CEP Environmental Impact Analysis & Planning 3

Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

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

Answer

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

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

Pollutant concentration levels at receptor locations downwind of the source

Answer

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

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

Reasonable and feasible given the purpose and need of the project

Answer

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

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

Minority and low-income populations

Answer

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

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

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

Answer

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

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CEP Environmental Impact Analysis & Planning 3