Table of Contents
SEQR Handbook: Introduction
- A. The SEQR Handbook - What is it?
- B. What is the Purpose of the Act?
- C. What are the Key Elements?
- D. What is the Environmental Notice Bulletin (ENB)?
- E. Where can I find the "SEQR Flow Chart and Time Frames" Publication?
- F. What is the Concept of "Reasonableness" as it applies to SEQR?
- G. History
- H. Roadmap of Part 617 before and after the 1996 Amendments
Chapter 1: Agencies and Decisions Subject to SEQR
- A. Agencies Subject to SEQR: The Who, What, and When
- B. Decisions Subject to SEQR: The Who, What, and When
- C. When to Begin SEQR
Chapter 2: Review Required Under SEQR
- A. SEQR Handbook: Type I Actions
- B. SEQR Handbook: Type II Actions
- C. Critical Environmental Areas (CEAs)
- D. Segmentation
Chapter 3: Participation in the SEQR Process
- A. Coordinated Review
- B. Uncoordinated Review
- C. Establishment of Lead Agency
- D. Lead Agency Responsibilities
- E. Involved Agency Responsibilities
- F. Project Sponsor/Applicant
- G. Interested Agency and Public Involvement
- H. Lead Agency Disputes
Chapter 4: Determining Significance
- A. Environmental Assessments
- B. Determining Significance
- C. Positive Declarations
- D. Negative Declarations
- E. Conditioned Negative Declarations (CNDs)
Chapter 5: Environmental Impact Statements
- A. General Concepts
- B. Scoping A Draft EIS
- C. Contents of a Draft EIS
- D. Review of the Draft EIS (DEIS)
- E. SEQR Hearings
- F. Final EISs
- G. Supplemental EISs
- H. Generic EISs
- I. Findings
- J. Fees for EIS Preparation or Review
Chapter 6: SEQR Housekeeping
- A. Time Frames
- B. Required Notices and Filings
- C. Record Keeping and Disclosure
- D. Challenges
- E. Making SEQR More Efficient
Chapter 7: SEQR and Local Government Development Decision
- A. General Applicability of SEQR to Local Governments
- B. SEQR and Land Use Decisions
- C. SEQR and Capital Improvements
- D. SEQR and Municipal Annexations
- E. SEQR and Municipal Development Incentives
Chapter 8: SEQR and Related Federal and State Review
- A. SEQR and the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
- B. Archeological and Historic Resources
- C. Coastal and Inland Waterways Programs
- D. Agricultural Districts
