---
kind: "section"
citation: "18 C.F.R. § 380.7"
title: "18"
number: "380.7"
heading: "Format of an environmental impact statement."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/18/380.7"
---

# §380.7. Format of an environmental impact statement.


In addition to the requirements for an environmental impact statement prescribed in [section 102(2)(C)](/cfr/18/102.md?p=2-C) of NEPA, [42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C)](/usc/42/4332.md?p=2-C), an environmental impact statement prepared by the Commission will include a section on the literature cited in the environmental impact statement and a staff conclusion section. The staff conclusion section will include summaries of:

- (a) The significant environmental impacts of the proposed action;
- (b) Any alternative to the proposed action that would have a less severe environmental impact or impacts and the action preferred by the staff;
- (c) Any mitigation measures proposed by the applicant, as well as additional mitigation measures that might be more effective;
- (d) Any significant environmental impacts of the proposed action that cannot be mitigated; and
- (e) References to any pending, completed, or recommended studies that might provide baseline data or additional data on the proposed action.

## Notes

### Amendments

[Order 908, 90 FR 29425, July 3, 2025]

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 4321-4370h, 7101-7352; E.O. 12009, 3 CFR 1978 Comp., p. 142.

### Source

Source: Order 486, 52 FR 47910, Dec. 17, 1987, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[Order 908, 90 FR 29425, July 3, 2025]