FONSI definition
Examples of FONSI in a sentence
The following is a list of typical CEQA documents: Environmental Impact Reports (ElRs), Initial Studies/Mitigated Negative Declarations (IS/MNDs), Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRPs), and CEQA findings, and NEPA documents, such as Environmental Impact Statements (▇▇▇▇), Environmental Assessments (EAs), Record of Decision (ROD) and Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) decision documents, and Preliminary EA Reports.
If an alternative NEPA document is determined by Caltrans, for example an Environmental Assessment (EA) leading to a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI), the selected A-E will be authorized to prepare and process the alternative NEPA document as an optional task.
Prior to approving any CE determination under this MOU, FONSI, final EIS, or final EIS/ROD, the State of California shall ensure and document that for any proposed project the design concept, scope, and funding are consistent with the current Transportation Improvement Plan (TIP), Regional Transportation Plan (RTP), or Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP).
A Reevaluation Consultation Checklist (RCC) and supporting documentation must include the project history, addressing the specific changes that have occurred, potential environmental impacts and why (or why not) the Categorical Exclusion (CE) or Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) designation remains valid.
The RGU issues a negative declaration (Finding of No Significant Impacts, FONSI) or an EIS preparation notice.