45 CFR 900.405
§ 900.405 Proposals normally requiring an EIS.
United States · 45 CFR — Public Welfare · Status: effective
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- 45 CFR 900.405, § 900.405 Proposals normally requiring an EIS, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/220065
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An EIS will normally be required for:
(a) Large scale infrastructure construction efforts such as the relocation of an entire community;
(b) A project that requires a formal consultation under Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act; or
(c) Where implementation of the proposal may directly cause or induce changes that significantly:
(1) Displace population;
(2) Alter the character of existing residential areas; or
(3) Adversely affect a floodplain.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.