[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: 32CFR651.34]

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                       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. 651.34  EA components.

    EAs should be 1 to 25 pages in length, and will include:
    (a) Signature (Review and Approval) page.
    (b) Purpose and need for the action.
    (c) Description of the proposed action.
    (d) Alternatives considered. The alternatives considered, including 
appropriate consideration of the ``No Action'' alternative, the 
``Proposed Action,'' and all other appropriate and

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reasonable alternatives that can be realistically accomplished. In the 
discussion of alternatives, any criteria for screening alternatives from 
full consideration should be presented, and the final disposition of any 
alternatives that were initially identified should be discussed.
    (e) Affected environment. This section must address the general 
conditions and nature of the affected environment and establish the 
environmental setting against which environmental effects are evaluated. 
This should include any relevant general baseline conditions focusing on 
specific aspects of the environment that may be impacted by the 
alternatives. EBSs and similar real estate or construction environmental 
baseline documents, or their equivalent, may be incorporated and/or 
referenced.
    (f) Environmental consequences. Environmental consequences of the 
proposed action and the alternatives. The document must state and assess 
the effects (direct, indirect, and cumulative) of the proposed action 
and its alternatives on the environment, and what practical mitigation 
is available to minimize these impacts. Discussion and comparison of 
impacts should provide sufficient analysis to reach a conclusion 
regarding the significance of the impacts, and is not merely a 
quantification of facts.
    (g) Conclusions regarding the impacts of the proposed action. A 
clear statement will be provided regarding whether or not the described 
impacts are significant. If the EA identifies potential significant 
impacts associated with the proposed action, the conclusion should 
clearly state that an EIS will be prepared before the proposed action is 
implemented. If no significant impacts are associated with the project, 
the conclusion should state that a FNSI will be prepared. Any 
mitigations that reduce adverse impacts must be clearly presented. If 
the EA depends upon mitigations to support a resultant FNSI, these 
mitigations must be clearly identified as a subsection of the 
Conclusions.
    (h) Listing of preparers, and agencies and persons consulted. Copies 
of correspondence to and from agencies and persons contacted during the 
preparation of the EA will be available in the administrative record and 
may be included in the EA as appendices. In addition, the list of 
analysts/preparers will be presented.
    (i) References. These provide bibliographic information for cited 
sources. Draft documents should not be cited as references without the 
expressed permission of the proponent of the draft material.