[Title 40 CFR 1502.16]
[Code of Federal Regulations (annual edition) - July 1, 2002 Edition]
[Title 40 - PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT]
[Chapter V - COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY]
[Part 1502 - ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT]
[Sec. 1502.16 - Environmental consequences.]
[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]


40PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT282002-07-012002-07-01false1502.16Sec. 1502.16PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENTCOUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITYENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT
Sec. 1502.16  Environmental consequences.

    This section forms the scientific and analytic basis for the 
comparisons under Sec. 1502.14. It shall consolidate the discussions of 
those elements required by sections 102(2)(C)(i), (ii), (iv), and (v) of 
NEPA which are within the scope of the statement and as much of section 
102(2)(C)(iii) as is necessary to support the comparisons. The 
discussion will include the environmental impacts of the alternatives 
including the proposed action, any adverse environmental effects which 
cannot be avoided should the proposal be implemented, the relationship 
between short-term uses of man's environment and the maintenance and 
enhancement of long-term productivity, and any irreversible or 
irretrievable commitments of resources which would be involved in the 
proposal should it be implemented. This section should not duplicate 
discussions in Sec. 1502.14. It shall include discussions of:
    (a) Direct effects and their significance (Sec. 1508.8).
    (b) Indirect effects and their significance (Sec. 1508.8).
    (c) Possible conflicts between the proposed action and the 
objectives of Federal, regional, State, and local (and in the case of a 
reservation, Indian tribe) land use plans, policies and controls for the 
area concerned. (See Sec. 1506.2(d).)
    (d) The environmental effects of alternatives including the proposed 
action. The comparisons under Sec. 1502.14 will be based on this 
discussion.
    (e) Energy requirements and conservation potential of various 
alternatives and mitigation measures.
    (f) Natural or depletable resource requirements and conservation 
potential of various alternatives and mitigation measures.

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    (g) Urban quality, historic and cultural resources, and the design 
of the built environment, including the reuse and conservation potential 
of various alternatives and mitigation measures.
    (h) Means to mitigate adverse environmental impacts (if not fully 
covered under Sec. 1502.14(f)).

[43 FR 55994, Nov. 29, 1978; 44 FR 873, Jan. 3, 1979]