{"data":{"id":"us/1-cfr-601.20","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"1 CFR 601.20","heading":"Streamlining Environmental Impact Statements.","body":"The NCPC as Lead Agency shall use all available techniques to minimize the length of an EIS. Such techniques include, without limitation, drafting an EIS in clear, concise language; preparing an analytic vs. encyclopedic EIS; reducing emphasis on background information; using the scoping process to emphasize significant issues and de-emphasize non-significant issues; incorporating relevant information by reference; using a programmatic EIS and tiering to eliminate duplication in subsequent EISs; and following the format guidelines of § 601.22.","path":["Title 1—General Provisions","CHAPTER VI—NATIONAL CAPITAL PLANNING COMMISSION","PART 601—IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT","Subpart F—Environmental Impact Statements"],"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":"ef736bb2bb5e9437ecd952e802488849018aa01d01012b680f501aaf16284368","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/1-cfr-601.19","next":"us/1-cfr-601.21"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}