[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 40, Volume 31]

[Revised as of July 1, 2006]

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

[CITE: 40CFR1502.1]



[Page 873-874]

 

                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT

 

               CHAPTER V--COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY

 

PART 1502_ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT--Table of Contents

 

Sec.  1502.1  Purpose.









Sec.

1502.1 Purpose.

1502.2 Implementation.

1502.3 Statutory requirements for statements.

1502.4 Major Federal actions requiring the preparation of environmental 

          impact statements.

1502.5 Timing.

1502.6 Interdisciplinary preparation.

1502.7 Page limits.

1502.8 Writing.

1502.9 Draft, final, and supplemental statements.

1502.10 Recommended format.

1502.11 Cover sheet.

1502.12 Summary.

1502.13 Purpose and need.

1502.14 Alternatives including the proposed action.

1502.15 Affected environment.

1502.16 Environmental consequences.

1502.17 List of preparers.

1502.18 Appendix.

1502.19 Circulation of the environmental impact statement.

1502.20 Tiering.

1502.21 Incorporation by reference.

1502.22 Incomplete or unavailable information.

1502.23 Cost-benefit analysis.

1502.24 Methodology and scientific accuracy.

1502.25 Environmental review and consultation requirements.



    Authority: NEPA, the Environmental Quality Improvement Act of 1970, 

as amended (42 U.S.C. 4371 et seq.), sec. 309 of the Clean Air Act, as 

amended (42 U.S.C. 7609), and E.O. 11514 (Mar. 5, 1970, as amended by 

E.O. 11991, May 24, 1977).



    Source: 43 FR 55994, Nov. 29, 1978, unless otherwise noted.





    The primary purpose of an environmental impact statement is to serve 

as an action-forcing device to insure that the policies and goals 

defined in the



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Act are infused into the ongoing programs and actions of the Federal 

Government. It shall provide full and fair discussion of significant 

environmental impacts and shall inform decisionmakers and the public of 

the reasonable alternatives which would avoid or minimize adverse 

impacts or enhance the quality of the human environment. Agencies shall 

focus on significant environmental issues and alternatives and shall 

reduce paperwork and the accumulation of extraneous background data. 

Statements shall be concise, clear, and to the point, and shall be 

supported by evidence that the agency has made the necessary 

environmental analyses. An environmental impact statement is more than a 

disclosure document. It shall be used by Federal officials in 

conjunction with other relevant material to plan actions and make 

decisions.