[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 45, Volume 3]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

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



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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.