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<br />Glossarv of terms used in this document <br /> <br />(CE) Categorical Exclusion: A category of Forest Service actions which do not individually or cumulatively have a significant effect on the human <br />environment: and for which, therefore, neither an environmental assessment nor an environmental impact assessment is required, j,e, road easements, <br />or parking lots, <br /> <br />(CER) Categorical Exclusion Review: Actions on the list of categorical exclusions that are found through review not to meet any of the 10 <br />exceptions to categorical exclusion, need not be addressed in an EA or EIS, However, a document IS produced (entitled CER) that documents all <br />these exclusions and the review process used, and is signed by a responsible official. (BLM only) <br /> <br />(COC) - Colorado Case number: A case number assigned to a particular project. (BLM only) <br /> <br />(DNA) Determination of NEPA Adequacy: Actions that are covered to some extent in an existing EA or EIS, may not have to be analyzed in a <br />new environmental document. A special repol1 (entitled DNA) IS generated stating that the existing documentation is found to be applicable to the <br />action at hand, and is signed by a responsible official (BLM only), <br /> <br />(EA) Environmental Assessmenl (a)" ,a pubhc document that serves to: \) provide sufficient evidence and analysis for determining whether to <br />prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) or a finding of no significant impact (FONS\); 2) aid an agency's compliance with NEPA when no <br />EIS statement is necessary: 3) facilitate preparation of an EIS when one is necessary, (b)", includes a discussion of the need for the proposal, the <br />alternatives considered, the environmental impacts of the proposed action and alternatives, and a listing of agencies and persons consulted, <br /> <br />(EIS) Environmental Impact Statement: A detai led document undertaken for a major Federal action that significantly affects the quality of the <br />human environment. In an EIS, the affected environment is described, a proposed action and altel11atives to the proposed action are presented and <br />effects of the alternatives are analyzed, An EIS is prepared first in draft fonn, The draft document (DEIS) is sent out to interested individuals, <br />organizations, and government agencies for review, The final document (FEIS) is prepared after analyzing and responding to the DEIS comments, <br /> <br />Legal Localion: Township, Range, and section(s); Example "T24N,R9W, sec 9" means Township 24 North, Range 9 West, <br />section 9, <br /> <br />MBF - Thousand board feet <br />MMBF - Million board feet <br /> <br />PID - Public Interest Determination <br /> <br />R.O,W, - Right-of-Way <br /> <br />Scoping: The procedure by which a federal agency identifies irnpol1ant issues and detennines the extent of analysis necessary for an informed <br />decision on a proposed action, Scoping is an integral pan of environmental analysis, <br /> <br />n0r~ ,"7 <br />\... .. .. <br /> <br />14 <br />