Environmental assessment

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-009722",
  "term": "Environmental assessment",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Environmental Assessment",
  "definition": "1. A preliminary, written, environmental analysis required by NEPA (see the Federal Law section) to determine whether a federal activity such as building airports or highways would significantly affect the environment; may require preparation of more detailed Environmental Impact Statement.\n\n2. A systematic, documented, periodic and objective review by company management of facility operations and practices related to meeting environmental requirements. The assessment is a systematic, documented verification process of objectively obtaining and evaluating evidence to determine whether specified environmental activities, events, conditions, management systems, or information about these matters conform with selected criteria, and communicating the results of this process to management.\n\n3. An environmental analysis prepared pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act to determine whether a federal action would significantly affect the environment and thus require a more detailed environmental impact statement.\n\n4. A concise public document prepared to provide sufficient data and analysis to determine whether to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) or Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI). See 40 C.F.R. § 1508.9.\n\n5. An environmental analysis prepared pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act to determine whether a Federal action should significantly affect the environment and thus require a more detailed environmental impact statement.",
  "abbreviation": "EA",
  "subject": "Regulatory activities",
  "references": [
    "Environmental Issues Terms & Acronyms",
    "Environmental Management System Glossary",
    "Terms of Environment; Superfund Glossary",
    "Environmental Review Training for Special Appropriations Grants Glossary; EPA Environmental Review Training for Special Appropriations Grants Glossary at www.epa.gov/.../nepa/epacompliance/saaptraining/glossary_fullpage.htm",
    "Environmental Modeling and Assessment Program (EMAP) Master Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/environmental-assessment/"
}