[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 14, Volume 5]

[Revised as of January 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 14CFR1216.307]



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                     TITLE 14--AERONAUTICS AND SPACE

 

                          SPACE ADMINISTRATION

 

PART 1216_ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY--Table of Contents

 

 Subpart 1216.3_Procedures for Implementing the National Environmental 

                            Policy Act (NEPA)

 

Sec. 1216.307  Scoping.



    The responsible Headquarters official shall conduct an early and 

open process for determining the scope of issues to be addressed in 

environmental impact statements and for identifying the significant 

issues related to a proposed action. The elements of the scoping process 

are defined in Sec. 1501.7 of the CEQ Regulations and the process must 

include considerations of the range of actions, alternatives, and 

impacts discussed in Sec. 1508.25 of the CEQ Regulations. The range of 

environmental categories to be considered in the scoping process shall 

include, but not be limited to:

    (a) Air quality;

    (b) Water quality;

    (c) Waste generation, treatment, transportation disposal and 

storage;

    (d) Noise, sonic boom, and vibration;

    (e) Toxic substances;

    (f) Biotic resources;

    (g) Radioactive materials and non-ionizing radiation;

    (h) Endangered species;

    (i) Historical, archeological, and recreational factors;

    (j) Wetlands and floodplains; and

    (k) Economic, population and employment factors, provided they are 

interrelated with natural or physical environmental factors.