§ 380.9. Public availability of NEPA documents and public notice of NEPA related hearings and public meetings.
198 words·~1 min read·
/us/cfr/t18/s§ 380.9·A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.
(a)(1) The Commission will comply with the requirements of section 107(c) of NEPA, 42 U.S.C. 4336a(c).
(2)If an action has effects of primarily local concern, the Commission may give additional notice in a Commission order.
(b)The Commission will make environmental impact statements, environmental assessments, the comments received, and any underlaying documents available to the public pursuant to the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552 (1982)). The exclusion in the Freedom of Information Act for interagency memoranda is not applicable where such memoranda transmit comments of Federal agencies on the environmental impact of the proposed action. Such materials will be made available to the public through the Commission's website, https://www.ferc.gov, at a fee and in the manner described in part 388 of this chapter. A copy of an environmental impact statement or environmental assessment for hydroelectric projects may also be made available for inspection at the Commission's regional office for the region where the proposed action is located. \[Order 486, 52 FR 47910, Dec. 17, 1987, as amended by Order 603-A, 64 FR 54537, Oct. 7, 1999; Order 899, 88 FR 74032, Oct. 30, 2023; Order 908, 90 FR 29425, July 3, 2025\]
Connections1 cite this · traces to 2
Cited by 1 section
register
Citation graph
cites case law
§ 380.9
Public availability of NEPA documents and public notice of NEPA related hearings and public meetings.
Fed. Reg.×1
Cites 2Cited by 1 across 1 source