[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: 32CFR775.7]

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                       TITLE 32--NATIONAL DEFENSE
 
                   CHAPTER VI--DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
 
PART 775_PROCEDURES FOR IMPLEMENTING THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY 
ACT--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 775.7  Time limits for environmental documents.

    (a) The timing of the preparation, circulation, submission and 
public availability of environmental documents is important in achieving 
the purposes of NEPA. Therefore, the NEPA process shall begin as early 
as possible in the decisionmaking process.
    (b) The EPA publishes a weekly notice in the Federal Register of 
environmental impact statements filed during the preceding week. The 
minimum time periods set forth below shall be calculated from the date 
of publication of notices in the Federal Register. No decision on the 
proposed action may take place until the later of the following dates:

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    (1) Ninety days after publication of the notice of availability for 
a draft environmental impact statement (DEIS). Draft statements shall be 
available to the public for 15 days prior to any public hearing on the 
DEIS (40 CFR 1506.6(c)(2)).
    (2) Thirty days after publication of the notice of availability for 
a final environmental impact statement (FEIS). If the FEIS is available 
to the public within ninety days from the availability of the DEIS, the 
minimum thirty day period and the minimum nintey day period may run 
concurrently. However, not less than 45 days from publication of notice 
of filing shall be allowed for public comment on draft statements prior 
to filing of the FEIS (40 CFR 1506.10(c)).