Can actions before the STB be reclassified to require a different type of environmental review (e.g., an EA rather than an EIS)?
Answer. Yes. The STB may reclassify or modify the requirements for individual proceedings. In a rail Construction case, an applicant may request with written substantiation (and the STB may grant) that an EA rather than an EIS be prepared. For actions generally requiring an EA, the STB may prepare an EIS because of the probability of significant impacts. For actions that normally require no environmental documentation, the STB may decide that because of potential environmental impacts an environmental report is required and an EA or EIS warranted. [See 1105.
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