---
kind: "section"
citation: "24 C.F.R. § 58.13"
title: "24"
number: "58.13"
heading: "Responsibilities of the certifying officer."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/24/58.13"
---

# §58.13. Responsibilities of the certifying officer.


Under the terms of the certification required by [§ 58.71](/cfr/24/58.71.md), a responsible entity's certifying officer is the “responsible Federal official” as that term is used in [section 102](/cfr/24/102.md) of NEPA and in statutory provisions cited in [§ 58.1(b)](/cfr/24/58.1.md?p=b). The Certifying Officer is therefore responsible for all the requirements of [section 102](/cfr/24/102.md) of NEPA and the related provisions in 40 CFR parts [1500](/cfr/40/part1500.md) through [1508](/cfr/40/part1508.md), and [24 CFR part 58](/cfr/24/part58.md), including the related Federal authorities listed in [§ 58.5](/cfr/24/58.5.md). The Certifying Officer must also:

- (a) **Represent the responsible entity and be subject to the jurisdiction of the Federal courts.** The Certifying Officer will not be represented by the Department of Justice in court; and
- (b) Ensure that the responsible entity reviews and comments on all EISs prepared for Federal projects that may have an impact on the recipient's program.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 12 U.S.C. 1707 note, 1715z-13a(k); 25 U.S.C. 4115 and 4226; 42 U.S.C. 1437x, 3535(d), 3547, 4321-4336e, 4852, 5304(g), 12838, and 12905(h); title II of Pub. L. 105-276; E.O. 11514 as amended by E.O. 11991, 3 CFR, 1977 Comp., p. 123.

### Source

Source: 61 FR 19122, Apr. 30, 1996, unless otherwise noted.