Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 28.11.1997

Notice of Proposed Changes to Voluntary Environmental Impact Statement Policy

EPA is proposing changes in its Statement of Policy for Voluntary Environmental Impact Statements (EIS), which it adopted and published in the Federal Register (Vol. 39, No. 89/Tuesday, May 7, 1974/Notices/16186-16187). The proposed changes would update the EPA policy to reflect how Congress and the Courts have defined EPA's National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) obligations and to ensure that EPA's voluntary practices regarding NEPA compliance are consistent with practices provided in the NEPA regulations issued by the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ). The proposed changes will also encourage expansion of the increased discretionary use of voluntary EISs in circumstances where they can be particularly helpful for decision- making involving other federal agencies, cross-media issues, or other concerns such as environmental justice. The proposed changes will affect certain EPA standard-setting and cancellation procedures. EPA is soliciting comments on these proposed changes.