(1) The
following types of actions do not individually, collectively, or cumulatively
require the preparation of an environmental assessment or an environmental
impact statement unless the action involves one or more of the extraordinary
circumstances stated in (2) below:
(a) construction of riparian fences to protect
streambanks;
(b) minor improvements in fish habitat by
placement of habitat improvement structures;
(c) removal or modification of man-made obstructions in stream channels to provide
or improve fish passage or to prevent loss of fish into diversions;
(d) clean up of trash or debris in the river corridor;
(e) vegetative bank stabilization projects;
(f) spawning channel development to provide
additional habitat for reproduction;
(g) inventory, survey or engineering activities for design or development of plans
for river restoration and future fisheries improvement program projects;
(h) maintenance or repair of existing river
restoration and future fisheries improvement program projects;
(i) improvement in fish habitat in lakes or
reservoirs that do not pose a hazard to navigation.
(2) The preparation of an
environmental assessment or an environmental impact statement will be required
if the project involves any of the following:
(a) significant impacts to publicly owned
parklands, recreation areas, wildlife refuges or significant historic sites;
(b) disturbance to a streambed
that is significant enough to require a temporary exemption from water quality
standards for turbidity;
(c) significant impact on air, noise, or water quality;
(d) significant impact on the human environment
that may result in relocations of persons or business;
(e) substantial controversy on
environmental grounds;
(f) any other kind of
significant environmental impact, including cumulative or secondary impacts.