21 CFR 25.45
§ 25.45 Responsible agency official.
United States · 21 CFR — Food and Drugs · Status: effective
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- 21 CFR 25.45, § 25.45 Responsible agency official, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/83437
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(a) The responsible agency official prepares the environmental documents or ensures that they are prepared.
(b) The responsible agency official will weigh any environmental impacts of each alternative course of action, including possible mitigation measures, and will balance environmental impacts with the agency's objectives in choosing an appropriate course of action. The weighing of any environmental impacts of alternatives in selecting a final course of action will be reflected in the agency's record of formal decisionmaking as required by 40 CFR 1505.2.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.