Guidelines for Review of EA/EIS Documents.
Abstract
The Federal Government has mandated that its agencies write environmental assessments and environmental impact statements (EAs/EISs) incorporating environmental considerations into the planning of new projects. In the Department of the Army (DA), proposed Army Regulation (AR) 200-2, Environmental Considerations in the Department of the Army, has imposed stringent new requirements for compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). This means that hundreds of EA/EIS documents must be reviewed more closely than before; therefore, an efficient procedure is needed for comprehensive, uniform evaluation. To meet these new requirements, this report sets forth systematic procedures for a review and evaluation of EA/EIS documents for Administrative Compliance, General Document, and Technical Review; and outlines a procedure to prepare a review summary of EA/EISs, which will lead to an ultimate recommendation on the technical adequacy and completeness of those documents. It is recommended that this report be used in conjunction with revised DA Pamphlet 200-1, Handbook for Environmental Impact Analysis, AR 200-1, Environmental Protection and Enhancement, and AR 200-2 until this information is incorporated into revisions of these documents. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 01, 1980
- Accession Number
- ADA089976
Entities
People
- Edward W. Novak
- John J. Fittipaldi
Organizations
- Construction Engineering Research Laboratory