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<br />Summanes of E?-\ Comments <br /> <br />hr.o.' cs epa.go\. oec:J/ot'aibrochL <br /> <br />Figure i: EPA's Criteria for Sec. 3)9 Revjev... of Impact Statements <br /> <br />RaS~~ E~'Y;.!on..nenW 1 m';J>;.cts: <br />L Q.-Lack cfObjections <br />E C.-En~.riro~.....--ne:1ta1 C c::c e::;.s-...J r:1? 1Cts :i.dentL.'1ed t...'1at s...~otlld 'ce :. ':-=~~ ci. r'v{itig3.~c:..:7,:;, rure ~ ~. ~:l be <br />re qt:Ued. <br />E O..Emiron...'Tlental 01:;ject.:o~.<;--.'~i ~.ufic::..r:t impacts 1centifi ec -: ::recuve m e~..l!e,:-:-. ~:.. :-eq-J.:::e <br />:,~stan.ti:ll cha."'ge s to the prop osee .1ct.10n or c ~..sideraticn of a.r:'':- :~r ~tem3.t.l'ye. ~..::';' ::":""1g ~y t..~:..t <br />';:;ras either previcrJSly tL.""'~dd.re$$ed. cr elim:...~eted from t.~e stu....~..~ :: :.~e r-.o-actlon alte::: :.:'::,'"e L <br />Reasons can mclude: <br />o -Vloletion of a federal emruonr.'.e:1.tal standard; <br />o -or.aLation cf the fe cieral agency Gown e:-rmon...'Tle:t.al stendarci: <br />o violation of an EPA policy cedar atlon: <br />o ;:Jotential for signific~ eny;..rQ:'~'Tlental degradation: or, <br />o Freceded- setting fea- future act.:ons tr.at collectively could resul; :n s:guficar.t e:'.'r.:::-:.: ental <br />i~.oe.cts. <br />EU.-Enviror..mentallv Unsatisfac:.orv--ImpactS identi.'1ed are so sev-ere that. the ac'..lon ::-:.::. not proceed as <br />prcposed. If tbese dclicienc:es are ~ct c~ected in the final EIS. ~? A mayrefer the EI.:: :.:: CEO <br />Reasar.s, in addition to impacts ldentilled, ca.'1 include: <br />Q substantial violation of a fe deral emruorl.'Tlental standard; <br />o severity, duration, or geograpbcal extent of impacts thai warr~:s spec:al attent:.c:'.: ::, <br />o :1.atia:1al1m port:lnC e, due to L'-lre at to nmonal environ...-nental r e scurce s or polioies. <br /> <br />R~ti.'1~ Adequacv of the Imnact Statemen~ <br />1 (Ade~ate)--N 0 fu.'1her ir.formaticn is required for review. <br />:2 (Insufficient Idonnation).-Either more iri'orme.tion is needed f::: reV'1e'K, or other ~:;~atives sr.;;uld be <br />evaluated. The identified additional information ea- analysis SllOu:.:::. be lI1.cluded lI1. the r:.::~ EIS. <br />3 (Inw.et::uate)--Seriously lacking 1"'1 idormation or enalysis to aCciress potentially si?"..::::a.'1t <br />erIVU"ol'_-nental impe.cts. The draft EIS cl.oes not meet NEP A and or Sec'..:.on 309 requ:.re::-.e::is. rf <br />not revised or suppleme::ied end prD"-lided again as a draft EIS fer ?t:blic comm ent, E?L. ::-.ayrerer <br />tr.e EIS toCEQ. <br /> <br />(See Selected Publications. belO';r: E? A's Policy and Procadv.nsfor tits R.?view of Feaf!rol Aai= <br />ImpacTing the Environment.) <br /> <br />Annuaily, OFA and its regional counterparts review about 500 EISs and some 2000 other actions (see <br />Figures 1 and 2). Among the variety of proposed actions that may be reviewed. besides that for <br />which an agency provides an impact statement, are: legislation proposed by a federal agency; a <br />proposed agency regulation: the renewal of an action originally approved before the enactment of <br />NEP A: a proposal for which an agency has detennined that no impact statement is needed, whether or <br />not the agency has published a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONS!); and. an action that is <br />actually a segment of either a program or a reasonably expected succession of actions that could result <br />in a cumulative negative impact on human health or welfare or the environment. <br /> <br />In addition to conducting envirorunental reviews, OFA develops guidance materials and provides <br />training courses on NEP A and Section 309 requirements for EP A regional staff. and promotes <br />coordination between EP A offices and other federal agencies. <br /> <br />A-40 <br /> <br />30fi <br />