What type(s) of document(s) result from CIA?
A variety of documents can result from the CIA process, depending on the project phase and type of study. Public and interagency meetings should be followed up with meeting notes or reports. These documents should be available for public review. The notes or reports also serve as an integral part of larger studies (e.g., NEPA) by identifying public outreach and agency coordination efforts as well as issues of concern to the public and documenting existing conditions. Community characteristics – including demographic, historic, economic, aesthetic, and infrastructure summaries – can result in a technical report (Community Profile/Community Characteristics Inventory) that may be incorporated into many sections of a NEPA document by summary or reference. This information developed early in the process can support the development of alternatives, inform choices on major design concepts/features as part of CSS, and assist with other aspects of decisionmaking. Analysis of impacts on communit
