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California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 6 - Resources Agency › Chapter 3 - Guidelines for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act › Article 20 - Definitions › Section 15363 - EIS -Environmental Impact Statement

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
"EIS" or "Environmental Impact Statement" means an
					 environmental impact document prepared pursuant to the National Environmental
					 Policy Act (NEPA). NEPA uses the term EIS in the place of the term EIR which is
					 used in CEQA.
1. Change
					 without regulatory effect amending NOTE filed 10-6-2005 pursuant to section
					 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 2005, No. 40).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						21083,
						Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections
						21083.5,
						21083.6
						and
						21083.7,
						Public Resources Code; 43
						U.S.C.A.
						4322(2)(c).
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 6 - Resources Agency › Chapter 3 - Guidelines for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act › Article 20 - Definitions › Section 15364 - Feasible

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
"Feasible" means capable of being accomplished in a
					 successful manner within a reasonable period of time, taking into account
					 economic, environmental, legal, social, and technological
					 factors.
1. Change
					 without regulatory effect amending NOTE filed 10-6-2005 pursuant to section
					 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 2005, No. 40).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						21083,
						Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections
						21002,
						21002.1,
						21004,
						21061.1,
						21080.5
						and
						21081,
						Public Resources Code; Section
						4, Chapter 1438 of the Statutes of
						1982.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 6 - Resources Agency › Chapter 3 - Guidelines for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act › Article 20 - Definitions › Section 15364.5 - Greenhouse Gas

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
"Greenhouse gas" or "greenhouse gases" includes but is not
					 limited to: carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, hydrofluorocarbons,
					 perfluorocarbons and sulfur hexafluoride.
1. New
					 section filed 2-16-2010; operative 3-18-2010 (Register 2010, No.
					 8).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						21083
						and
						21083.05,
						Public Resources Code. Reference: Section
						38505(g),
						Health and Safety Code; and Section
						21083.05,
						Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 6 - Resources Agency › Chapter 3 - Guidelines for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act › Article 20 - Definitions › Section 15365 - Initial Study

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
"Initial study" means a preliminary analysis prepared by
					 the lead agency to determine whether an EIR or a negative declaration must be
					 prepared or to identify the significant environmental effects to be analyzed in
					 an EIR. Use of the initial study is discussed in Article 5, commencing with
					 Section 15060.
1. Change
					 without regulatory effect amending NOTE filed 10-6-2005 pursuant to section
					 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 2005, No. 40).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						21083,
						Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections
						21080.1,
						21080.2,
						21080.3
						and
						21100,
						Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 6 - Resources Agency › Chapter 3 - Guidelines for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act › Article 20 - Definitions › Section 15366 - Jurisdiction by Law

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a)
				  "Jurisdiction by law" means the authority of any public agency:
(1) To grant a permit or other entitlement
				  for use,
(2) To provide funding for
				  the project in question, or
(3) To
				  exercise authority over resources which may be affected by the
				  project.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 6 - Resources Agency › Chapter 3 - Guidelines for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act › Article 20 - Definitions › Section 15367 - Lead Agency

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
"Lead agency" means the public agency which has the
					 principal responsibility for carrying out or approving a project. The lead
					 agency will decide whether an EIR or negative declaration will be required for
					 the project and will cause the document to be prepared. Criteria for
					 determining which agency will be the lead agency for a project are contained in
					 Section 15051.
1. Change
					 without regulatory effect amending NOTE filed 10-6-2005 pursuant to section
					 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 2005, No. 40).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						21083,
						Public Resources Code. Reference: Section
						21165,
						Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 6 - Resources Agency › Chapter 3 - Guidelines for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act › Article 20 - Definitions › Section 15368 - Local Agency

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
"Local agency" means any public agency other than a state
					 agency, board, or commission. Local agency includes but is not limited to
					 cities, counties, charter cities and counties, districts, school districts,
					 special districts, redevelopment agencies, local agency formation commissions,
					 and any board, commission, or organizational subdivision of a local agency when
					 so designated by order or resolution of the governing legislative body of the
					 local agency.
1. Change
					 without regulatory effect amending NOTE filed 10-6-2005 pursuant to section
					 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 2005, No. 40).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						21083,
						Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections
						21062
						and
						21151,
						Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 6 - Resources Agency › Chapter 3 - Guidelines for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act › Article 20 - Definitions › Section 15369 - Ministerial

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
"Ministerial" describes a governmental decision involving
					 little or no personal judgment by the public official as to the wisdom or
					 manner of carrying out the project. The public official merely applies the law
					 to the facts as presented but uses no special discretion or judgment in
					 reaching a decision. A ministerial decision involves only the use of fixed
					 standards or objective measurements, and the public official cannot use
					 personal, subjective judgment in deciding whether or how the project should be
					 carried out. Common examples of ministerial permits include automobile
					 registrations, dog licenses, and marriage licenses. A building permit is
					 ministerial if the ordinance requiring the permit limits the public official to
					 determining whether the zoning allows the structure to be built in the
					 requested location, the structure would meet the strength requirements in the
					 Uniform Building Code, and the applicant has paid his fee.
1. Change
					 without regulatory effect amending NOTE filed 10-6-2005 pursuant to section
					 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 2005, No. 40).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						21083,
						Public Resources Code. Reference: Section
						21080(b)(1),
						Public Resources Code; Johnson v. State of California, 69 Cal. 2d 782; Day v.
						City of Glendale, 51 Cal. App. 3d
						817.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 6 - Resources Agency › Chapter 3 - Guidelines for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act › Article 20 - Definitions › Section 15369.5 - Mitigated Negative Declaration

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
"Mitigated negative declaration" means a negative
					 declaration prepared for a project when the initial study has identified
					 potentially significant effects on the environment, but (1) revisions in the
					 project plans or proposals made by, or agreed to by, the applicant before the
					 proposed negative declaration and initial study are released for public review
					 would avoid the effects or mitigate the effects to a point where clearly no
					 significant effect on the environment would occur, and (2) there is no
					 substantial evidence in light of the whole record before the public agency that
					 the project, as revised, may have a significant effect on the
					 environment.
1. New
					 section filed 5-27-97; operative 5-27-97 pursuant to Government Code section
					 11343.4(d)
					 (Register 97, No. 22).
2. Change without regulatory effect amending
					 NOTE filed 10-6-2005 pursuant to section
					 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 2005, No. 40).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						21083,
						Public Resources Code. Reference: Section
						21064.5,
						Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 6 - Resources Agency › Chapter 3 - Guidelines for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act › Article 20 - Definitions › Section 15370 - Mitigation

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
"Mitigation" includes:
(a) Avoiding the impact altogether by not
				  taking a certain action or parts of an action.
(b) Minimizing impacts by limiting the degree
				  or magnitude of the action and its implementation.
(c) Rectifying the impact by repairing,
				  rehabilitating, or restoring the impacted environment.
(d) Reducing or eliminating the impact over
				  time by preservation and maintenance operations during the life of the
				  action.
(e) Compensating for the
				  impact by replacing or providing substitute resources or environments,
				  including through permanent protection of such resources in the form of
				  conservation easements.
1. Change
					 without regulatory effect amending NOTE filed 10-6-2005 pursuant to section
					 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 2005, No. 40).
2. Amendment of subsection (e)
					 and amendment of NOTE filed 12-28-2018; operative 12-28-2018 pursuant to
					 Government Code section
					 11343.4(b)(3)
					 (Register 2018, No. 52).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						21083,
						Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections
						21002,
						21002.1,
						21081
						and
						21100(c),
						Public Resources Code; and Masonite Corporation v. County of Mendocino (2013)
						218 Cal.App.4th 230.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 6 - Resources Agency › Chapter 3 - Guidelines for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act › Article 20 - Definitions › Section 15371 - Negative Declaration

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
"Negative declaration" means a written statement by the
					 lead agency briefly describing the reasons that a proposed project, not exempt
					 from CEQA, will not have a significant effect on the environment and therefore
					 does not require the preparation of an EIR. The contents of a negative
					 declaration are described in Section
					 15071.
1. Change
					 without regulatory effect amending NOTE filed 10-6-2005 pursuant to section
					 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 2005, No. 40).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						21083,
						Public Resources Code. Reference: Section
						21080(c),
						Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 6 - Resources Agency › Chapter 3 - Guidelines for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act › Article 20 - Definitions › Section 15372 - Notice of Completion

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
"Notice of completion" means a brief notice filed with the
					 Office of Planning and Research by a lead agency as soon as it has completed a
					 draft EIR and is prepared to send out copies for review. The contents of this
					 notice are explained in Section
					 15085.
1. Amendment
					 filed 1-30-86; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 86, No.
					 5).
2. Change without regulatory effect amending section and NOTE
					 filed 10-6-2005 pursuant to section
					 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 2005, No. 40).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						21083,
						Public Resources Code. Reference: Section
						21161,
						Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 6 - Resources Agency › Chapter 3 - Guidelines for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act › Article 20 - Definitions › Section 15373 - Notice of Determination

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
"Notice of determination" means a brief notice to be filed
					 by a public agency after it approves or determines to carry out a project which
					 is subject to the requirements of CEQA. The contents of this notice are
					 explained in Sections
					 15075 and
					 15094.
1. Change
					 without regulatory effect amending NOTE filed 10-6-2005 pursuant to section
					 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 2005, No. 40).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						21083,
						Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections
						21108(a)
						and
						21152,
						Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 6 - Resources Agency › Chapter 3 - Guidelines for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act › Article 20 - Definitions › Section 15374 - Notice of Exemption

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
"Notice of exemption" means a brief notice which may be
					 filed by a public agency after it has decided to carry out or approve a project
					 and has determined that the project is exempt from CEQA as being ministerial,
					 categorically exempt, an emergency, or subject to another exemption from CEQA.
					 Such a notice may also be filed by an applicant where such a determination has
					 been made by a public agency which must approve the project. The contents of
					 this notice are explained in Section
					 15062.
1. Change
					 without regulatory effect amending NOTE filed 10-6-2005 pursuant to section
					 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 2005, No. 40).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						21083,
						Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections
						21108(b)
						and
						21152(b),
						Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 6 - Resources Agency › Chapter 3 - Guidelines for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act › Article 20 - Definitions › Section 15375 - Notice of Preparation

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
"Notice of preparation" means a brief notice sent by a lead
					 agency to notify the responsible agencies, trustee agencies, the Office of
					 Planning and Research, and involved federal agencies that the lead agency plans
					 to prepare an EIR for the project. The purpose of the notice is to solicit
					 guidance from those agencies as to the scope and content of the environmental
					 information to be included in the EIR. Public agencies are free to develop
					 their own formats for this notice. The contents of this notice are described in
					 Section 15082.
1. Change
					 without regulatory effect amending section and NOTE filed 10-6-2005 pursuant to
					 section 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 2005, No. 40).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						21083,
						Public Resources Code. Reference: Section
						21080.4,
						Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 6 - Resources Agency › Chapter 3 - Guidelines for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act › Article 20 - Definitions › Section 15376 - Person

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
"Person" includes any person, firm, association,
					 organization, partnership, business, trust, corporation, limited liability
					 company, company, district, city, county, city and county, town, the state, and
					 any of the agencies and political subdivisions of such entities, and, to the
					 extent permitted by federal law, the United States, or any of its agencies or
					 political subdivisions.
1. Amendment
					 of section and NOTE filed 5-27-97; operative 5-27-97 pursuant to Government
					 Code section
					 11343.4(d)
					 (Register 97, No. 22).
2. Change without regulatory effect amending
					 section and NOTE filed 10-6-2005 pursuant to section
					 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 2005, No. 40).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						21083,
						Public Resources Code. Reference: Section
						21066,
						Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 6 - Resources Agency › Chapter 3 - Guidelines for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act › Article 20 - Definitions › Section 15377 - Private Project

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
A "private project" means a project which will be carried
					 out by a person other than a governmental agency, but the project will need a
					 discretionary approval from one or more governmental agencies for:
(a) A contract or financial assistance,
				  or
(b) A lease, permit, license,
				  certificate, or other entitlement for use.
1. Change
					 without regulatory effect amending NOTE filed 10-6-2005 pursuant to section
					 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 2005, No. 40).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						21083,
						Public Resources Code. Reference: Section
						21065,
						Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 6 - Resources Agency › Chapter 3 - Guidelines for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act › Article 20 - Definitions › Section 15378 - Project

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) "Project" means
				  the whole of an action, which has a potential for resulting in either a direct
				  physical change in the environment, or a reasonably foreseeable indirect
				  physical change in the environment, and that is any of the following:
(1) An activity directly undertaken by any
				  public agency including but not limited to public works construction and
				  related activities clearing or grading of land, improvements to existing public
				  structures, enactment and amendment of zoning ordinances, and the adoption and
				  amendment of local General Plans or elements thereof pursuant to Government
				  Code Sections
				  65100-
				  65700.
(2) An activity undertaken by a person which
				  is supported in whole or in part through public agency contracts, grants,
				  subsidies, loans, or other forms of assistance from one or more public
				  agencies.
(3) An activity involving
				  the issuance to a person of a lease, permit, license, certificate, or other
				  entitlement for use by one or more public agencies.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 6 - Resources Agency › Chapter 3 - Guidelines for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act › Article 20 - Definitions › Section 15379 - Public Agency

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
"Public agency" includes any state agency, board, or
					 commission and any local or regional agency, as defined in these guidelines. It
					 does not include the courts of the state. This term does not include agencies
					 of the federal government.
1. Change
					 without regulatory effect amending NOTE filed 10-6-2005 pursuant to section
					 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 2005, No. 40).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						21083,
						Public Resources Code. Reference: Section
						21063,
						Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 6 - Resources Agency › Chapter 3 - Guidelines for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act › Article 20 - Definitions › Section 15380 - Endangered, Rare or Threatened Species

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) "Species" as used in this section means a
				  species or subspecies of animal or plant or a variety of plant.
(b) A species of animal or plant is:
(1) "Endangered" when its survival and
				  reproduction in the wild are in immediate jeopardy from one or more causes,
				  including loss of habitat, change in habitat, overexploitation, predation,
				  competition, disease, or other factors; or
(2) "Rare" when either:
(A) Although not presently threatened with
				  extinction, the species is existing in such small numbers throughout all or a
				  significant portion of its range that it may become endangered if its
				  environment worsens; or
(B) The
				  species is likely to become endangered within the foreseeable future throughout
				  all or a significant portion of its range and may be considered "threatened" as
				  that term is used in the Federal Endangered Species
				  Act.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 6 - Resources Agency › Chapter 3 - Guidelines for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act › Article 20 - Definitions › Section 15381 - Responsible Agency

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
"Responsible agency" means a public agency which proposes
					 to carry out or approve a project, for which a lead agency is preparing or has
					 prepared an EIR or negative declaration. For the purposes of CEQA, the term
					 "responsible agency" includes all public agencies other than the lead agency
					 which have discretionary approval power over the project.
1. Change
					 without regulatory effect amending NOTE filed 10-6-2005 pursuant to section
					 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 2005, No. 40).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						21083,
						Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections
						21002.1,
						21069,
						21080.1,
						21080.3,
						21080.4,
						21167.2
						and
						21167.3,
						Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 6 - Resources Agency › Chapter 3 - Guidelines for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act › Article 20 - Definitions › Section 15382 - Significant Effect on the Environment

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
"Significant effect on the environment" means a
					 substantial, or potentially substantial, adverse change in any of the physical
					 conditions within the area affected by the project including land, air, water,
					 minerals, flora, fauna, ambient noise, and objects of historic or aesthetic
					 significance. An economic or social change by itself shall not be considered a
					 significant effect on the environment. A social or economic change related to a
					 physical change may be considered in determining whether the physical change is
					 significant.
1. On
					 November 23, 1986 the regulation (Title 14, §
											895.1) became effective which
					 clarifies the Board's regulatory interpretation of "effect" and "impact" as
					 specified in CEQA (Public Resources Code §
											21068
					 and §
											21080.5(d)(2) and
					 (3)) (Register 86, No. 4).
2.
					 Change without regulatory effect amending NOTE filed 10-6-2005 pursuant to
					 section 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 2005, No. 40).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						21083,
						Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections
						21068,
						21083,
						21100
						and
						21151,
						Public Resources Code; Hecton v. People of the State of California, 58 Cal.
						App. 3d 653.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 6 - Resources Agency › Chapter 3 - Guidelines for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act › Article 20 - Definitions › Section 15383 - State Agency

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
"State agency" means a governmental agency in the executive
					 branch of the State Government or an entity which operates under the direction
					 and control of an agency in the executive branch of State Government and is
					 funded primarily by the State Treasury.
1. Change
					 without regulatory effect amending NOTE filed 10-6-2005 pursuant to section
					 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 2005, No. 40).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						21083,
						Public Resources Code. Reference: Section
						21100,
						Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 6 - Resources Agency › Chapter 3 - Guidelines for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act › Article 20 - Definitions › Section 15384 - Substantial Evidence

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a)
				  "Substantial evidence" as used in these guidelines means enough relevant
				  information and reasonable inferences from this information that a fair
				  argument can be made to support a conclusion, even though other conclusions
				  might also be reached. Whether a fair argument can be made that the project may
				  have a significant effect on the environment is to be determined by examining
				  the whole record before the lead agency. Argument, speculation, unsubstantiated
				  opinion or narrative, evidence which is clearly erroneous or inaccurate, or
				  evidence of social or economic impacts which do not contribute to or are not
				  caused by physical impacts on the environment does not constitute substantial
				  evidence.
(b) Substantial evidence
				  shall include facts, reasonable assumptions predicated upon facts, and expert
				  opinion supported by facts.
1. Amendment
					 of section and NOTE filed 5-27-97; operative 5-27-97 pursuant to Government
					 Code section
					 11343.4(d)
					 (Register 97, No. 22).
2. Change without regulatory effect amending
					 NOTE filed 10-6-2005 pursuant to section
					 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 2005, No. 40).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						21083,
						Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections
						21080,
						21082.2,
						21168
						and
						21168.5,
						Public Resources Code; No Oil, Inc. v. City of Los Angeles (1974) 13 Cal. 3d
						68; Running Fence Corp. v. Superior Court (1975) 51 Cal. App. 3d 400; Friends
						of B Street v. City of Hayward (1980) 106 Cal. App. 3d
						988.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 6 - Resources Agency › Chapter 3 - Guidelines for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act › Article 20 - Definitions › Section 15385 - Tiering

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
"Tiering" refers to the coverage of general matters in
					 broader EIRs (such as on general plans or policy statements) with subsequent
					 narrower EIRs or ultimately site-specific EIRs incorporating by reference the
					 general discussions and concentrating solely on the issues specific to the EIR
					 subsequently prepared. Tiering is appropriate when the sequence of EIRs
					 is:
(a) From a general plan, policy,
				  or program EIR to a program, plan, or policy EIR of lesser scope or to a
				  site-specific EIR.
(b) From an EIR
				  on a specific action at an early stage to a subsequent EIR or a supplement to
				  an EIR at a later stage. Tiering in such cases is appropriate when it helps the
				  lead agency to focus on the issues which are ripe for decision and exclude from
				  consideration issues already decided or not yet ripe.
1. Change
					 without regulatory effect amending NOTE filed 10-6-2005 pursuant to section
					 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 2005, No. 40).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						21083,
						Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections
						21003,
						21061
						and
						21100,
						Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 6 - Resources Agency › Chapter 3 - Guidelines for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act › Article 20 - Definitions › Section 15386 - Trustee Agency

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
"Trustee agency" means a state agency having jurisdiction
					 by law over natural resources affected by a project which are held in trust for
					 the people of the State of California. Trustee agencies include:
(a) The California Department of Fish and
				  Game with regard to the fish and wildlife of the state, to designated rare or
				  endangered native plants, and to game refuges, ecological reserves, and other
				  areas administered by the department.
(b) The State Lands Commission with regard to
				  state owned "sovereign" lands such as the beds of navigable waters and state
				  school lands.
(c) The State
				  Department of Parks and Recreation with regard to units of the State Park
				  System.
(d) The University of
				  California with regard to sites within the Natural Land and Water Reserves
				  System.
1. Change
					 without regulatory effect amending NOTE filed 10-6-2005 pursuant to section
					 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 2005, No. 40).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						21083,
						Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections
						21080.3
						and
						21080.4,
						Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 6 - Resources Agency › Chapter 3 - Guidelines for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act › Article 20 - Definitions › Section 15387 - Urbanized Area

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
"Urbanized area" means a central city or a group of
					 contiguous cities with a population of 50,000 or more, together with adjacent
					 densely populated areas having a population density of at least 1,000 persons
					 per square mile. A lead agency shall determine whether a particular area meets
					 the criteria in this section either by examining the area or by referring to a
					 map prepared by the U.S. Bureau of the Census which designates the area as
					 urbanized. Maps of the designated urbanized areas can be found in the
					 California EIR Monitor of February 7, 1979. The maps are also for sale by the
					 Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C.
					 20402. The maps are sold in sets only as Stock Number 0301-3466. Use of the
					 term "urbanized area" in Section
					 15182 is limited to areas mapped
					 and designated as urbanized by the U.S. Bureau of the Census.
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						21083
						and
						21087,
						Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections
						21080.7,
						21083
						and
						21084,
						Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 6 - Resources Agency › Chapter 3 - Guidelines for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act › Appendix A - CEQA Process Flow Chart

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1. Amendment
				  of Appendix A filed 1-30-86; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 86,
				  No. 5). For prior history, see Registers 80, No. 19 and 73, No.
				  50.
Note: Authority cited: Section
					 21083,
					 Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections
					 21000-
					 21176,
					 Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 6 - Resources Agency › Chapter 3 - Guidelines for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act › Appendix C - Notice of Completion and Environmental Document Transmittal

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Appendix C
Notice of Completion & Environmental Document
				  Transmittal
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1. Amendment
				  of Appendix C filed 12-14-73 as an emergency; effective upon filing.
				  Certificate of Compliance included (Register 73, No. 5).
2.
				  Amendment of Appendix C filed 1-30-86; effective thirtieth day thereafter
				  (Register 86, No. 5).
3. Repealer and new appendix filed 9-7-2004;
				  operative 9-7-2004 pursuant to Public Resources Code section
				  21083(e)
				  (Register 2004, No. 37).
4. Change without regulatory effect
				  repealing and adopting new Appendix C and amending NOTE filed 10-6-2005
				  pursuant to section
				  100, title 1, California Code of
				  Regulations (Register 2005, No. 40).
5. Change without regulatory
				  effect amending Appendix C filed 10-21-2008 pursuant to section
				  100, title 1, California Code of
				  Regulations (Register 2008, No. 43).
Note: Authority cited: Section
					 21083,
					 Public Resources Code. Reference: Section
					 21161,
					 Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 6 - Resources Agency › Chapter 3 - Guidelines for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act › Appendix D - Notice of Determination

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1. New
				  Appendix D filed 12-14-73 as an emergency; effective upon filing. Certificate
				  of Compliance included (Register 73, No. 50).
2. Repealer and new
				  Appendix D filed 1-3-75; designated effective 4-1-75 (Register 75, No.
				  1).
3. Amendment filed 2-2-78; effective thirtieth day thereafter
				  (Register 78, No. 5).
4. Amendment filed 5-8-80; effective thirtieth
				  day thereafter (Register 80, No. 19).
5. Amendment of Appendix D
				  filed 1-30-86; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 86, No.
				  5).
6. Amendment filed 9-7-2004; operative 9-7-2004 pursuant to
				  Public Resources Code section
				  21083(e)
				  (Register 2004, No. 37).
7. Change without regulatory effect
				  repealing and adopting new Appendix D and amending NOTE filed 10-6-2005
				  pursuant to section
				  100, title 1, California Code of
				  Regulations (Register 2005, No. 40).
8. Change without regulatory
				  effect amending appendix filed 12-9-2011 pursuant to section
				  100, title 1, California Code of
				  Regulations; operative 1-1-2012 pursuant to AB 320, Hill (signed 10-10-2011,
				  effective 1-1-2012) (Register 2011, No. 49).
Note: Authority cited: Section
					 21083,
					 Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections
					 21000-
					 21174,
					 Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 6 - Resources Agency › Chapter 3 - Guidelines for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act › Appendix E - Notice of Exemption

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1. New
				  Appendix = filed 3-26-74 as an emergency; effective upon filing (Register 74,
				  No. 13).
2. Certificate of Compliance filed 6-26-74 (Register 74,
				  No. 26).
3. Amendment filed 1-3-75; designated effective 4-1-75
				  (Register 75, No. 1).
4. Amendment of Appendix = filed 1-30-86;
				  effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 86, No. 5).
5. Change
				  without regulatory effect amending NOTE filed 7-22-2003 pursuant to section
				  100, title 1, California Code of
				  Regulations (Register 2003, No. 30).
6. Change without regulatory
				  effect amending appendix and NOTE filed 12-9-2011 pursuant to section
				  100, title 1, California Code of
				  Regulations; operative 1-1-2012 pursuant to AB 320, Hill (signed 10-10-2011,
				  effective 1-1-2012) (Register 2011, No. 49).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
					 21083
					 and
					 21110,
					 Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections
					 21108,
					 21152
					 and
					 21152.1,
					 Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 6 - Resources Agency › Chapter 3 - Guidelines for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act › Appendix I - Notice of Preparation

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TO: __________
FROM: __________
(Responsible Agency)
(Lead Agency)
__________
__________
(Address)
(Address)
__________
__________
SUBJECT: Notice of Preparation of a Draft Environmental
				  Impact Report
____________________ will be the Lead Agency and will prepare
				  an environmental impact report for the project identified below. We need to
				  know the views of your agency as to the scope and content of the environmental
				  information which is germane to your agency's statutory responsibilities in
				  connection with the proposed project. Your agency will need to use the EIR
				  prepared by our agency when considering your permit or other approval for the
				  project.
The project description, location, and the probable
				  environmental effects are contained in the attached materials. A copy of the
				  Initial Study [] is, [] is not, attached.
Due to the time limits mandated by State law, your response
				  must be sent at the earliest possible date but not later than 30 days after
				  receipt of this notice.
Please send your response to ____________________ at the
				  address shown above. We will need the name for a contact person in your
				  agency.
Project Title:
Project Applicant, if any:
Date___________________________
___________________________Signature
___________________________Title
___________________________Telephone
Reference: California Administrative Code, Title 14, Sections
				  15035.7,
				  15054.3,
				  15066.
1. Repealer
				  and new Appendix I filed 8-19-94; operative 9-19-94 (Register 94, No. 33). For
				  prior history, see Register 80, No. 19.
2. Relettering of former
				  Appendix I to Appendix G and relettering of former Appendix J to new Appendix I
				  filed 10-26-98; operative 10-26-98 pursuant to Public Resources Code section
				  21087
				  (Register 98, No. 44).
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 6 - Resources Agency › Chapter 3 - Guidelines for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act › Appendix K - Criteria for Shortened Clearinghouse Review

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Under exceptional circumstances, and when requested in
				  writing by the lead agency, the State Clearinghouse in the Office of Planning
				  and Research (OPR) may shorten the usual review periods for proposed negative
				  declarations, mitigated negative declarations and draft EIRs submitted to the
				  Clearinghouse. A request must be made by the decision-making body of the lead
				  agency, or by a properly authorized representative of the decision-making
				  body.
A shortened review period may be granted when any of the
				  following circumstances exist:
(1) The lead agency is operating under an extension of the
				  one-year period for completion of an EIR and would not otherwise be able to
				  complete the EIR within the extended period.
(2) The public project applicant is under severe time
				  constraints with regard to obtaining financing or exercising options which
				  cannot be met without shortening the review period.
(3) The document is a supplement to a draft EIR or proposed
				  negative declaration or mitigated negative declaration previously submitted to
				  the State Clearinghouse.
(4) The health and safety of the community would be at risk
				  unless the project is approved expeditiously.
(5) The document is a revised draft EIR, or proposed negative
				  declaration or mitigated negative declaration, where changes in the document
				  are primarily the result of comments from agencies and the public.
Shortened review cannot be provided to a draft EIR or
				  proposed negative declaration or mitigated negative declaration which has
				  already begun the usual review process. Prior to requesting shortened review,
				  the lead agency should have already issued a notice of preparation and received
				  comments from applicable State agencies, in the case of an EIR, or consulted
				  with applicable State agencies, in the case of a proposed negative declaration
				  or mitigated negative declaration.
No shortened review period shall be granted unless the lead
				  agency has contacted and obtained prior approval for a shortened review from
				  the applicable state responsible and trustee agencies. No shortened review
				  shall be granted for any project which is of statewide, regional, or areawide
				  significance, as defined in Section
				  15206 of the
				  guidelines.
1. New
				  Appendix K filed 7-13-83; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 83, No.
				  29).
2. Editorial correction of 7-13-83 order redesignating
				  effective date to 8-1-83 filed 7-14-83 (Register 83, No. 29).
3.
				  Repealer of Appendix K and relettering of former Appendix L to new Appendix K
				  filed 10-26-98; operative 10-26-98 pursuant to Public Resources Code section
				  21087
				  (Register 98, No. 44).
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 6 - Resources Agency › Chapter 3 - Guidelines for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act › Appendix L - Notice of Completion of Draft EIR

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___________________________
Project Title
___________________________
Project Location -- Specific
___________________________
___________________________
Project Location -- City
____________________________________________________________
Project Location -- County
___________________________
Description of Nature, Purpose, and Beneficiaries of
				  Project
___________________________
___________________________
___________________________
___________________________
___________________________
___________________________
___________________________
Lead Agency
_________________________________________________________________
Division
___________________________
Address Where Copy of EIR is Available
___________________________
___________________________
Review Period
___________________________
___________________________
Contact Person
___________________________________________________________________________
Area Code
_____________________________________________
Phone Extension
1. New
				  Appendix L filed 9-7-2004; operative 9-7-2004 pursuant to Public Resources Code
				  section
				  21083(e)
				  (Register 2004, No. 37). For prior history, see Register 98, No.
				  44.
2. Change without regulatory effect amending NOTE filed
				  10-6-2005 pursuant to section
				  100, title 1, California Code of
				  Regulations (Register 2005, No. 40).
Note: Authority cited: Section
					 21083,
					 Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections
					 21092,
					 21152
					 and
					 21153,
					 Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 6 - Resources Agency › Chapter 4 - Resources Agency-Conflict of Interest Code

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NOTE: The adopting agency has requested its
				conflict-of-interest code be incorporated by reference into the CCR. The full
				text of the regulations is available to the public for review or purchase at
				cost at the following locations:
RESOURCES AGENCY
1416 NINTH STREET, ROOM 1311
SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA 95814
FAIR POLITICAL PRACTICES COMMISSION
1100 K STREET
SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA 95814
ARCHIVES
SECRETARY OF STATE
1020 O STREET
SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA 95814
The Conflict of Interest Code is designated as Chapter 4,
				Division 6 of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations, and consists of
				sections numbered and titled as follows:
Chapter 4. Resources Agency -- Conflict of Interest
				Code
Section
15411.
General Provisions
Appendix
Note: Authority cited: Sections
				  87300 and
				  87304, Government Code. Reference:
				  Sections 87300 et seq., Government
				  Code.
Note: Authority cited: Sections
				  87300 and
				  87304,
				  Government Code. Reference: Sections
				  87300 et seq., Government
				  Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 6.3 - Office of Planning and Research › Chapter 1 - Regulations for Designation of Lead Agency for the Preparation of Environmental Documents › Article 1 - General › Section 16000 - Authority

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The regulations contained herein are prescribed by the
					 Director of the Office of Planning and Research pursuant to authority granted
					 in Div. 13, Pub. Resources Code and Title 7, Division 1, Chapter 1.5, Gov.
					 Code, and to implement, interpret or make specific Section
					 21165
					 of the Pub. Resources Code consistent with the Guidelines for Implementation of
					 the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970 (Div. 6, Title 14, Cal. Adm.
					 Code) and to establish criteria and procedures for designation of the lead
					 agency for the preparation of environmental documents in the event of a dispute
					 between two or more public agencies.
1. New
					 Division 6.3 (§§
											16000 through
					 16041) filed 4-12-74; effective
					 thirtieth day thereafter (Register 74, No. 5).
2. Amendment filed
					 11-22-78; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 78, No.
					 47).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						21082,
						Public Resources Code and Title 7, Division 1, Chapter 1.5, Gov. Code.
						Reference: Section
						21165,
						Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 6.3 - Office of Planning and Research › Chapter 1 - Regulations for Designation of Lead Agency for the Preparation of Environmental Documents › Article 2 - Purpose › Section 16001 - Purpose

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The purpose of these regulations is to specify the criteria
					 and procedures to be followed by the Office of Planning and Research in
					 resolving lead agency disputes.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 6.3 - Office of Planning and Research › Chapter 1 - Regulations for Designation of Lead Agency for the Preparation of Environmental Documents › Article 3 - Policy › Section 16002 - Policy

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It is the policy of the Office of Planning and Research
					 that these regulations implement the principles, objectives and criteria for
					 the designation of a lead agency specified in the State
					 Guidelines.