9629

• UCREFRP Catalog Number: 9629
• Author: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
• Title: Selected NEPA Documents.
• USFW Year: 1993.
• USFW - Doc Type: \
• Copyright Material: NO

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assigned to subsequent documents concerning the same project; if not, the
OEPC memorandum will generally cross reference related ER-numbered
documents.
C. Environmental Coordination (EC) Number. Environmental documents and
other project reviews that are not assigned an ER number by OEPC, including
those from other DOI bureaus, are assigned a sequential EC number by the
Division of Habitat Conservation. These documents are normally reviewed in
the same manner as ER-numbered documents.
D. fnvironmental Document (ED) Number. To provide a coordinated internal
review of Service environmental impact statements (EIS) or other documents,
DHC may assign sequential ED numbers to these documents. ED-numbered
documents should be reviewed in the same manner as ER-numbered documents.
E. Ecological Services (ES) Environmental Review Distribution Transmittal.
The Department's OEPC, via a memorandum, transmits .controlled documents to
the bureaus with specific instructions, such as requirements for any
interrelated reviews, assignment of lead bureau responsible for collating
comments, and deadlines for providing comments (Exhibit 2). From the OEPC
memorandum, the Service prepares the ES Environmental Review Distribution
Transmittal (transmittal), which provides specific Service deadlines and
instructions for routing comments, as well as any other additional
instructions or guidance to aid the reviewer (Exhibit 3).
1.6 Responsibilities.
A. Director.
(1) Responsible for overall management and guidance of the Service's
review of environmental documents and other project reviews.
(2) Approves Service recommendations to the Assistant Secretary for all
proposed referrals of other agency actions to CEQ under 40 CFR 1504.
(3) Maintains signature authority to request, approve, or decline~Service
participation as a cooperating agency on EISs prepared by other Federal
agencies that affect more than one Region.
(4) Maintains signature authority for Service comments on proposed
rulemaking, environmental documents involving programmatic or nation-wide
actions, documents of a controversial nature, documents of interest to the
Secretary, and documents involving more than one Region.
B. Assistant Director - Ecological Services.
(1) Exercises oversight responsibility for the Service's review of other
agencies' environmental documents and other related reviews.
(2) Designates. a Washington Office Environmental Coordinator responsible
for overseeing matters pertaining to NEPA pursuant to 516 DM 6.2.