[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: 36CFR907.7] [Page 182] TITLE 36--PARKS, FORESTS, AND PUBLIC PROPERTY CHAPTER IX--PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION PART 907--ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY--Table of Contents Sec. 907.7 Determination of requirement for EIS. Determining whether to prepare an environmental impact statement is the first step in applying the NEPA process. In deciding whether to prepare an environmental impact statement, the responsible Corporation official will determine whether the proposal is one that: (a) Normally requires an environmental impact statement. (b) Normally does not require either an environmental impact statement or an environmental assessment (categorical exclusion). (c) Normally requires an environmental assessment, but not necessarily an environmental impact statement.