(1) The
agency shall prepare supplements to either draft or final environmental impact
statements whenever:
(a) the
agency or the applicant makes a substantial change in a proposed action:
(b) there are significant new circumstances, discovered prior to final agency
decision, including information bearing on the proposed action or its impacts
that change the basis for the decision; or
(c) following preparation of a draft EIS and prior to completion of a final EIS,
the agency determines that there is a need for substantial, additional
information to evaluate the impacts of a proposed action or reasonable
alternatives.
(2) A
supplement must include, but is not limited to, a description of the following:
(a) an
explanation of the need for the supplement;
(b) the
proposed action; and
(c) any
impacts, alternatives or other items required by ARM 12.2.436 for a draft EIS
or ARM 12.2.438 for a final EIS that were either not covered in the original
statement or that must be revised based on new information or circumstances
concerning the proposed action.
(3) The
same time periods applicable to draft and final EISs apply to the circulation
and review of supplements.