[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 33, Volume 3]

[Revised as of July 1, 2006]

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

[CITE: 33CFR230.1]



[Page 312-313]

 

                TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS

 

 CHAPTER II--CORPS OF ENGINEERS, DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY, DEPARTMENT OF 

                                 DEFENSE

 

PART 230_PROCEDURES FOR IMPLEMENTING NEPA--Table of Contents

 

Sec.  230.1  Purpose.









Sec.

230.1 Purpose.

230.2 Applicability.

230.3 References.

230.4 Definitions.

230.5 Responsible officials.

230.6 Actions normally requiring an EIS.

230.7 Actions normally requiring an Environmental Assessment (EA) but 

          not necessarily an EIS.

230.8 Emergency actions.

230.9 Categorical exclusions.

230.10 Environmental Assessments (EA).

230.11 Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI).

230.12 Notice of intent and scoping.

230.13 Environmental Impact Statement (EIS).

230.14 Record of decision and implementation.

230.15 Mitigation and monitoring.

230.16 Lead and cooperating agencies.

230.17 Filing requirements.

230.18 Availability.

230.19 Comments.

230.20 Integration with State and local procedures.

230.21 Adoption.

230.22 Limitations on actions during the NEPA process.

230.23 Predecision referrals.

230.24 Agency decision points.



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230.25 Environmental review and consultation requirements.

230.26 General considerations in preparing Corps EISs.



Appendix A to Part 230--Processing Corps NEPA Documents

Appendix B to Part 230 [Reserved]

Appendix C to Part 230--Notice of Intent To Prepare a Draft EIS



    Authority: National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4321 

et seq.); E.O. 11514, Protection and Enhancement of Environmental 

Quality, March 5, 1970, as amended by E.O. 11991, May 24, 1977; and CEQ 

Regulations Implementing the Procedural Provisions of NEPA (40 CFR 

1507.3).



    Source: 53 FR 3127, Feb. 3, 1988, unless otherwise noted.





    This regulation provides guidance for implementation of the 

procedural provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) 

for the Civil Works Program of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. It 

supplements Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) regulations 40 CFR 

parts 1500 through 1508, November 29, 1978, in accordance with 40 CFR 

1507.3, and is intended to be used only in conjunction with the CEQ 

regulations. Whenever the guidance in this regulation is unclear or not 

specific the reader is referred to the CEQ regulations. Appendix A 

provides guidance on processing NEPA documents except for those 

concerning regulatory actions. Appendix C (formally ER 200-2-1) has been 

added to provide guidance on preparing and processing a notice of intent 

to prepare an EIS for publication in the Federal Register for all types 

of Corps actions. 33 CFR part 325, Appendix B provides procedural 

guidance for preparing and processing NEPA documents for regulatory 

actions.