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CPP Stakeholder Engagement & Public Participation Flashcards

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  1. What is a 'Finding of No Significant Impact' (FONSI) and when is it issued?

    Answer: A document issued after an EA concludes a project will not significantly affect the environment

    A FONSI is issued when an Environmental Assessment determines that a proposed action will not have significant environmental impacts, allowing the project to proceed without a full EIS.

  2. What is the significance of the 'Record of Decision' (ROD) in the NEPA process?

    Answer: It is the final agency decision that selects an alternative and commits to mitigation measures

    The ROD is the final NEPA document that states what decision was made, identifies alternatives considered, and explains why the selected alternative was chosen.

  3. In stakeholder mapping, which group is classified as having HIGH interest but LOW influence?

    Answer: Affected community residents

    Affected community residents typically have high interest in project outcomes but limited power to directly control decisions, making targeted engagement and transparent communication especially important for this group.

  4. What does 'cumulative impact' analysis require during the public review process?

    Answer: Assessing impacts of the current project combined with past, present, and reasonably foreseeable future actions

    Cumulative impact analysis under NEPA requires evaluating how a project's effects combine with other past, present, and future actions to create larger collective impacts on the environment.

  5. What is the key difference between a 'comment' and a 'protest' in the US federal permitting process?

    Answer: Comments are submitted during review periods; protests are formal legal challenges to decisions

    Comments are substantive input provided during public review periods to inform decisions, while protests are formal administrative or legal challenges filed after a decision has been made.

  6. Under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act, what is the timeline for federal agencies to respond to a SHPO's comments?

    Answer: 30 days

    Federal agencies must provide State Historic Preservation Officers (SHPOs) a 30-day review period and respond within 30 days to SHPO objections in the Section 106 consultation process.