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Title 40 → Chapter V → Subchapter A → Part 1500 → §1500.4 |
Title 40: Protection of Environment
PART 1500—PURPOSE AND POLICY
§1500.4 Reducing paperwork.
Agencies shall reduce excessive paperwork by:
(a) Using categorical exclusions to define categories of actions that normally do not have a significant effect on the human environment and therefore do not require preparation of an environmental impact statement (§1501.4 of this chapter).
(b) Using a finding of no significant impact when an action not otherwise excluded will not have a significant effect on the human environment and therefore does not require preparation of an environmental impact statement (§1501.6 of this chapter).
(c) Reducing the length of environmental documents by means such as meeting appropriate page limits (§§1501.5(f) and 1502.7 of this chapter).
(d) Preparing analytic and concise environmental impact statements (§1502.2 of this chapter).
(e) Discussing only briefly issues other than significant ones (§1502.2(b) of this chapter).
(f) Writing environmental impact statements in plain language (§1502.8 of this chapter).
(g) Following a clear format for environmental impact statements (§1502.10 of this chapter).
(h) Emphasizing the portions of the environmental impact statement that are useful to decision makers and the public (e.g., §§1502.14 and 1502.15 of this chapter) and reducing emphasis on background material (§1502.1 of this chapter).
(i) Using the scoping process, not only to identify significant environmental issues deserving of study, but also to deemphasize insignificant issues, narrowing the scope of the environmental impact statement process accordingly (§1501.9 of this chapter).
(j) Summarizing the environmental impact statement (§1502.12 of this chapter).
(k) Using programmatic, policy, or plan environmental impact statements and tiering from statements of broad scope to those of narrower scope, to eliminate repetitive discussions of the same issues (§§1501.11 and 1502.4 of this chapter).
(l) Incorporating by reference (§1501.12 of this chapter).
(m) Integrating NEPA requirements with other environmental review and consultation requirements (§1502.24 of this chapter).
(n) Requiring comments to be as specific as possible (§1503.3 of this chapter).
(o) Attaching and publishing only changes to the draft environmental impact statement, rather than rewriting and publishing the entire statement when changes are minor (§1503.4(c) of this chapter).
(p) Eliminating duplication with State, Tribal, and local procedures, by providing for joint preparation of environmental documents where practicable (§1506.2 of this chapter), and with other Federal procedures, by providing that an agency may adopt appropriate environmental documents prepared by another agency (§1506.3 of this chapter).
(q) Combining environmental documents with other documents (§1506.4 of this chapter).