[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: 40CFR1502.20]



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                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT

 

               CHAPTER V--COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY

 

PART 1502_ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT--Table of Contents

 

Sec.  1502.20  Tiering.



    Agencies are encouraged to tier their environmental impact 

statements to eliminate repetitive discussions of the same issues and to 

focus on the actual issues ripe for decision at each level of 

environmental review (Sec.  1508.28). Whenever a broad environmental 

impact statement has been prepared (such as a program or policy 

statement) and a subsequent statement or environmental assessment is 

then prepared on an action included within the entire program or policy 

(such as a site specific action) the subsequent statement or 

environmental assessment need only summarize the issues discussed in the 

broader statement and incorporate discussions from the broader statement 

by reference and shall concentrate on the issues specific to the 

subsequent action. The subsequent document shall state where the earlier 

document is available. Tiering may also be appropriate for different 

stages of actions. (Section 1508.28).