Conn. Agencies Regs. § 22a-1a-10 - Record of decision and determination of adequacy of an environmental impact evaluation
(a) A sponsoring
agency shall review all comments submitted on an environmental impact
evaluation and any other pertinent information it obtains following circulation
of an environmental impact evaluation or at a public hearing on the
environmental impact evaluation, and may conduct further environmental study
and analysis or amend the evaluation. In all cases, the sponsoring agency shall
prepare responses to the substantive issues raised in review of and comment on
the environmental impact evaluation and any supplemental materials or
amendments. Those responses and all supplemental materials and comments shall
be made available for public inspection and shall be provided to the Office of
Policy and Management.
(b) The
sponsoring agency shall prepare a concise public record of decision, which
takes into consideration the sponsoring agency's findings in the environmental
impact evaluation, and comments received on that evaluation. The record of
decision shall state:
(1) The sponsoring
agency's decision whether to proceed with the action.
(2) Whether all practicable means to avoid or
minimize environmental harm have been adopted and, if not, why they were
not.
(3) A brief summary of the
sponsoring agency's consultation with interested persons and other federal,
state or local agencies prior to and during the preparation of an environmental
impact evaluation.
(4) Copies of
required notices and other advertisements of the availability of the
environmental impact evaluation.
(5) A brief summary of the public hearing
record, in those cases when one is conducted in accordance with Section
22a-1a-9
of the CEPA regulations.
(c) The sponsoring agency shall submit the
record of decision to the Office of Policy and Management.
(d) The sponsoring agency shall provide a
notice of the record of decision to the Council on Environmental Quality on the
form required for publication in the Environmental Monitor. Copies of the
record of decision shall be submitted to the Council on Environmental Quality,
the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, and other appropriate
agencies as determined by the sponsoring agency In addition to publishing
notice in the Environmental Monitor, the sponsoring agency may utilize any
media the agency deems necessary to ensure adequate public notice.
(e) The Office of Policy and Management may
consult with other agencies to determine the adequacy of the environmental
impact evaluation and the associated process in accordance with section 22a-1e
of the Act. The Office of Policy and Management shall determine whether the
environmental impact evaluation is adequate and publish its determination in
the Environmental Monitor. If the Office of Policy and Management determines
that the environmental impact evaluation and the associated process is
inadequate, it shall specify the areas of inadequacy with reference to the Act
or the CEPA regulations and notify the sponsoring agency and specify the
corrective action required.
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