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[CITE: 42USC10196]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
                    CHAPTER 108--NUCLEAR WASTE POLICY
 
   SUBCHAPTER II--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND DEMONSTRATION REGARDING 
     DISPOSAL OF HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE AND SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL
 
Sec. 10196. Federal agency actions


(a) Cooperation and coordination

    Federal agencies shall assist the Secretary by cooperating and 
coordinating with the Secretary in the preparation of any necessary 
reports under this subchapter and the mission plan under section 10221 
of this title.

(b) Environmental review

    (1) No action of the Secretary or any other Federal agency required 
by this subchapter or section 10221 of this title with respect to a test 
and evaluation facility to be taken prior to the initiation of onsite 
construction of a test and evaluation facility shall require the 
preparation of an environmental impact statement under section 102(2)(C) 
of the Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C)), or to 
require the preparation of environmental reports, except as otherwise 
specifically provided for in this subchapter.
    (2) The Secretary and the heads of all other Federal agencies shall, 
to the maximum extent possible, avoid duplication of efforts in the 
preparation of reports under the National Environmental Policy Act of 
1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).

(Pub. L. 97-425, title II, Sec. 216, Jan. 7, 1983, 96 Stat. 2248.)

                       References in Text

    The National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, referred to in 
subsec. (b)(2), is Pub. L. 91-190, Jan. 1, 1970, 83 Stat. 852, as 
amended, which is classified generally to chapter 55 (Sec. 4321 et seq.) 
of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see 
Short Title note set out under section 4321 of this title and Tables.
