28 CFR § 61.2 - Purpose.

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title: "28 CFR § 61.2 - Purpose."
title_number: 28
title_name: "Judicial Administration"
section_number: "61.2"
section_name: "Purpose."
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE"
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part_name: "PROCEDURES FOR IMPLEMENTING THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT"
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authority: "28 U.S.C. 509, 510; 5 U.S.C. 301; Executive Order No. 11991."
regulatory_source: "Order No. 927-81, 46 FR 7953, Jan. 26, 1981, unless otherwise noted."
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# 61.2 Purpose.

The purpose of this part is to establish Department of Justice procedures which supplement the relevant provisions of the NEPA regulations and to provide for the implementation of those provisions identified in 40 CFR 1507.3(b).