[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 32, Volume 1, Parts 1 to 190]
[Revised as of July 1, 1998]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 32CFR188.5]

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                       TITLE 32--NATIONAL DEFENSE
 
              CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE
 
PART 188--ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS IN THE UNITED STATES OF DoD ACTIONS--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 188.5  Responsibilities.

    (a) The Assistant Secretary of Defense (Manpower, Reserve Affairs, 
and Logistics) shall: (1) Serve as the responsible official for all DoD 
environmental matters;
    (2) Modify or supplement enclosure 1 of this part, when required, in 
a manner consistent with the policies set forth here;
    (3) Provide assistance in the preparation of environmental 
assessments and statements, and assign, in consultation with appropriate 
Assistant Secretaries of Defense and heads of DoD Components, lead 
agency responsibility to prepare environmental documentation when more 
than one DoD Component is involved and agreement among the Components 
cannot be reached;

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    (4) Direct the preparation of environmental documents for specific 
proposed actions, when required;
    (5) Provide, when appropriate, consolidated Department of Defense 
comments requested by other Federal agencies on draft and final 
environmental impact statements;
    (6) Review proposed issuances of the Office of the Secretary of 
Defense that may have environmental implications; and
    (7) Maintain liaison with the Council on Environmental Quality, the 
Environmental Protection Agency, the Office of Management and Budget, 
other Federal agencies, and State and local groups with respect to 
environmental analyses for proposed DoD actions affecting the quality of 
the environment in the United States.
    (b) The General Counsel, DoD, shall provide advice and assistance 
concerning the requirements of this part.
    (c) The Secretaries of the Military Departments, Chairman of the 
Joint Chiefs of Staff, Directors of Defense Agencies, and Commanders of 
the Unified and Specified Commands, for operations under their 
jurisdiction, shall:
    (1) Assess environmental consequences of proposed programs and 
actions within their respective DoD Component;
    (2) Prepare and process environmental documents as required by this 
part;
    (3) Integrate environmental considerations into their decisionmaking 
processes;
    (4) Ensure that regulations and other major policy issuances are 
reviewed for consistency with the requirements of this part;
    (5) Provide comments on environmental impact statements for actions 
within their area of expertness of concern; and
    (6) Designate a single point of contact for matters pertaining to 
this part.