---
kind: "section"
citation: "45 C.F.R. § 900.301"
title: "45"
number: "900.301"
heading: "Content."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/45/900.301"
---

# §900.301. Content.

- (a) An EA shall include brief discussions of the need for the proposal; of alternatives to the proposal as required by NEPA [section 102(2)(E)](/cfr/45/102.md?p=2-E); and of the environmental impacts of the proposal and alternatives. The EA shall also include a listing of agencies and persons consulted in the preparation of the EA.
- (b) An EA may describe a broad range of alternatives and proposed mitigation measures to facilitate planning and decisionmaking.
- (c) The EA should also document compliance, to the extent possible, with all applicable environmental laws and Executive Orders, or provide reasonable assurance that those requirements can be met.
- (d) **The EA should be a concise public document.** The level of detail and depth of impact analysis will normally be limited to the minimum needed to determine the significance of potential environmental effects.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 3121, 4321; 40 CFR parts 1500 through1508.

### Source

Source: 81 FR 53033, Aug. 11, 2016, unless otherwise noted.