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7 CFR § 1709.17Chapter XVII

Environmental review

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(a) Grants made under this subpart must comply with the environmental review requirements in accordance with 7 CFR part 1970.

(b) Applicants must address environmental aspects of their projects in the grant application in sufficient detail to allow the Agency to categorize the project for purposes of compliance with environmental review requirements. The grant announcement will establish the form and content of the environmental information required for the application.

(c) Projects that are selected for grant awards by the Administrator will be reviewed by the Agency in accordance with 7 CFR part 1970 prior to final award approval. The Agency may require the selected applicant to submit additional information, as may be required, concerning the proposed project in order to complete the required reviews and to develop any project-specific conditions for the final grant agreement.

[70 FR 5351, Feb. 2, 2005, as amended at 81 FR 11025, Mar. 2, 2016]

eCFR data current as of: November 6, 2026

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