[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 32, Volume 6]
[Revised as of July 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 32CFR989.21]

[Page 252]
 
                        TITLE 32-NATIONAL DEFENSE
 
                CHAPTER VII--DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
 
PART 989_ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ANALYSIS PROCESS (EIAP)--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 989.21  Record of decision (ROD).

    (a) The proponent and the EPF prepare a draft ROD, formally staff it 
through the MAJCOM EPC, to HQ USAF/ILEB for verification of adequacy, 
and forwards it to either SAF/MIQ or SAF/AQR, as the case may be, for 
approval and designation of the signator. A ROD (40 CFR 1505.2) is a 
concise public document stating what an agency's decision is on a 
specific action. The ROD may be integrated into any other document 
required to implement the agency's decision. A decision on a course of 
action may not be made until the later of the following dates:
    (1) 90 days after publication of the DEIS; or
    (2) 30 days after publication of the NOA of the Final EIS in the 
Federal Register.
    (b) The Air Force must announce the ROD to the affected public as 
specified in Sec. 989.24, except for classified portions. The ROD 
should be concise and should explain the conclusion, the reason for the 
selection, and the alternatives considered. The ROD must identify the 
course of action, whether it is the proposed action or an alternative, 
that is considered environmentally preferable regardless of whether it 
is the alternative selected for implementation. The ROD should summarize 
all the major factors the agency weighed in making its decision, 
including essential considerations of national policy.
    (c) The ROD must state whether the selected alternative employs all 
practicable means to avoid, minimize, or mitigate environmental impacts 
and, if not, explain why.

[64 FR 38129, July 15, 1999; 66 FR 16868, Mar. 28, 2001]