{"data":{"id":"us/40-cfr-1518.4","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"40 CFR 1518.4","heading":"Charters.","body":"(a) The Director must not authorize expenditures from the Management Fund for an environmental project or a study contract until the Director has approved a charter for the environmental project or study contract.\n(b) The Project Officer must prepare a charter for each environmental project or a study contract and obtain the Director's approval of the charter.\n(c) The charter must:\n(1) Describe the environmental project or study contract;\n(2) Clearly explain how the environmental project or study contract is consistent with the goals, purposes, and statutory authority of the Office of Environmental Quality;\n(3) Identify the Federal agency or agencies (and any State, Tribal, or local agencies) participating in the environmental project or study contract; and\n(4) Provide the names, titles, and contact information of the Project Officer and an administrative point of contact.\n(d) The Project Officer may amend a charter in writing with the Director's approval of the amended charter.\n(e) The Office of Environmental Quality must provide the Office of Administration in the Executive Office of the President with a copy of each charter and amendment that the Director approves.","path":["Title 40—Protection of Environment","CHAPTER V—COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY","SUBCHAPTER B—ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES AND OPERATIONS","PART 1518—OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT FUND"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-40.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:04Z","sha256":"e27f3b8043fceeb6eff6dff1618f052db80ae6c43f0c1d16aeeab3b91c99e5f2","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/40-cfr-1518.3","next":"us/40-cfr-1518.5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}