40 CFR 1508.5 : 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) — Cooperating agency.

Cooperating agency means any Federal agency other than a lead agency which has jurisdiction by law or special expertise with respect to any environmental impact involved in a proposal (or a reasonable alternative) for legislation or other major Federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment. The selection and responsibilities of a cooperating agency are described in § 1501.6. A State or local agency of similar qualifications or, when the effects are on a reservation, an Indian Tribe, may by agreement with the lead agency become a cooperating agency.