---
kind: "section"
citation: "1 C.F.R. § 601.4"
title: "1"
number: "601.4"
heading: "Designation of Lead Agency."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/1/601.4"
---

# §601.4. Designation of Lead Agency.

- (a) A Federal Agency applicant shall serve as the Lead Agency and prepare an EA or an EIS for:
  - (1) An application that requires Commission approval; and
  - (2) An application for action on a master plan that includes future projects that require Commission approval; provided that:
    - (i) The applicant intends to submit individual projects covered by the master plan to the Commission within five years of the date of Commission action on the master plan; and
    - (ii) The applicant intends to use the master plan EA or EIS to satisfy its NEPA obligation for specific projects referenced in the master plan.
- (b) NCPC shall serve as Lead Agency and prepare an EA or an EIS for:
  - (1) An application submitted by a Non-Federal Agency that requires Commission approval;
  - (2) An application submitted by a Non-Federal Agency for action on a master plan that includes future projects that require Commission approval; provided that:
    - (i) The Non-Federal Agency applicant intends to submit individual projects covered by the master plan to the Commission within five years of the date of Commission action on the master plan; and
    - (ii) The Non-Federal Agency applicant intends to use the master plan EA or EIS to satisfy its NEPA obligation for a specific project referenced in the master plan; and
  - (3) An application for approval of land acquisitions undertaken pursuant to [40 U.S.C. 8731-8732](/usc/40/8731-8732.md).

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 4371; 40 CFR 1507.3

### Source

Source: 82 FR 45424, Sept. 29, 2017; 82 FR 48609, Oct. 19, 2017, unless otherwise noted.