1 CFR 601.10 - Characteristics of Commission actions eligible for a Categorical Exclusion.

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Title 1 - General Provisions last revised: Jan 01, 1900

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§ 601.10 - Characteristics of Commission actions eligible for a Categorical Exclusion.

(a) A Categorical Exclusion is a type of action that does not individually or cumulatively have a significant effect on the human environment and which has been found to have no such effect by NCPC.

(b) Actions that generally qualify for application of a Categorical Exclusion and do not require either an EA or an EIS exhibit the following characteristics:

(1) Minimal or no effect on the human environment;

(2) No significant change to existing environmental conditions;

(3) No significant cumulative environmental impacts; and

(4) Similarity to actions previously assessed in an EA concluding in a FONSI and monitored to confirm the FONSI.

authority: 42 U.S.C. 4371; 40 CFR 1507.3

source: 82 FR 45424, Sept. 29, 2017; 82 FR 48609, Oct. 19, 2017, unless otherwise noted.

cite as: 1 CFR 601.10