; (B) is within the jurisdiction of the Federal agency; (C) meets the purpose and need of the proposed agency action; and (D) meets the goals of the project sponsor. (2) Authorization (A) In general Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the term authorization means any license, permit, approval, finding, determination, or other administrative decision issued by a Federal agency that is required or authorized under Federal law to implement a proposed agency action. (B) Programmatic or planning actions The term authorization , with respect to a proposed agency action that is a programmatic or planning action, does not include a site-specific decision that is intended to implement that action at a later date. (3) Categorical exclusion The term categorical exclusion means a category of actions that a Federal agency has determined, according to procedures established by the Federal agency, do not normally have a significant effect on the human environment. (4) Cooperating agency The term cooperating agency means any Federal agency or State, Tribal, or local agency that has been designated as a cooperating agency under section 111(a)(4). (5) Council The term Council means the Council on Environmental Quality. (6) Effects (A) In general The term effects means changes to the human environment as a result of a proposed agency action or an alternative, as applicable, to be carried out by a Federal agency that— (i) are reasonably foreseeable, including changes that may occur not later than 10 years after the date on which the lead agency begins preparing an environmental document in an area directly affected by the proposed agency action or alternative, as applicable, such that an individual of ordinary prudence would take such occurrence into account in reaching a decision