[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 36, Volume 3]
[Revised as of July 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 36CFR1010.10]

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              TITLE 36--PARKS, FORESTS, AND PUBLIC PROPERTY
 
                        CHAPTER X--PRESIDIO TRUST
 
PART 1010--ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 1010.10  Actions that normally require an EA.

    (a) General procedure. If a proposal or action is not one that 
normally requires an EIS, and does not qualify for a categorical 
exclusion under Sec. 1010.7, the Trust will require, prepare, or direct 
the preparation of an EA. An EA should be prepared when the Trust has 
insufficient information on which to determine whether a proposal may 
have significant impacts. An EA assists the Trust in complying with NEPA 
when no EIS is necessary, and it facilitates the preparation of an EIS, 
if one is necessary.
    (b) Criteria. Criteria used to determine those categories of action 
that normally require an EA, but not necessarily an EIS, include:
    (1) Potential for degradation of environmental quality;
    (2) Potential for cumulative adverse impact on environmental 
quality; and
    (3) Potential for adverse impact on protected resources (e.g., 
natural, scenic, recreational, historical, and cultural resources).
    (c) Categories of action. The following categories of action 
normally require the preparation of an EA:
    (1) Promulgation of regulations and requirements that are not 
categorically excluded;
    (2) Proposals submitted by project applicants to the Trust for its 
review, as described in Sec. 1010.14;
    (3) Proposals to add or alter access between the Presidio Trust Area 
and surrounding neighborhoods; and
    (4) Contracts, work authorizations, and master agreements related to 
and implementing programs, policies, and

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proposals which are not categorically excluded and for which there is no 
previously prepared EA and/or EIS.