[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: 32CFR651.49]

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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 G--Public Involvement and the Scoping Process
 
Sec. 651.49  Preliminary phase.

    In the preliminary phase, the proponent agency or office identifies, 
as early as possible, how it will accomplish scoping and with whose 
involvement. Key points will be identified or briefly summarized by the 
proponent, as appropriate, in the NOI, which will:
    (a) Identify the significant issues to be analyzed in the EIS.
    (b) Identify the office or person responsible for matters related to 
the scoping process. If they are not the same as the proponent of the 
action, that distinction will be made.
    (c) Identify the lead and cooperating agency, if already determined 
(40 CFR 1501.5 and 1501.6).
    (d) Identify the method by which the agency will invite 
participation of affected parties, and identify a tentative list of the 
affected parties to be notified. A key part of this preliminary 
identification is to solicit input regarding other parties who would be 
interested in the proposed project or affected by it.

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    (e) Identify the proposed method for accomplishing the scoping 
procedure.
    (f) Indicate the relationship between the timing of the preparation 
of environmental analyses and the tentative planning and decisionmaking 
schedule including:
    (1) The scoping process itself.
    (2) Collection or analysis of environmental data, including required 
studies.
    (3) Preparation of draft and final EISs (DEISs and FEISs), and 
associated review periods.
    (4) Filing of the ROD.
    (5) Taking the action.
    (6) For a programmatic EIS, preparation of a general expected 
schedule for future specific implementing (tiered) actions that will 
involve separate environmental analysis.
    (g) If applicable, identify the extent to which the EIS preparation 
process is exempt from any of the normal procedural requirements of this 
part, including scoping.