[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 40, Volume 31] [Revised as of July 1, 2007] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 40CFR1508.12] [Page 894] TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT CHAPTER V--COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY PART 1508_TERMINOLOGY AND INDEX--Table of Contents Sec. 1508.12 Federal agency. Federal agency means all agencies of the Federal Government. It does not mean the Congress, the Judiciary, or the President, including the performance of staff functions for the President in his Executive Office. It also includes for purposes of these regulations States and units of general local government and Indian tribes assuming NEPA responsibilities under section 104(h) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974.