{"data":{"id":"us/14-cfr-1216.501","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"14 CFR 1216.501","heading":"Purpose and need.","body":"The environmental impact statement will include the purpose and need for the proposed agency action based on NASA's statutory authority. When the proposed agency action concerns a non-Federal project sponsor, the purpose and need for the proposed agency action will also be informed by the goals of the non-Federal project sponsor.","path":["Title 14—Aeronautics and Space","CHAPTER V—NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION","PART 1216—ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY","Subpart 1216.5—Environmental Impact Statements"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-14.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:20Z","sha256":"b8f0c2dedc78e17cb54b2d20a06e95467323317819b43f55191cc7b9c84a54b0","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/14-cfr-1216.500","next":"us/14-cfr-1216.502"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}