Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) Q: What is an EIS?
An environmental impact statement must be prepared when the lead agency determines a proposal is likely to have significant adverse environmental impacts. The EIS provides an impartial discussion of significant environmental impacts, reasonable alternatives, and mitigation measures that would avoid or minimize adverse impacts. The lead agency will issue a draft EIS is issued with a 30-day comment period to allow other agencies, tribes, and the public to comment on the environmental analysis and conclusions. The lead agency will use these comments to finalize the environmental analysis and issue a final EIS. Q: When is an environmental impact statement required? A: An EIS is required for any proposal that is likely to have a significant adverse environmental impact that mitigation has not been for that would reduce the impact to a nonsignificant level. The applicant and lead agency may work together to revise the proposal’s impacts or identify mitigation measures that would allow the le
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- Why are the Alternative Arrangements being used in NOMA instead of preparing an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)?
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- WHO PREPARES THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT (EIS) AND WHO OVERSEES THE EIS PROCESS?
