[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 33, Volume 3]
[Revised as of July 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 33CFR230.10]

[Page 307]
 
                TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
 
         CHAPTER II--CORPS OF ENGINEERS, DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
 
PART 230--PROCEDURES FOR IMPLEMENTING NEPA--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 230.10  Environmental Assessments (EA).

    (a) Purpose. An EA is a brief document which provides sufficient 
information to the district commander on potential environmental effects 
of the proposed action and, if appropriate, its alternatives, for 
determining whether to prepare an EIS or a FONSI (40 CFR 1508.9). The 
district commander is responsible for making this determination and for 
keeping the public informed of the availability of the EA and FONSI.
    (b) Format. While no special format is required, the EA should 
include a brief discussion of the need for the proposed action, or 
appropriate alternatives if there are unresolved conflicts concerning 
alternative uses of available resources, of the environmental impacts of 
the proposed action and alternatives and a list of the agencies, 
interested groups and the public consulted. The document is to be 
concise for meaningful review and decision.
    (c) Integration with Corps Reports. In the case of planning and/or 
engineering reports not requiring an EIS, the EA may be combined with or 
integrated into the report. The same guidance on combining or 
integrating an EIS within the report shall apply equally to an EA. Where 
the EA is combined with a Corps report or prepared as a separate 
document in the case of construction, operating projects and real estate 
actions requiring an EA, the EA normally should not exceed 15 pages.