[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 45, Volume 3]
[Revised as of October 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 45CFR641.17]

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                        TITLE 45--PUBLIC WELFARE
 
                 CHAPTER VI--NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
 
PART 641--ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT PROCEDURES FOR PROPOSED NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION ACTIONS IN ANTARCTICA--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 641.17  Initial environmental evaluation.

    (a) Contents. An IEE shall contain sufficient detail to assess 
whether a proposed action may have more than a minor or transitory 
impact on the Antarctic environment, and shall include the following 
information:
    (1) A description of the proposed action, including its purpose, 
location, duration and intensity; and
    (2) Consideration of alternatives to the proposed action and any 
impacts that the proposed action may have on the Antarctic environment, 
including cumulative impacts in light of existing and known planned 
actions and existing information on such actions.
    (b) Further environmental review. If an IEE indicates that a 
proposed action is likely to have no more than a minor or transitory 
impact on the Antarctic environment, no further environmental review of 
the action is necessary provided that appropriate procedures, which may 
include monitoring, are put in place to assess and verify the impact of 
the action.
    (c) Availability to public. An annual list of IEEs and a description 
of any decisions taken in consequence thereof shall be provided to the 
Department of State for circulation to all Parties to the Protocol and 
to organizations or committees established pursuant to the Protocol or 
the Treaty, as required. The Environmental Officer, Division of Polar 
Programs, shall also make the list and copies of final IEEs available to 
the public upon request.