[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 14, Volume 5]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 14CFR1216.307]

[Page 162]
 
                     TITLE 14--AERONAUTICS AND SPACE
 
                   CHAPTER V--NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND
                          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.