Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

major federal action

Environmental law. An undertaking by a federal agency that will have a significant impact on the environment, such as constructing an aqueduct or dam, constructing a highway through wetlands, or adopting certain agency regulations. 0 Under the National Environmental Policy Act, a federal agency that plans to take a major federal action that may significantly affect the environment is required to prepare and file an environmentalimpact statement, along with any public comments, with the Environmental Protection Agency. 40 CFR §§ 1506.9, 1508.18