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3/21/80 5050.4 planning of measures to mitigate environmental effects, including changes in project design. The community can be provided with timely information and have its opinions heard at the earliest formative stage of the project, which may avoid serious controversy later on. The amount of early coordination advisable will depend on the complexity, sensitivity, and anticipated environ- mental impacts of the proposal. Information received during early coordination may be used in the environmental assessment. 46. PURPOSES OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT. CEQ 1508.9 indicates that the environmental assessment is a concise document. It is the FAA's intention to adhere strongly to this instruction and to require only enough analysis in the environmental assessment for the following purposes: a. To understand the problem and identify reasonable alternative solutions, including the proposed action. b. To determine whether any potential impacts are significant, which would trigger the environmental impact statement process. c. To provide tliet.tiasie_;for-the Frs fT'°n'a"ng o no stgnaficant impact if the proposed action has nosignificant impacts. d. To identify and satisfy special purpose Federal laws, regulations, and executive orders. e. To identify and satisfy state and local laws and regulations applicable to the proposal. f. In completing the above, to indicate agencies consulted (and to identify cooperating agencies for environmental impact statement preparation purposes). In airport actions, inclusion of the proposed action in a. above would apply if the sponsor had chosen an action among alternatives. In reference to d. above, more specific information is included in paragraph 47e. Another purpose, not included above, is to identify any permits, licenses, or other entitlements required by the proposal. 47. FORMAT AND CONTENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT. The environmental assessment shall incorporate some selected items of information required for an environmental impact statement in CEQ 1502.10. The information in the environmental assessment will, however, be in more abbreviated form than in an environmental impact statement. The following information is required: a. Cover Sheet. This page is labeled "Environmental Assessment," identifies the airport, indicates that the environmental assessment was pre- pared by the airport sponsor (or for the sponsor by a contractor), and has the following notification at the bottom: Chap 5 Par 45 Page 25