Lead Agency
A lead agency is an involved agency principally responsible for undertaking, funding, or approving an action and is responsible for determining whether an EIS is required and for managing EIS preparation and filing if needed. SEQRA regulations prescribe lead-agency establishment rules and impose timing requirements for the determination of significance.
- Where it applies
- New York State
- When it comes up
- Environmental review governance; significance determination
- Property types
- All
In practice
Lead agency selection is a strategic governance question: the lead agency's technical capacity and policy posture shape scope, schedule, and mitigation framing.
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Related terms
Environmental and Due Diligence
- Action (SEQRA)
- All Appropriate Inquiries (AAI)
- Brownfield
- Brownfield Cleanup Agreement (BCA)
- Brownfield Cleanup Program (BCP)
- Certificate of Completion (COC)
- City Environmental Quality Review (CEQR)
- Conditioned Negative Declaration (CND)
- Decision Document
- Determination of Significance
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