[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: 36CFR907.12]

[Page 184-185]
 
              TITLE 36--PARKS, FORESTS, AND PUBLIC PROPERTY
 
         CHAPTER IX--PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
 
PART 907--ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 907.12  Preparation of an environmental assessment.

    (a) When to prepare. PADC will begin the preparation of an 
environmental assessment as early as possible after it is determined by 
the responsible corporation official to be required. PADC may prepare an 
environmental assessment at any time to assist planning and decision-
making.
    (b) Content and format. An environmental assessment is a concise 
public document used to determine whether to prepare an environmental 
impact statement. An environmental assessment aids in complying with the 
Act when no environmental impact statement is necessary, and it 
facilitates the preparation of an environmental impact statement, if one 
is necessary. The environmental assessment shall contain brief 
discussions of the following topics:
    (1) Purpose and need for the proposed action.
    (2) Description of the proposed action.
    (3) Alternatives considered, including the No Action alternative.
    (4) Environmental effects of the proposed action and alternative 
actions.
    (5) Listing of agencies, organizations or persons consulted.
    (6) In preparation of the environmental assessment, the most 
important or significant environmental consequences and effects on the 
areas listed below should be addressed. Only those areas which are 
specifically relevant to the particular proposal should be addressed. 
Those areas should be addressed in as much detail as is necessary to 
allow an analysis of the alternatives and the proposal. The areas to be 
considered are the following:
    (i) Natural/ecological features (such as floodplain, wetlands, 
coastal zones, wildlife refuges, and endangered species);
    (ii) Air quality;
    (iii) Sound levels;
    (iv) Water supply, wastewater treatment and water runoff;
    (v) Energy requirements and conservation;
    (vi) Solid waste;
    (vii) Transportation;
    (viii) Community facilities and services;
    (ix) Social and economic;
    (x) Historic and aesthetic; and
    (xi) Other relevant factors.
    (c) Finding of no significant impact. If PADC completes an 
environmental assessment and determines that an environmental impact 
statement is not required, then PADC shall prepare a finding of no 
significant impact. The finding of no significant impact shall be

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made available to the public by PADC as specified in 40 CFR 1506.6 of 
the CEQ Regulations.