Characteristics of Commission actions eligible for an Environmental Assessment.
1 C.F.R. § 601.13
in effectEffective: 2024-07-01(a) An EA is a concise document with sufficient information and analysis to enable the Executive Director to determine whether to issue a FONSI or prepare an EIS.
(b) Commission actions that generally require an EA exhibit the following characteristics:
(1) Minor but likely insignificant degradation of environmental quality;
(2) Minor but likely insignificant cumulative impact on environmental quality; and
(3) Minor but likely insignificant impact on protected resources.
Source: eCFRURL: https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2024-07-01/title-1.xmlFetched: 7/26/2026