Red Tape--inquiring Into Delays and Excessive Paperwork in Administration of Public Works Programs: Hearings, Ninety-second Congress, First SessionU.S. Government Printing Office, 1971 - 790 pages |
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... decision . Out of the 217 projects referred to Wash- ington , only 154 required Washington office approval , the other 63 projects were sent to Washington for advice . In other words , 97 percent of highway project decisions are made in ...
... decision . Out of the 217 projects referred to Wash- ington , only 154 required Washington office approval , the other 63 projects were sent to Washington for advice . In other words , 97 percent of highway project decisions are made in ...
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... decision- making closer to the people affected . The final statement which must be approved by the Regional Administrator , is then submitted to the Office of the Secretary for concurrence . Our approval is subject to review by the ...
... decision- making closer to the people affected . The final statement which must be approved by the Regional Administrator , is then submitted to the Office of the Secretary for concurrence . Our approval is subject to review by the ...
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... decision under not yet evolved law . All this requires , in essence , a formal administrative record to be maintained on each project and each approval . On March 2 , 1971 , the Supreme Court handed down Citizens to Preserve Overton ...
... decision under not yet evolved law . All this requires , in essence , a formal administrative record to be maintained on each project and each approval . On March 2 , 1971 , the Supreme Court handed down Citizens to Preserve Overton ...
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... decision - making process . The implementing instructions ( called for by paragragh 6 above ) will specify the appropriate point at which draft statements should be prepared for each type of action in the administration to which this ...
... decision - making process . The implementing instructions ( called for by paragragh 6 above ) will specify the appropriate point at which draft statements should be prepared for each type of action in the administration to which this ...
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... decision to the originating administration . The administra- tion will take the necessary steps , through its funding agreements and other contacts with the applicant , to assure that the actions to minimize adverse envi- ronmenal ...
... decision to the originating administration . The administra- tion will take the necessary steps , through its funding agreements and other contacts with the applicant , to assure that the actions to minimize adverse envi- ronmenal ...
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Page 16 - Federal actions significantly affecting the quality of the human environment, a detailed statement by the responsible official on— ( i) the environmental impact of the proposed action, (ii) any adverse environmental effects which cannot be avoided should the proposal be implemented, (iii) alternatives to the proposed action, (iv) the relationship between local short-term uses of man's environment and the maintenance and enhancement of longterm productivity, and (v) any irreversible and irretrievable...
Page 265 - Government shall (A) utilize a systematic, interdisciplinary approach which will insure the integrated use of the natural and social sciences and the environmental design arts in planning and in decisionmaking which may have an impact on man's environment...
Page 264 - ... include in every recommendation or report on proposals for legislation and other major Federal actions significantly affecting the quality of the human environment, a detailed statement by the responsible official on — (i) the environmental impact of the proposed action...
Page 40 - Code, and shall accompany the proposal through the existing agency review processes; (D) study, develop, and describe appropriate alternatives to recommended courses of action in any proposal which involves unresolved conflicts concerning alternative uses of available resources...
Page 34 - The Congress authorizes and directs that, to the fullest extent possible: (1) the policies, regulations, and public laws of the United States shall be interpreted and administered in accordance with the policies set forth in this Act...
Page 39 - Federal decisions about a project or complex of projects can be individually limited but cumulatively considerable. This can occur when one or more agencies over a period of years puts into a project individually minor but collectively major resources, when one decision involving a limited amount of money is a precedent for action in much larger cases or represents a decision in principle about a future major course of action, or when several Government agencies individually make decisions about...
Page 229 - Federal agency which has jurisdiction by law or special expertise with respect to any environmental impact involved. Copies of such statement and the comments and views of the appropriate Federal, State and local agencies, which are authorized to develop and enforce environmental standards...
Page 634 - Senate having legislative jurisdiction over the program involved, a full written report of the circumstances and the grounds for such action. Any action to suspend or terminate or to refuse to grant or to continue Federal financial assistance shall be limited to the particular political entity, or part thereof, or other applicant or recipient as to whom such a finding has been made and shall be limited in its effect to the particular program, or part thereof, in which such noncompliance has been...
Page 40 - Department of Agriculture Department of Commerce Department of Defense Department of Health, Education, and Welfare . Department of Housing and Urban Development . . Department of the Interior Department of Justice Department of Labor Department of State Department of Transportation Department of the Treasury Atomic Energy Commission Environmental Protection Agency General Services Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration Veterans...
Page 41 - Where it is not practicable to reassess the basic course of action, it is still important that further incremental major actions be shaped so as to minimize adverse environmental consequences. It is also important in further action that account be taken of environmental consequences not fully evaluated at the outset of the project or program.