[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 28, Volume 2]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 28CFR91.56]

[Page 400]
 
                    TITLE 28--JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION
 
              CHAPTER I--DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (Continued)
 
PART 91--GRANTS FOR CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES--Table of Contents
 
  Subpart D--Environmental Impact Review Procedures for VOI/TIS Grant 
                                 Program
 
Sec. 91.56  Actions that normally require the preparation of an environmental assessment.

    (a) Renovation or expansion of existing correctional facility. 
Renovation or expansion activities not categorically excluded under 
Sec. 91.55 require an environmental assessment (EA). An environmental 
assessment is generally prepared when a project is not expected to have 
a significant impact on the environment. Since projects for the 
renovation or expansion of an existing facility or the construction of a 
new facility within an existing correctional complex may have limited 
impact on the environment, preparing an EA may be sufficient.
    (b) Proposed construction of a new correctional facility. The 
proposed construction of a new correctional facility will require the 
preparation of an environmental assessment unless the proposal will 
clearly have a significant environmental impact in which case an 
environmental impact statement can be initiated immediately without the 
preparation of an environmental assessment.