"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).