{"data":{"id":"us/1-cfr-601.10","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"1 CFR 601.10","heading":"Characteristics of Commission actions eligible for a Categorical Exclusion.","body":"(a) A Categorical Exclusion is a type of action that does not individually or cumulatively have a significant effect on the human environment and which has been found to have no such effect by NCPC.\n(b) Actions that generally qualify for application of a Categorical Exclusion and do not require either an EA or an EIS exhibit the following characteristics:\n(1) Minimal or no effect on the human environment;\n(2) No significant change to existing environmental conditions;\n(3) No significant cumulative environmental impacts; and\n(4) Similarity to actions previously assessed in an EA concluding in a FONSI and monitored to confirm the FONSI.","path":["Title 1—General Provisions","CHAPTER VI—NATIONAL CAPITAL PLANNING COMMISSION","PART 601—IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT","Subpart D—Initiating the NEPA Process"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-1.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:23:37Z","sha256":"9713a41500852bcd5a8cdba5daf03a28eec5d021dd6f099daea967cea8a43432","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/1-cfr-601.9","next":"us/1-cfr-601.11"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}