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1. Applicant submits environmental assessment and other available data.

2. Agency performs environmental review at the earliest possible point in the development of the proposed action, decides if an EIS is required, prepares an EIS if the project will have a significant impact or if the project's impact is likely to be highly controversial.

3. Where required prepare environmental impact appraisal.

4. Prepare and where practicable circulate negative declaration to Federal, State and local agencies, interested persons, local newspapers, and other media.

5. File impact appraisal, negative declaration, and other supportive documents inhouse. (Available for public inspection)

6. Receive and evaluate comments.

7. Change decision if necessary.

8. Administrative action.

9. Prepare notice of intent.

10. Circulate notice of intent.

a. Regional interests.

b. Office of Federal Activities.

c. Appropriate headquarters program of

fice EIS coordinator.

d. Office of Public Affairs.

e. Office of Legislation.

f. Federal agencies.

g. State and local agencies, appropriate State, regional and metropolitan clearinghouses.

h. Interested persons.

1. Newspapers and other media as appropriate.

11. Prepare mental impact statement and summary sheet (optional).

preliminary draft environ

a. Description of the proposed action. b. Environmental impact of the proposed action.

c. Adverse effects which cannot be avoided should the proposal be implemented.

d. Alternatives to the proposed action. e. Relationship between local short-term uses of man's environment and the maintenance and enhancement of long-term productivity.

f. Irreversible and irretrievable commitments of resources which would be involved in the proposed action should it be implemented.

g. A discussion of problems and objections raised by other Federal, State and local agencies, and by private organizations and individuals to date.

12. Coordinate internally for review and comment with appropriate headquarters and regional elements (optional).

13. Evaluate comments and revise draft accordingly.

14. Notify OFA and appropriate headquarters program office EIS coordinator of intent to release draft.

15. Submit draft for review.

a. OFA (2 cys.).

b. Appropriate headquarters program office EIS coordinator (2 cys.).

16. Consider comments and revise draft accordingly.

17. Prepare transmittal letter with responsible official's signature.

18. Submit news release to local newspapers and other media (1 cy.).

19. Distribute draft and transmittal letter externally for review and comments.

a. Council on environmental quality (10 cys. and 2 NTIS accession notice cards). b. Notify Office of Legislation of release (cys. as needed).

c. Notify Office of Public Affairs of release (2 cys.).

d. Field offices of appropriate Federal agencies (2 cys.).

e. Appropriate State and local agencies; appropriate State and metropolitan clearinghouses (2 cys.).

f. Interested persons (1 cy.).

g. Forward summary sheet to OMB-OMSC (2 cys.).

aa. Regional interests.

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dd. Appropriate headquarters program office EIS coordinator (2 cys.).

20. Determine need for public hearing.
21. Circulate public notice.
22. Conduct public hearing.

23. Review and evaluate suggestions, criticisms and comments received and reexamine the proposed course of action and alternatives. Include evaluation of comments generated at public hearing (if held).

24. Prepare final environmental impact statement.

25. Submit news release to local newspapers and other media (1 cy.).

26. Distribute final to interests submitting comments on the draft (1 cy.).

a. Council on Environmental Quality (10 cys. and 2 NTIS accession notice cards). b. Notify Office of Legislation of release (cys. as needed).

c. Notify Office of Public Affairs of release (2 cys.).

d. Forward summary to OMB-OMSC (2 cys.).

aa. Regional interests.

bb. Public Affairs Division if prepared in region (copies as needed).

cc. OFA (2 cys.).

dd. Appropriate headquarters program office EIS coordinator (2 cys.). 27. Administrative action.

EXHIBIT 2

NOTICE OF INTENT TRANSMITTAL MEMORANDUM

SUGGESTED FORMAT

(Date)

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY,

(Appropriate office)

(Address, City, State, Zip Code)

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7. Public objections to project, if any, and their resolution:

8. Agencies consulted about the project:

State representative's name:
Local representative's name:
Other:

C. Reasons for concluding there will be no significant impacts.

(Discuss topics 2, 3, 5, 6, and 7 above, and how the alternative (topic 4) selected will avoid any major public objections or significant impacts, thereby making an impact statement unnecessary.)

(Signature of appropriate official)

(Date)

() Final Environmental Statement. Environmental Protection Agency

(Responsible Agency Office)

1. Name of action. (Check one) Administrative action. ( ) Legislative action. ()

2. Brief description of action indicating what States (and counties) are particularly affected.

3. Summary of environmental impact and adverse environmental effects.

4. List alternatives considered.

5. a. (For draft statements) List all Federal, State, and local agencies from which comments have been requested.

b. (For final statements) List all Federal, State, and local agencies and other sources from which written comments have been received.

6. Dates draft statement and final statement made available to Council on Environmental Quality and public.

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