Achieving the 150-page environmental impact statement (and the 15-page environmental assessment)
- Labat-Anderson Inc., McLean, VA (United States)
- Battelle Memorial Inst., Arlington, VA (United States)
Regulations issued by the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) to implement the procedural provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) state that the text of environmental impact statements (EIS) shall normally be less than 150 pages and for proposals of unusual scope or complexity shall normally be less than 300 pages. 40 CFR {section} 1502.7. Guidance issued by CEQ suggests that environmental assessments (EA) be 10--15 pages in length. Forty Most Asked Questions Concerning CEQ`s National Environmental Policy Act Regulations, 46 Fed. Reg. 18026 (1981), Questions 36a and 36b. Rarely are these page limits met. This paper will suggest some reasons why EISs and EAs are so lengthy and what can be done to shorten them appropriately while still fully complying with NEPA.
- OSTI ID:
- 500832
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-9705100--
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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