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Environmental Impact Analysis & Planning Flashcards

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  1. A 'Record of Decision' (ROD) in the NEPA process is issued by the lead agency to:

    Answer: State the agency's decision, identify alternatives considered, and describe mitigation measures to be adopted

    The ROD is the final NEPA document that announces the agency's choice, summarizes alternatives, and commits to mitigation.

  2. When conducting an air quality analysis for an EIA, a planner using dispersion modeling would primarily be predicting:

    Answer: Pollutant concentration levels at receptor locations downwind of the source

    Dispersion models (e.g., AERMOD) predict how emissions travel and dilute to estimate concentrations at specific receptor locations.

  3. The 'rule of reason' in NEPA analysis requires that alternatives be:

    Answer: Reasonable and feasible given the purpose and need of the project

    The rule of reason limits alternatives to those that are technically and economically feasible and meet the project's stated purpose and need.

  4. Environmental Justice analysis in EIA is primarily concerned with identifying disproportionate impacts on:

    Answer: Minority and low-income populations

    Executive Order 12898 directs federal agencies to identify and address disproportionately high and adverse impacts on minority and low-income communities.

  5. A 'categorical exclusion' (CE) under NEPA applies to actions that:

    Answer: Have been determined through agency experience not to individually or cumulatively cause significant environmental effects

    CEs are categories of actions established by agencies that normally do not cause significant impacts and therefore require no EA or EIS.

  6. In noise impact analysis for transportation projects, the Ldn (day-night average sound level) metric gives extra weight to nighttime noise by adding how many decibels to sounds occurring between 10 PM and 7 AM?

    Answer: 10 dB

    The Ldn metric adds a 10 dB penalty to nighttime sounds to account for increased human sensitivity to noise during sleep hours.

  7. Which section of an EIS describes the project's purpose and the problem or opportunity it addresses, forming the foundation for alternatives development?

    Answer: Purpose and Need

    The Purpose and Need section establishes why the project is proposed and defines the parameters that reasonable alternatives must meet.