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Environmental Impact Assessment Flashcards

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  1. Under CEQ regulations, the preferred alternative in a Draft EIS must be:

    Answer: Identified, if one exists at the time of EIS preparation

    CEQ regulations require agencies to identify a preferred alternative in the Draft EIS if one has been identified, though the final selection is made in the Record of Decision.

  2. Which term describes a formal process used to narrow the scope of issues and alternatives to be analyzed in an EIS?

    Answer: Scoping

    Scoping is a mandatory public process that identifies significant issues and reasonable alternatives for analysis, eliminating non-significant issues from detailed study.

  3. A Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) can be issued after completion of:

    Answer: An Environmental Assessment

    A FONSI is the outcome when an EA concludes that the proposed action will not have significant environmental effects, eliminating the need for an EIS.

  4. The 'no-action alternative' in an EIS refers to:

    Answer: Continuation of existing conditions without the proposed federal action

    The no-action alternative represents the baseline of continuing current management or conditions, against which other alternatives are compared.

  5. Under NEPA, 'connected actions' that must be analyzed together are those that:

    Answer: Automatically trigger other actions or cannot proceed without each other

    Connected actions are interdependent projects that trigger each other or cannot proceed independently, requiring joint analysis to prevent improper segmentation.

  6. Which mitigation measure type involves reducing the magnitude of an action to decrease its impact?

    Answer: Minimization

    Minimization limits the degree or magnitude of an action and its implementation to reduce environmental impact, distinct from fully avoiding the impact.

  7. In an EIA, 'baseline conditions' are most accurately described as:

    Answer: The existing environmental conditions before the proposed action occurs

    Baseline conditions document the current state of the environment, providing the reference point against which predicted project impacts are measured.