WAC 197-11-758. Lead agency

"Lead agency" means the agency with the main responsibility for complying with SEPA's procedural requirements (WAC 197-11-050 and 197-11-922 ). The procedures for determining lead agencies are in Part Ten of these rules. "Lead agency" may be read as "responsible official" (WAC 197-11-788 and 197-11-910 ) unless the context clearly requires otherwise. Depending on the agency and the type of proposal, for example, there may be a difference between the lead agency's responsible official, who is at a minimum responsible for procedural determinations (such as WAC 197-11-330 , 197-11-455 , 197-11-460 ) and its decision maker, who is at a minimum responsible for substantive determinations (such as WAC 197-11-448 , 197-11-655 , and 197-11-660 ).