40 CFR 1508.12 : Protection Of Environment (§ 1.1 To Parts 1851-1899) — (§ 1060.1 To Parts 1851-1899) — Council On Environmental Quality (§ 1500.1 To Parts 1519-1599) — Terminology And Index (§ 1508.1 To § 1508.28) — 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.