Categorical exclusions.

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 14

(a) Categorical Exclusions (CatExs) are categories of Agency actions with no individually or cumulatively significant impact on the human environment and for which neither an EA nor (b) A proposed action may be categorically excluded if the action fits within a category of actions eligible for exclusion (such categories are listed in paragraph (d) of this section)), and the proposed action does not involve any extraordinary circumstances as described in paragraph (c) of this section: (c) Extraordinary circumstances that will preclude the use of CatExs occur when the proposed action: (1) Has a reasonable likelihood of having (individually or cumulatively) significant impacts on public health, safety, or the environment. (2) Imposes uncertain or unique environmental risks. (3) Is of significantly greater scope or size than is normal for this category of action. (4) Has a reasonable likelihood of violating Federal, federally recognized Indian tribe, State, and/or local law or requirements imposed for the protection of the environment. (5) Involves impacts on the quality of the environment that are likely to be environmentally controversial. (6) May adversely affect environmentally sensitive resources, such as, but not limited to, federally listed threatened or endangered species, their designated critical habitat, wilderness areas, floodplains, wetlands, aquifer recharge areas, coastal zones, wild and scenic rivers, and significant fish or wildlife habitat, unless the impact has

official document · source cfr-2024 · id 14:§ 1216.304