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Environmental assessment:
(a)Means a concise public document for which a Federal agency is responsible that serves to:
(1)Briefly provide sufficient evidence and analysis for determining whether to prepare an environmental impact statement or a finding of no significant impact.
(2)Aid an agency's compliance with the Act when no environmental impact statement is necessary.
(3)Facilitate preparation of a statement when one is necessary.
(b)Shall include brief discussions of the need for the proposal, of alternatives as required by section 102(2)(E), of the environmental impacts of the proposed action and alternatives, and a listing of agencies and persons consulted.