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Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: July 5, 2024) |
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Title 18 - Conservation of Power and Water Resources |
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Chapter XIII - Tennessee Valley Authority |
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Part 1318 - Implementation of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 |
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Subpart D - Environmental Assessments |
§ 1318.303 - Finding of No Significant Impact.
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§ 1318.303 Finding of No Significant Impact.
(a) If the NEPA compliance staff concludes, based on an EA, that a proposed action does not require the preparation of an EIS, the NEPA compliance staff, in consultation with TVA legal counsel and the initiating TVA entity, will prepare a FONSI. The official responsible for NEPA compliance will sign the FONSI.
(b) A FONSI must concisely summarize the proposed action and the EA, which should be incorporated by reference, and identify any environmental mitigation measures to which TVA commits.
(c) A FONSI must be made available to the public.
(d) In the following circumstance, the NEPA compliance staff, in consultation with TVA legal counsel and the initiating TVA entity, will make a draft EA and draft FONSI available for public review and comment for 30 days before a final determination is made whether to prepare an EIS and before the proposed action may begin:
(1) The proposed action is, or is closely similar to, an action listed in § 1318.400(a),
(2) TVA has issued a Notice of Intent that the proposed action would be the subject of an EIS, or
(3) The nature of the proposed action is one without precedent.