Environmental documents.

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 7

(a) NRCS is to use the following documents in compliance with NEPA (see § 650.4): (1) Environmental assessments (EA) (2) Environmental impact statements (EIS) (3) Notice of intent (NOI) (4) Finding of no significant impact (FNSI) (5) Record of decision (ROD) (b) The format and content of each document is to be appropriate to the action being considered and consistent with the CEQ regulations. (1) To reduce duplication, NRCS may combine environmental documents with other planning documents of the same proposal, as appropriate. For example, NRCS, in consultation with CEQ and the office of the Secretary of Agriculture, has determined that each EIS is to satisfy the requirements for a regulatory impact analysis as required (2) The RFO is to establish the format and content of each document giving full consideration to the guidance and requirements of the CEQ regulations. The NRCS technical service center director is to provide guidance and concurrence on the format and content if the NRCS state conservationist is the RFO. The results of scoping are to determine the content of the EA or the EIS and the amount of detail needed to analyze the impacts. (3) In addition to the minimum requirements of the CEQ regulations (40 CFR 1502.10), environmental assessments and environmental impact statements are to include— (i) A brief description of public participation activities of agencies, groups, and individuals during the environmental evaluation; (ii) A description of the hazard potentia

official document · source cfr-2024 · id 7:§ 650.11