[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 32, Volume 5]
[Revised as of July 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 32CFR775.2]

[Page 501]
 
                       TITLE 32--NATIONAL DEFENSE
 
                   CHAPTER VI--DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
 
PART 775_PROCEDURES FOR IMPLEMENTING THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY 
ACT--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 775.2  Definitions.

    (a) Action proponent. The commander, commanding officer, or civilian 
director of a unit, activity, or organization who initiates a proposal 
for action, as defined in 40 CFR 1508.23, and who has command and 
control authority over the action once it is authorized. For some 
actions, the action proponent will also serve as the decision-making 
authority for that action. In specific circumstances, the action 
proponent and decision maker may be identified in Navy Regulations, 
other SECNAV Instructions, operational instructions and orders, 
acquisition instructions, and other sources which set out authority and 
responsibility within the DON.
    (b) Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). An environmental document 
prepared according to the requirements of Council on Environmental 
Quality (CEQ) regulations (40 CFR parts 1500-1508) for a major action 
that will have a significant effect on the quality of the human 
environment.
    (c) Environmental Assessment (EA). A concise document prepared 
according to the requirements of 40 CFR parts 1500-1508 that briefly 
provides sufficient evidence and analysis for determining whether to 
prepare an EIS. An EA aids compliance with NEPA when no EIS is necessary 
and facilitates preparation of an EIS when one is necessary.
    (d) Categorical Exclusion (CATEX). A published category of actions 
that do not individually or cumulatively have a significant impact on 
the human environment under normal circumstances, and, therefore, do not 
require either an environmental assessment or an environmental impact 
statement.
    (e) Record of Decision (ROD). An environmental document signed by an 
appropriate official of the DON. A ROD sets out a concise summary of the 
final decision and selected measures for mitigation (if any) of adverse 
environmental impacts of the alternative chosen from those considered in 
an EIS.
    (f) Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI). A document that sets 
out the reasons why an action not otherwise categorically excluded will 
not have a significant impact on the human environment, and for which an 
EIS will not therefore be prepared. A FONSI will include the EA or a 
summary of it and shall note any other environmental documents related 
to it. A FONSI may be one result of review of an EA.

[69 FR 8109, Feb. 23, 2004]