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4. "Significantly Affecting" Environment.

a.

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Any of the following actions should ordinarily be considered as
significantly affecting the quality of the human environment:

(1) any matter falling under Section 4(f) of the DOT Act,
Section 106 of the Historic Preservation Act, or Section
Section 16(c)(3), 16(c) (4), 16(d), or 16(e) of the Airport
Act

(2)

(3)

any action that is likely to be highly controversial on
environmental grounds

any action that is likely to have a significantly adverse
impact on natural, ecological, cultural, or scenic resources
of national, State or local significance

(4)

any action that is likely to be highly controversial
regarding relocation housing resources

b.

(5)

(6)

any action that (a) divides or disrupts an established
community or disrupts orderly, planned development or is
inconsistent with plans or goals that have been adopted by
the community in which the project is located; or (b)
causes increased congestion

any action which (a) involves inconsistency with any national
standard relating to the environment; (b) has a significantly
detrimental impact on air or water quality or on ambient
noise levels for adjoining areas; (c) involves a possibility
of contamination of a public water supply system; or (d) affects
ground water, flooding, erosion or sedimentation

The operating administrations are authorized and encouraged to
identify in their implementing instructions those actions which
do not fall within the purview of subparagraphs (2) - (6) above,
and thus do not require preparation of a statement.

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Federal Agencies with Jurisdiction by Law or Special Expertise
to Comment on Various Types of Environmental Impacts

This list should not be presumed to be all-inclusive.

For actions specifically affecting the environment of their geographic jurisdictions, the following Federal and Federal-State agencies are also to be consulted:

Tennessee Valley Authority

Appalachian Regional Commission

National Capital Planning Commission

Delaware River Basin Commission

Susquehanna River Basin Commission

AIR

Air Quality and Air Pollution Control

Department of Agriculture

Forest Service (effects on vegetation).

Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (Health aspects)

Bureau of Mines (fossil and gaseous fuel combustion).

Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife (wildlife).

Assistant Secretary for Systems Development and Technology (auto emissions).

Coast Guard (vessel emissions).

Federal Aviation Administration (aircraft emissions).

Federal Power Commission (hydro-facilities and transmission lines).

Department of Housing and Urban Development (urban areas).

Federal Power Commission (natural gas production, transmission and supply).

Department of Health, Education and Welfare (Health aspects)

Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife (effects on fish and wildlife).
Bureau of Land Management.

Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (Health aspects).

Department of Health, Education and Welfare (Health aspects)

Maritime Administration.

National Marine Fisheries Service.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (impact on marine
life).

Federal Highway Administration Bureau of Motor Carrier Safety.
Coast Guard.

Federal Railroad Administration.

Federal Aviation Administration.

Assistant Secretary for Systems Development and Technology.
Office of Hazardous Materials.

Office of Pipeline Safety.

Environmental Protection Agency (hazardous substances).

Atomic Energy Commission (radioactive substances).

LAND USE AND MANAGEMENT

Coastal Areas: Wetlands, Estuaries, Waterfowl Refuges, and Beaches

National Marine Fisheries Service (impact on marine life). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (impact on marine life).

Army Corps of Engineers (beaches, dredge and fill permits, Refuse
Act permits).

Soil Conservation Service (soil stability, hydrology).