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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E. Regional Director.
(1) Designates an individual in the Regional Office, pursuant to
516 DM 6.2 and Appendix 1.1E, who has responsibility for coordinating
region-wide reviews of environmental documents and related reviews.
(2) Ensures quality control of all environmental review comments submitted
by offices and divisions under his/her control to the Director, Department,
other Federal agencies, and State agencies..
(3) Ensures that Regional and field office personnel are adequately
trained in environmental review matters.
(4) May enter into cooperating agreements with other Federal agencies in
the preparation of EISs affecting the Region, or decline Service
participation as a cooperating agency for proposed actions where the
Service has special expertise.
(5) Advises AD-ES (Attention: DHC), and OEPC, if appropriate, of Service
acceptance or declination of requests for cooperating agency status. In
accordance with 40 CFR 1501.6 and 516 DM 2.5, any declination to a request
to be a cooperating agency where the Service has significant jurisdiction
by law [refer to 505 FW 2.2(A)] must be reported to CEQ. Such responses
shall be routed to the Director for his/her signature.
(6) Submits Service comments controlled by OEPC directly to the lead
collating bureau, the Department's Regional Environmental Officer (REO), or
OEA, as directed, for all environmental reviews involving proposals within
the Region. The Regional~Director may not redelegate this responsibility
below the Regional Office level, except for notices of intent (NOI).
(7) Provides "no comments" to lead collating bureau, REO, OEPC, or Service
Washington Office, as appropriate, for controlled environmental reviews.
(8) Advises the Director and the REO, as appropriate, whenever significant
controversy exists over environmental reviews or before taking any actions
which involve major policy considerations or the potential for substantial
controversy.
(9) Advises the AD-ES whenever incorporating "may refer" language in
Service comments on draft EISs, as this matter may ultimately involve the
Secretary. The Regional Director must actively seek resolution of referral
issues pursuant to 40 CFR 1504 and 505 FW 5 prior to submission of the
referral package to the Secretary.
(10) Coordinates internal Regional review of Service NEPA documents
prepared in the Region with affected program areas in the Region.
F. Regional Environmental Coordinator.
(1) Coordinates significant Regional environmental review issues on an
interagency and intra-Service level.