3.2.2 References for terms. 



Table 3.2.2 lists key terms and indicates where 

 their definitions or explanations are located in these 

 procedures or in the CEQ NEPA regulations. 



Table 3.2.2— References for Terms 



Table 3.2.3— Abbreviations and Acronyms- 

 Continued 



Term 



Activity 



Aesthetic attribute 



Affected area 



Cooperating agency 



Cultural attribute 



Cumulative effect 



Direct effect 



Ecological attribute 



Effect 



Environmental impact state 

 ment, 



EQ account 



EQ attnbute 



Existing condition 



Forecast dates 



Guideline 



Human environment 



Indicator 



Indirect effect 



Institutional recognition 



Natural and cultural resources 



Pfiase 



Planners 



Public recognition 



Scoping 



Significant 



Stage 



Tecfinical recognition 



Tecfinique 



Trend condition 



Unit 



With-plan condition 



Wittiout-plan condition 



Reference 



3.4.1(b) 



3.2.1— EQ attribute 



3.2.1— Planning area 



40 CFR 1501.6 



3.2.1— EQ attribute 



40 CFR 1508.7 



40 CFR 1508.8(a) 



3.2.1— EQ attnbute 



40 CFR 1508.8 and 714.431(a) 



40 CFR 1508.11 



3.2.1 



3.2.1 



3.4.6(a) 



3.4.7(g) 



3.2 1 



40 CFR 1508.14 



3.2.1 



40 CFR 1508.8(b) 



3.4.3(c)(1) and 3.4.12(b) 



3.1.1(a) 



3.4.1(b)(1) 



3.3.1(c) 



3.4.3(c)(2) and 3.4.12(c) 



40 CFR 1501.7 



3.21 



3.4.1(c)(1) 



3.4.3(c)(3) and 3.4.12(d) 



3.2.1 



3.4.6(a) 



3.2.1 



3.2.1 



3.2.1 



3.2.3 Abbreviations and acronyms. 



Table 3.2.3 lists commonly used abbreviations 

 and acronyms that appear in these procedures. 



Table 3.2.3— Abbreviations and Acronyms 



Abbreviations and 

 acronyms 



Phrase 



CEQ I Council on Environmental Quality. 



EIS Environmental impact statement. 



EQ Environmental quality. 



et seq et sequens (and the following). 



FR Federal Register. 



HEP I Habitat Evaluation Procedures. 



NED National economic development. 



NEPA \ National Environmental Policy Act. 



OSE. 



P&G 



Pub. L.. 



Other social effects. 

 Pnnciples and Guidelines. 

 Public law. 



Section III— General Evaluation 

 Requirements 



3.3.1 Interdisciplinary planning. 



(a) An interdisciplinary approach is required by 

 NEPA and the CEQ NEPA regulations (40 CFR 

 1501.2(a) and 1507.2(a)). 



(b) The wide range of resources that should be 

 viewed from the perspective of the EQ evaluation is 

 beyond the scope of any single scientific discipline. 

 Therefore, the use of many scientific disciplines in 

 an ongoing, interactive approach is necessary to 

 deal effectively with the range of EQ resources to 

 be considered in decisionmaking. 



(c) The types of generalists and specialists from 

 various disciplines, referred to hereinafter as "plan- 

 ners," needed for an interdisciplinary approach will 

 vary from study to study. An interdisciplinary ap- 

 proach is not limited to the expertise immediately 

 available in the planning agency. As necessary for 

 a particular study, agency expertise may be supple- 

 mented by knowledge and skills from cooperating 

 agencies, universities, consultants, and other 

 sources. Regardless of the source of expertise, the 

 types of expertise brought to bear on a given EQ 

 analysis, judgment, or other decision requiring pro- 

 fessional judgment should be relevant to the deci- 

 sion. 



3.3.2 Public involvement. 



(a) Agencies should invite the early and continu- 

 ing involvement of government entities at the Fed- 

 eral, regional. State, and local levels; national, re- 

 gional, and local, public and private organizations 

 and groups, including Indian tnbes; and individuals. 

 Public involvement is required by the CEQ NEPA 

 regulations (40 CFR 1506.6). 



(b) Public involvement in EQ evaluation is appro- 

 priate for the following reasons: 



(1) First, the public is the basic source, and in 

 many cases the only source, of knowledge and 

 opinions that are needed to make the process 



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