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FCC 1.1314
Revised as of October 1, 2011
Goto Year:2010 |
2012
§ 1.1314 Environmental impact statements (EISs).
(a) Draft Environmental Impact Statements (DEISs) (§ 1.1315) and Final
Environmental Impact Statements (FEISs) (referred to collectively as
EISs) (§ 1.1317) shall be prepared by the Bureau responsible for
processing the proposal when the Commission's or the Bureau's analysis
of the EA (§ 1.1308) indicates that the proposal will have a
significant effect upon the environment and the matter has not been
resolved by an amendment.
(b) As soon as practically feasible, the Bureau will publish in the
Federal Register a Notice of Intent to prepare EISs. The Notice shall
briefly identify the proposal, concisely describe the environmental
issues and concerns presented by the subject application, and generally
invite participation from affected or involved agencies, authorities
and other interested persons.
(c) The EISs shall not address non-environmental considerations. To
safeguard against repetitive and unnecessarily lengthy documents, the
Statements, where feasible, shall incorporate by reference material set
forth in previous documents, with only a brief summary of its content.
In preparing the EISs, the Bureau will identify and address the
significant environmental issues and eliminate the insignificant issues
from analysis.
(d) To assist in the preparation of the EISs, the Bureau may request
further information from the applicant, interested persons and agencies
and authorities, which have jurisdiction by law or which have relevant
expertise. The Bureau may direct that technical studies be made by the
applicant and that the applicant obtain expert opinion concerning the
potential environmental problems and costs associated with the proposed
action, as well as comparative analyses of alternatives. The Bureau may
also consult experts in an effort to identify measures that could be
taken to minimize the adverse effects and alternatives to the proposed
facilities that are not, or are less, objectionable. The Bureau may
also direct that objections be raised with appropriate local, state or
Federal land use agencies or authorities (if their views have not been
previously sought).
(e) The Bureau responsible for processing the particular application
and, thus, preparing the EISs shall draft supplements to Statements
where significant new circumstances occur or information arises
relevant to environmental concerns and bearing upon the application.
(f) The Application, the EA, the DEIS, and the FEIS and all related
documents, including the comments filed by the public and any agency,
shall be part of the administrative record and will be routinely
available for public inspection.
(g) If EISs are to be prepared, the applicant must provide the
community with notice of the availability of environmental documents
and the scheduling of any Commission hearings in that action.
(h) The timing of agency action with respect to applications subject to
EISs is set forth in 40 CFR 1506.10. No decision shall be made until
ninety (90) days after the Notice of Availability of the Draft
Environmental Impact Statement is published in the Federal Register,
and thirty (30) days after the Notice of Availability of the Final
Environmental Impact Statement is published in theFederal
Register,which time period may run concurrently, See 40 CFR 1506.10(c);
see also § § 1.1315(b) and 1.1317(b).
(i) Guidance concerning preparation of the Draft and Final
Environmental Statements is set out in 40 CFR part 1502.
[ 51 FR 15000 , Apr. 22, 1986, as amended at 53 FR 28394 , July 28, 1988]
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Goto Year: 2010 |
2012
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