§601.26. Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement.
1 C.F.R. § 601.26
The NCPC shall prepare a supplemental EIS if five or more years has elapsed since adoption of the EIS and:
There are substantial changes to the proposed action that are relevant to environmental concerns; or
There are significant new circumstances or information that are relevant to environmental concerns and have a bearing on the proposed action or its impacts.
The NCPC may supplement a Draft or Final EIS at any time, to further the purposes of NEPA.
The NCPC shall prepare, circulate, and file a supplement to a Draft or Final EIS in in accordance with the requirements of §§ 601.22 through 601.24 except that Public Scoping is optional for a supplemental EIS.
The NCPC shall prepare a ROD for a Supplemental EIS. The ROD's contents, the procedure for public review, and the manner in which it shall be adopted shall be as set forth in § 601.25.
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.