§601.10. Characteristics of Commission actions eligible for a Categorical Exclusion.
1 C.F.R. § 601.10
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.
Actions that generally qualify for application of a Categorical Exclusion and do not require either an EA or an EIS exhibit the following characteristics:
Minimal or no effect on the human environment;
No significant change to existing environmental conditions;
No significant cumulative environmental impacts; and
Similarity to actions previously assessed in an EA concluding in a FONSI and monitored to confirm the FONSI.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Authority
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 4371; 40 CFR 1507.3
Source
Source: 82 FR 45424, Sept. 29, 2017; 82 FR 48609, Oct. 19, 2017, unless otherwise noted.