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13 C.F.R. § 316.1   Environment.

Title 13 - Business Credit and Assistance

Title 13: Business Credit and Assistance
PART 316—GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

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§ 316.1   Environment.

(a) The purpose of this section is to ensure proper environmental review of EDA's actions under PWEDA and the Trade Act and to comply with the Federal environmental statutes and regulations in making a determination that balances economic development and environmental enhancement and mitigates adverse environmental impacts to the extent possible.

(b) Environmental assessments of EDA actions will be conducted in accordance with the statutes, regulations, and Executive Orders listed below. This list will be supplemented and modified, as applicable, in EDA's annual FY NOFA.

(1) Requirements under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), Pub. L. 91–190, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq. as implemented under 40 CFR parts 1500 et seq. including the following:

(i) The implementing regulations of NEPA require EDA to provide public notice of the availability of project specific environmental documents such as environmental impact statements, environmental assessments, findings of no significant impact, records of decision etc., to the affected public as specified in 40 CFR 1506.6(b); and

(ii) Depending on the project location, environmental information concerning specific projects can be obtained from the Environmental Officer in the appropriate Washington, D.C. or regional office listed in the NOFA;

(2) Clean Air Act, Pub. L. 88–206 as amended, 42 U.S.C. 7401 et. seq.;

(3) Clean Water Act (Federal Water Pollution Control Act), c. 758, 62 Stat. 1152 as amended, 33 U.S.C. 1251 et. seq.;

(4) Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), Pub. L. 96–510, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 9601 et. seq. and the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA), Pub. L. 99–499, as amended;

(5) Floodplain Management Executive Order 11988 (May 24, 1977);

(6) Protection of Wetlands Executive Order 11990 (May 24, 1977);

(7) Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, Pub.L. 94–580 as amended, 42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.;

(8) Historical and Archeological Data Preservation Act, Pub. L. 86–523, as amended, 16 U.S.C. §469a–1 et. seq.;

(9) National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Pub. L. 89–665, as amended, 16 U.S.C. §470 et. seq.;

(10) Endangered Species Act of 1973, Pub. L. 93–205, as amended, 16 U.S.C. §1531 et. seq.;

(11) Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972, Pub. L. 92–583, as amended, 16 U.S.C. §1451 et. seq.;

(12) Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, Pub. L. 93–234, as amended, 42 U.S.C. §4002 et seq.;

(13) Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974, Pub. L. 92–523, as amended, 42 U.S.C. §300f-j26;

(14) Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, Pub. L. 90–542, as amended, 16 U.S.C. §1271 et seq.;

(15) Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations Executive Order 12898 (February 11, 1994);

(16) Farmland Protection Policy Act, Pub. L. 97–98, as amended, 7 U.S.C. §4201 et seq.; and

(17) Other Federal Environmental Statutes and Executive Orders as applicable.

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