60 Environmental Impact Analysis
An initial step in EIS planning should be the development of a draft outline
to serve as a road map for the preparers. The outline should be developed in
coordination with key stakeholders and periodically reviewed as more and
new information on the project, environmental resources, and stakeholder
concerns become available. As a starting point the CEQ Regulations include
a recommended EIS format with the following substantive sections:
• A cover sheet that identies the agency preparing the document,
agency contact information, approvals, etc.
• Summary of the EIS contents
• Purpose and need for action
• Alternatives including the proposed action and the no-action alternative
• Affected environment ...