---
kind: "section"
citation: "39 C.F.R. § 775.10"
title: "39"
number: "775.10"
heading: "Environmental assessments."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/39/775.10"
---

# §775.10. Environmental assessments.

- (a) An environmental assessment must contain:
  - (1) A summary of major considerations and conclusions,
  - (2) A description of the proposed action,
  - (3) For each reasonable alternative, a description of the affected environment, the environmental consequences, the mitigation measures, if any, and a comparison to all alternatives considered.
  - (4) **A list of applicable environmental permits necessary to complete the proposed action.**
- (b) Those preparing an environmental assessment must solicit information and views from Federal, State, and local agencies and, where there is a substantial likelihood of significant effects on the environment, the public. All responsible views and information must be considered.

## Notes

### Amendments

[44 FR 63525, Nov. 5, 1979. Redesignated and amended at 63 FR 45719, 45722, Aug. 27, 1998]

### Authority

Authority: 39 U.S.C. 401; 42 U.S.C.4321 et seq.; 40 CFR 1500.4.

### Source

Source: 44 FR 63525, Nov. 5, 1979, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[44 FR 63525, Nov. 5, 1979. Redesignated and amended at 63 FR 45719, 45722, Aug. 27, 1998]