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FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE <br /> STATE GRANT PROGRAMS Attachment D <br /> State Grant Programs Part 523 Federal Aid Comollance Regulrements <br /> Chapter 1 Summary , <br /> 523 FW 1 . 10A <br /> A . Summary . Requires that every proposed Federal action B . References , Regulations of the Department of <br /> be examined to determine the effects (beneficial or adverse) Agriculture , Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service <br /> It will have on the human environment and that the findings (APHIS) , 9 CFR Parts 1 , 2 and 3 ( 54 FR 36112 (Aug . <br /> 31 , <br /> be considered in decisions regarding its implementation . 1989) . <br /> B . References . C . Requirements , Grantees who use Federal Aid funds to <br /> conduct covered management or research or who engage in <br /> (1 ) Regulations of the Council on Environmental Quality interstate shipment of animals should contact the local <br /> implementing the procedural provisions of NEPA , (40 CFR Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS ) office <br /> 1500. 1508) 4 for instructions . A list of the APHIS offices may be obtained <br /> (2) Departmental Manual , Environmental Quality , Part 516 , from the Regional Offices . <br /> (3) Fish and Wildlife Service Manual , National 1 . 13 Coastal Barriers Resources Act of 1982 (16 U . S . C . <br /> Environmental Policy Act , Part 550 . 3501 ) , as amended by the Coastal Barrier Improvement <br /> (4) National Environmental Policy Act Handbook for Federal <br /> Act of 1990 (P , L. 101 . 591 ) <br /> Aid Projects . The Assistant Director - Fish and Wildlife A . Summary . The purpose of the Acts are I . . . to minimize <br /> Enhancement is authorized , to promulgate the National the loss of human life , wasteful expenditure of Federal <br /> Environmental Policy Act Handbook for Federal Aid Projects . revenues and damage to fish and wildlife , and other natural <br /> resources associated with coastal barriers . . . ' <br /> C . Requirements . Each action proposed for Federal <br /> funding must include an Environmental Assessment (EA) , B . References . U , S , Fish and Wildlife Service Advisory <br /> Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) , or show that the Guidelines , 48 FR 45664 (Oct. 61 1983) * <br /> proposed activity is covered by one or more categorical C . Requirements . Activities conducted within a unit of the <br /> exclusions. For specific requirements and procedures , see Coastal Barrier Resources System must meet the <br /> National Environmental Policy Act ( NEPA) Handbook for requirements of section 6 of the Act. Section 6 requires <br /> �. Federal Aid Projects . consultation with the Service , via the appropriate Regional <br /> 1 . 11 Floodplains and Wetlands Protection. Office . <br /> A . Summary . Federal Aid funds may not be used for 1 . 14 National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 , 16 <br /> projects affecting floodplains or wetlands unless there is no U . S . C . 470 , <br /> practical alternative outside the floodplain or wetland and A. Summary . Federal agencies may not approve any grant <br /> only if actions are taken to minimize the adverse effects , unless the project is in accordance with national policies <br /> B . References . Irelating to the preservation of historical and cultural <br /> ( 1 ) Executive Order 11988 , Floodplain Management, 42 FR <br /> properties and resources . <br /> 26951 (May 25 , 1977) . B . References . <br /> (2) Executive Order 11990 , Protection of Wetlands , 42 FR ( 1 ) National Register of Historic Places (36 CFR 60) . <br /> 26961 (May 25 , 1977) . (2) The Archeological and Historic Preservation Act of 1974 , <br /> (3) Department of Interior Procedures for Implementation , 16 U . S . C . 469a . <br /> 520 DM 1 . ( 3) Procedures for the Protection of Historic and Cultural <br /> (4) Natural Resources Protection , 613 FW . Properties (36 CFR 800) , <br /> C . Requirements . The Executive orders on floodplains and (4) Determinations of Eligibility for Inclusion in the National <br /> wetlands require Federal agencies to review proposed Register of Historic Places (36 CFR 63) . ' <br /> actions to ensure that there are no practical alternatives ( 5) Criteria for Comprehensive Statewide Historic Surveys <br /> outside the floodplain or wetland , and to ensure that and Pians (36 CFR 61 ) , <br /> potential harm is minimized . If there are no practical <br /> alternatives to proposed projects in floodplains or wetlands , (6) Cultural Resources Protection , 614 FW , <br /> actions to minimize the adverse effects should be C . Requirements . <br /> incorporated Into the project plans . <br /> 1 . 12 Animal Welfare Act of 1985, 7 U , S . C . 2131 , et aeq . (1 ) States must consult with the State Historic <br /> Preservation <br /> Officer ( SHPO) for those activities or projects that are <br /> A . Summary . Requires the humane treatment of animals defined as undertakings under the National Historic <br /> (exclusive of fish) used in research , experimentation , testing , Preservation Act . An undertaking is defined as a project <br />, <br /> and teaching . activity , or program that can result in changes in the <br /> 12/ 17/92 FWM 061 STATE GRANT PROGRAMS <br /> New <br />