# Presentation: 899243

## 7 CFR Part 1794 

- Will the loan closing or servicing activity alter the purpose, operation, location, or design of the project as originally approved, such as subordinations, amendments and revisions to approved actions,and the provisions of additional financial assistance for cost overruns?

**yes**

- 1**.** Award of Financial Assistance (Construction)
- 2. Award of Financial Assistance (Non-Construction) 3. Management Actions
- 4. Loan Closing or Servicing Activities
- 5. Lease/Disposal of Real Property
- 6. All other actions

- Based upon the preliminary information, select one of the following types of actions which best fits the project.

**1. **Technical assistance      2. Planning Purposes                        3. Environmental analysis  4. Mgmt/Feasibility studies 5. Purchase and installation of office equip. or motorized vehicles

- 1. Invitation for Bid (IFB)   2. Contract award                  3. Physical commencement                of construction activities

**no**

- Select the type of Financial Assistance (Non-Construction) for this project.

- Select the type of Mgmt Action for this project.

- Provide a description for the other type of action for this project.

**7 CFR Part 1794 **
**Rural Utilities Service**
**Environmental Policies and Procedures**

- 1794.21(c)

- 1794.21(c)

- 1794.21(c)

- 1794.21(c)

- 1794.21(c)

**J**

**G**

**C**

**Flowchart of Subpart C - Classification of Proposals**

## Prepare an Environmental Assessment with an Environmental Report

**Prepare an Environmental Assessment with an Environmental Report**

**yes**

**no**

**1.** Will the project either create a new or relocate an existing discharge to or a withdrawal from surface or ground waters?
**2.** Will the project result in substantial increases in the volume or the loading of pollutants from an existing discharge to receiving waters?
**3.** Will the project cause a substantial increase in the volume of withdrawal from surface or ground waters at an existing site?
**4.** Is the number of EDUs  more than 500 or does the project provide a capacity to serve a 30% increase in the existing population?

- Select the type of activity(s) which best fits the Award of Financial Assistance (Construction)*

**1.** Rehabilitation of existing facilities or equipment
**2.** New ancillary facilities adjacent to existing facilities
**3.** Facilities improvement
**4.** New  facilities
**5.** New water supply
**6.** New or modified utility line

- Is the extension, enlargement or construction of interceptors, collection, transmission or distribution lines within a one mile limit of the corporate limits of the community being served or areas contiguous to these limits or within one mile of  developed areas if community is unincorporated?

**yes**

**no**

- Does the project affect or convert to other uses any of the following environmental resources or issues?

- 1794.22(c)

- 1794.22(b)

- 1794.22(b)

- Any Formally Classified Lands (Parks, Monuments, Wild and Scenic Rivers, etc)
- Important Farmland, Prime Range or Forestlands
- Floodplains
- Wetlands
- Cultural Resources
- Biological Resources - Threatened and Endangered Species/Critical Habitat
- Water Quality Issues/Sole Source Aquifer areas
- Coastal Resource (Coastal Zone Mgmt Areas/Coastal Barrier Resources)
- Environmental Justice
- Miscellaneous Issues (Air Quality, Noise, Odors)

**M**

**yes**

**no**

**E**

**E**

**C**

**H**

**D**

*** For projects that include more than one activity, the highest level of NEPA review will be required**

**Prepare a Categorical Exclusion without an Environmental Report **
**(If extraordinary circumstances occur regarding a project proposal RUS may require preparation of an Environmental Report)**

## Will the project be confined to areas within the existing service area?

**yes**

**no**

- #1

- #2

- #3

- Is the project designed for modest growth

**yes**

**no**

- Is the project for the rehabilitation of existing facilities designed for modest or moderate growth potential?

**yes**

**no**

- Will the project meet current needs with a modest change in use, size, capacity, purpose or location from the original facility?

**yes**

**no**

- B

**F**

**yes**

**no**

- Is the project designed  for predominantly residential use with other new or expanded users being small-scale, commercial enterprises having limited secondary impacts?

**yes**

**no**

- #4

**A**

**Prepare a Categorical Exclusion with an Environmental Report to Document the Evaluation and Consideration of Environmental Issues **

- Is the project for the construction of new ancillary facilities adjacent or appurtenant to existing facilities designed for modest or moderate growth potential?

**yes**

**no**

**L**

- Is the project designed for predominantly residential use with users being small-scale, commercial enterprises having limited secondary impacts?

- 1794.22(b)

- 1794.22(b)

- 1794.22(b)

- 1794.22(b)

- 1794.22(b)

- 1794.22(b)

- 1794.22(b)

**C**

**C**

**C**

**C**

**C**

**E**

**E**

**E**

**E**

## Will the installation of the new water supply wells or storage facilities be used for backup to existing production well(s) or as reserve for fire protection?

**yes**

**no**

- Select the type of activity(s) which best fits the lease or disposal or servicing activities of the project?*

**1.** Rehabilitation of existing facilities or equipment
**2.** New ancillary facilities adjacent to existing facilities
**3.** Facilities improvement
**4.** New facilities
**5.** New water supply
**6.** New or modified utility line
**7.** All other actions

**A**

**F**

- Will the result of the lease or disposal of real property result in a change in the use of the real property in the reasonably foreseeable future?

**no**

**yes**

**M**

**Submit information to Administrator for determination of level of review**

- Do you want to request a reclassification of  the project to a Categorical Exclusion?

**yes**

**no**

**Prepare an Environmental Assessment with an Environmental Report**

**J**

- Describe the other type of action relating to the project.

- 1794.22(b)

- 1794.22(b)

- 1794.22(b)

- 1794.22(b)

- 1794.23(b)

**G**

**E**

**B**

**C**

**L**

**D**