[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: 32CFR651.40]

[Page 414-415]
 
                       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 F--Environmental Impact Statement
 
Sec. 651.40  Introduction.


    (a) An EIS is a public document designed to ensure that NEPA 
policies and goals are incorporated early into the programs and actions 
of federal agencies. An EIS is intended to provide a full, open, and 
balanced discussion of significant environmental impacts that

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may result from a proposed action and alternatives, allowing public 
review and comment on the proposal and providing a basis for informed 
decision-making.
    (b) The NEPA process should support sound, informed, and timely 
(early) decision-making; not produce encyclopedic documents. CEQ 
guidance (40 CFR 1502.7) should be followed, establishing a page limit 
of 150 pages (300 pages for complex projects). To the extent 
practicable, EISs will ``incorporate by reference'' any material that is 
reasonably available for inspection by potentially interested persons 
within the time allowed for comment. The incorporated material shall be 
cited in the EIS and its content will be briefly described. Material 
based on proprietary data, that is itself not available for review and 
comment, shall not be incorporated by reference.