---
kind: "section"
citation: "40 C.F.R. § 6.202"
title: "40"
number: "6.202"
heading: "Interagency cooperation."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/40/6.202"
---

# §6.202. Interagency cooperation.

- (a) Consistent with 40 CFR [1501.5](/cfr/40/1501.5.md), [1501.6](/cfr/40/1501.6.md), and [1508.5](/cfr/40/1508.5.md), the Responsible Official will request other appropriate federal and non-federal agencies to be joint lead or cooperating agencies as a means of encouraging early coordination and cooperation with federal agencies, state and local governments, and federally-recognized Indian tribes with jurisdiction by law or special expertise.
- (b) For an EPA action related to an action of any other federal agency, the Responsible Official must comply with the requirements of 40 CFR [1501.5](/cfr/40/1501.5.md) and [1501.6](/cfr/40/1501.6.md) relating to lead agencies and cooperating agencies, respectively. The Responsible Official will work with the other involved agencies to facilitate coordination and to reduce delay and duplication.
- (c) To prepare a single document to fulfill both NEPA and state or local government, or federally-recognized Indian tribe requirements, consistent with [40 CFR 1506.2](/cfr/40/1506.2.md), the Responsible Official should enter into a written agreement with the involved state or local government, or federally-recognized Indian tribe that sets out the intentions of the parties, including the responsibilities each party intends to assume and procedures the parties intend to follow.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.; also 40 CFR parts 1500 through 1508, unless otherwise noted.

### Source

Source: 72 FR 53662, Sept. 19, 2007, unless otherwise noted.