Section 131-2-007 - Environmental AssessmentThe Department will conduct an environmental assessment prior to entering into a loan agreement with a loan applicant and issue an environmental document. The three categories of documents include:
007.01 Categorical Exclusion. A Categorical Exclusion, or "Cat Ex", means a category of actions which do not individually or cumulatively have a significant effect on the human environment and which have been found to have no such effect on procedures adopted by the Department in implementation of these regulations and for which, therefore, neither an finding of no significant impact nor an environmental impact statement is required.007.02 Finding of No Significant Impact. A Finding of No Significant Impact, or "FNSI", or "FONSI", means a document briefly presenting the reasons why an action, not otherwise excluded by Chapter 2, Section 007.01A, will not have a significant effect on the human environment and for which an environmental impact statement therefore will not be prepared. If the assessment is included, the finding need not repeat any of the discussion in the assessment but may incorporate it by reference.007.03 Environmental Impact Statement. An Environmental Impact Statement is a report required of projects in which the proposed action will have a significant effect on human health or the human environment.131 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 2, § 007
Adopted effective 11/8/2016.Amended effective 7/21/2019