Is additional environmental review required when the final action is different from the alternatives analyzed in an EIS?
If the final approved proposal falls within the range of alternatives analyzed in the EIS and all likely significant adverse impacts have been evaluated, additional review would not be required. For example, one of the EIS alternatives evaluates the impacts of four urban centers and another alternative evaluates the impacts of six urban centers. If the agency selects five urban centers as the preferred alternative, it is possible that the impacts would have been covered by the range of alternatives in the EIS.
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- The draft Final Environmental Assessment discusses the affects of the draft regulation; is additional environmental review required for DOT permit restrictions, or Traffic-Calming projects?
- Is additional environmental review required when the final action is different from the alternatives analyzed in an EIS?
- Does the final EIS review phase include a comments period?
