[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 32, Volume 4]
[Revised as of July 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 32CFR651.32]

[Page 410]
 
                       TITLE 32--NATIONAL DEFENSE
 
              CHAPTER V--DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 651--ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS OF ARMY ACTIONS (AR 200-2)--Table of Contents
 
                   Subpart E--Environmental Assessment
 
Sec. 651.32  Introduction.


    (a) An EA is intended to facilitate agency planning and informed 
decision-making, helping proponents and other decision makers understand 
the potential extent of environmental impacts of a proposed action and 
its alternatives, and whether those impacts (or cumulative impacts) are 
significant. The EA can aid in Army compliance with NEPA when no EIS is 
necessary. An EA will be prepared if a proposed action:
    (1) Is not an emergency (Sec. 651.11(b)).
    (2) Is not exempt from (or an exception to) NEPA (Sec. 651.11(a)).
    (3) Does not qualify as a CX (Sec. 651.11(c)).
    (4) Is not adequately covered by existing NEPA analysis and 
documentation (Sec. 651.19).
    (5) Does not normally require an EIS (Sec. 651.42).
    (b) An EA can be 1 to 25 pages in length and be adequate to meet the 
requirements of this part, depending upon site-specific circumstances 
and conditions. Any analysis that exceeds 25 pages in length should be 
evaluated to consider whether the action and its effects are significant 
and thus warrant an EIS.