) Have an adverse environmimtal <br />impact; or <br />(2) Limit the choice of reasonable <br />alternatives. <br />(b) If any agency is considering an <br />application from a non-Federal <br />entity. and is aware that the appli- <br />cant is about to take an action <br />within the agency's jurisdiction that <br />would meet either of the criteria in <br />paragraph (a) of this section, then <br />the agency shall promptly notifY: the <br />. applicant that the agency will take <br />appropriate action to insure that the <br />objectives and procedures of NEPA <br />are achieved. <br />(c) While work on a required pro- <br />gram .enY!:t:o~~Ilt~ ~pact state- <br />ment is in progress and the action is <br />not covered by an eXisting program <br />statement, agencies shall not under- <br />take in the interim any major Feder- <br />al action covered by the . program. <br />which may significantly affect the <br />quality of the human environment <br />unless such action: ~ <br />(1) Is justified independently of <br />the program; <br />(2) Is itself accompanied by an ade- <br />quate environmental impact state- <br />ment; and <br />(3) will not prejudice the ultimate <br />decision on the progJ:-am. Interim <br />action prejudices the ultimate .deci- <br />sion on the program when it tends to <br />determine subsequent development <br />or limit alternatives. <br />(d) This section does not preclude <br />development by applicants of plans <br />or designs or performance of other <br />work necessary to support an appli- <br />cation for Federal, State or local per- <br />mits or assistance. Nothing in this <br />section shall preclude Rural Electri- <br />fication Administration approval of <br /> <br />e' <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />.) <br />