28 CFR § 61.9 - Emergencies.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t28/s61.9"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "28 CFR § 61.9 - Emergencies."
title_number: 28
title_name: "Judicial Administration"
section_number: "61.9"
section_name: "Emergencies."
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE"
part_number: "61"
part_name: "PROCEDURES FOR IMPLEMENTING THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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generator: "[email protected]"
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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# 61.9 Emergencies.

CEQ shall be consulted when emergency circumstances make it necessary to take a major federal action with significant environmental impact without following otherwise applicable procedural requirements under NEPA.