Texas Administrative Code › Title 31 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Part 10 - TEXAS WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD › Chapter 375 - CLEAN WATER STATE REVOLVING FUND › Subchapter E - ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEWS AND DETERMINATIONS › Division 2 - FEDERAL PROJECTS › Section 375.60 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Unless specifically defined differently within this
						subchapter, the following terms and acronyms, used in this subchapter,
						mean:
(1) Affected community--A
					 community potentially impacted by the proposed project.
(2) Categorical Exclusion (CE)--An
					 environmental finding issued by the Board for projects that would not
					 individually or cumulatively have a significant adverse effect on the human
					 environment and for which, therefore, the Applicant is not required to prepare
					 an Environmental Information Document or an Environmental Impact
					 Statement.
(3) Emergency Relief
					 Project--An infrastructure construction project that provides relief to an
					 entity experiencing an emergency condition or incident that causes an imminent
					 peril to public health, safety, environment, or welfare, including natural
					 disasters and any other emergency condition as described in an IUP.
(4) Environmental Assessment--A public
					 document prepared by the executive administrator for projects that may result
					 in adverse environmental impacts where the significance of those impacts is not
					 known. The Environmental Assessment, based primarily on the Environmental
					 Information Document, must provide sufficient evidence and analysis to
					 determine whether to prepare a Finding of No Significant Impact or an
					 Environmental Impact Statement.
(5)
					 Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)--A detailed written statement prepared by
					 a third-party contractor, in close coordination with the executive
					 administrator, that analyzes environmental impacts of project alternatives for
					 projects with significant adverse impacts on the quality of the human
					 environment. An EIS is required for projects that do not qualify for a Finding
					 of No Significant Impact. An EIS provides the most comprehensive and detailed
					 information about potential environmental impacts and mitigation required to
					 comply with the NEPA. It is the basis for the Record of Decision issued by the
					 Board.
(6) Environmental
					 Information Document (EID)--A written analysis prepared by the Applicant that
					 provides sufficient information, including appropriate regulatory agency
					 correspondence and public participation documentation, for the executive
					 administrator to undertake an environmental review and determine if the project
					 qualifies for a Finding of No Significant Impact or if an Environmental Impact
					 Statement will be required. An EID is not always necessary to determine if the
					 project will require preparation of an EIS.
(7) Federal Environmental
					 Cross-cutters--Federal environmental statutes, laws and Executive Orders that
					 apply to projects and activities with a federal nexus, including the receipt of
					 federal financial assistance.
(8)
					 Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI)--An environmental finding issued by
					 the Board when the environmental assessment prepared for the project supports
					 the determination that the project will not have a significant adverse effect
					 on the human environment and therefore, does not require the preparation of an
					 environmental impact statement.
(9)
					 Human environment--The natural and physical environment and the relationship of
					 people with that environment.
(10)
					 Indian tribes--Federally recognized Indian tribes.
(11) Mitigation--
(A) avoiding the impact altogether by not
					 taking a certain action or parts of an action;
(B) minimizing the impact by limiting the
					 degree or magnitude of the action and its implementation;
(C) rectifying the impact by repairing,
					 rehabilitating, or restoring the affected environment;
(D) reducing or eliminating the impact over
					 time by preservation and maintenance operations during the life of the project;
					 and
(E) compensating for the impact
					 by replacing or providing substitute resources or environments.