Document: 10 CFR Part 51
Document ID: 0e09cd84-ae25-4173-af40-bf54171beb95
Document Type: cfr
Title: Environmental report.
Source: 10 CFR Part 51
Source URL: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-10/part-51/section-51.45
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Section ID: 51.45
CFR Part: 51
CFR Title: 10

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§ 51.45 Environmental report. ( a ) General. As required by § 51.50 , § 51.53 , § 51.54 , § 51.55 , § 51.56 , § 51.60 , § 51.61 , § 51.62 , or § 51.68 , as appropriate, each applicant or petitioner for rulemaking shall submit with its application or petition for rulemaking one signed original of a separate document entitled “Applicant's” or “Petitioner's Environmental Report,” as appropriate. An applicant or petitioner for rulemaking may submit a supplement to an environmental report at any time. ( b ) Environmental considerations. The environmental report shall contain a description of the proposed action, a statement of its purposes, a description of the environment affected, and discuss the following considerations: ( 1 ) The impact of the proposed action on the environment. Impacts shall be discussed in proportion to their significance; ( 2 ) Any adverse environmental effects which cannot be avoided should the proposal be implemented; ( 3 ) Alternatives to the proposed action. The discussion of alternatives shall be sufficiently complete to aid the Commission in developing and exploring, pursuant to section 102(2)(E) of NEPA, “appropriate alternatives to recommended courses of action in any proposal which involves unresolved conflicts concerning alternative uses of available resources.” To the extent practicable, the environmental impacts of the proposal and the alternatives should be presented in comparative form; ( 4 ) The relationship between local short-term uses of man's environment and the maintenance and enhancement of long-term productivity; and ( 5 ) Any irreversible and irretrievable commitments of resources which would be involved in the proposed action should it be implemented. ( c ) Analysis. The environmental report must include an analysis that considers and balances the environmental effects of the proposed action, the environmental impacts of alternatives to the proposed action, and alternatives available for reducing or