[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: 40CFR1508.9]



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                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT

 

               CHAPTER V--COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY

 

PART 1508_TERMINOLOGY AND INDEX--Table of Contents

 

Sec.  1508.9  Environmental assessment.



    Environmental assessment:

    (a) Means a concise public document for which a Federal agency is 

responsible that serves to:

    (1) Briefly provide sufficient evidence and analysis for determining 

whether to prepare an environmental impact statement or a finding of no 

significant impact.

    (2) Aid an agency's compliance with the Act when no environmental 

impact statement is necessary.

    (3) Facilitate preparation of a statement when one is necessary.

    (b) Shall include brief discussions of the need for the proposal, of 

alternatives as required by section 102(2)(E), of the environmental 

impacts of the proposed action and alternatives, and a listing of 

agencies and persons consulted.