---
kind: "section"
citation: "42 C.F.R. § 137.286"
title: "42"
number: "137.286"
heading: "Do Self-Governance Tribes become Federal agencies when they assume these Federal environmental responsibilities?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/42/137.286"
---

# §137.286. Do Self-Governance Tribes become Federal agencies when they assume these Federal environmental responsibilities?


No, while Self-Governance Tribes are required to assume Federal environmental responsibilities for projects in place of the Secretary, Self-Governance Tribes do not thereby become Federal agencies. However, because Self-Governance Tribes are assuming the responsibilities of the Secretary for the purposes of performing these Federal environmental responsibilities, Self-Governance Tribes will be considered the equivalent of Federal agencies for certain purposes as set forth in this subpart.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 25 U.S.C. 458 et seq.

### Source

Source: 67 FR 35342, May 17, 2002, unless otherwise noted.