Federal actions definition
Examples of Federal actions in a sentence
The Caterer states that no appropriated funds may be expended by the recipient of a Federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement to pay any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member of Congress in connection with any of the following covered Federal actions.
Federal actions that are not Covered Actions, as described in the Program Documents, are excluded from the LCR MSCP unless the LCR MSCP is amended.
The National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), 42 U.S.C. § 4321 et seq., and the Regulations for Implementing the Procedural Provisions of NEPA (40 CFR parts 1500-1508) direct Federal agencies to consider the environmental impacts of their proposed major Federal actions through the preparation of an environmental assessment (EA) or environmental impact statement (EIS) unless a particular action is categorically excluded.
The signatories anticipate that any survey, collection, or non-land disturbing research activities conducted through this Agreement will not constitute significant Federal actions under the NEPA, and will be given a categorical exclusion designation, as necessary.
The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation has defined the term undertaking to include Federal actions that can result in changes in the character or use of historic properties, if such properties are located in the area to be affected by an action (National Historic Preservation Act, 1966 Section 800.2 (0)).