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title: "40 CFR §1508.20"

source: "https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-40/section-1508.20"

title_number: "40"

volume_number: "37"

chapter_number: "Unknown"

subchapter_code: "U"

subchapter_subject: "AIR POLLUTION CONTROLS"

part_code: "1508"

part_subject: "TERMINOLOGY AND INDEX"

subpart_code: "A"

subpart_subject: "Overview and Applicability"

section_number: "1508.20"

section_subject: "Mitigation."

cfr_reference: "40 CFR 1508.20"

title_name: "Title 40"

title_subject: "Protection of Environment"

parts_covered: "Part 1060 to End"

revised_date: "Revised as of July 1, 2019"

publication_date: "As of July 1, 2019"

contains_description: "Containing a codification of documents of general applicability and future effect"

publication_info: "Published by the Office of the Federal Register National Archives and Records Administration as a Special Edition of the Federal Register"

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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 affected 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.

§1508.20 - Mitigation.