Wash. Admin. Code § 197-11-360 - Determination of significance (DS)/initiation of scoping
(1) If the responsible official determines that
a proposal may have a probable significant adverse environmental impact, the
responsible official shall prepare and issue a determination of significance (DS)
substantially in the form provided in WAC
197-11-980. The DS shall describe
the main elements of the proposal, the location of the site, if a site-specific
proposal, and the main areas the lead agency has identified for discussion in the
EIS. A copy of the environmental checklist may be attached.
(2) If an agency adopts another environmental
document in support of a threshold determination (Part Six), the notice of
adoption (WAC
197-11-965) and the DS shall be
combined or attached to each other.
(3) The responsible official shall put the DS
in the lead agency's file and shall commence scoping (WAC
197-11-408) by circulating copies
of the DS to the applicant, agencies with jurisdiction and expertise, if any,
affected tribes, and to the public. Notice shall be given under WAC
197-11-510. The lead agency is not
required to scope if the agency is adopting another environmental document for
the EIS or is preparing a supplemental EIS.
(4) If at any time after the issuance of a DS a
proposal is changed so, in the judgment of the lead agency, there are no probable
significant adverse environmental impacts, the DS shall be withdrawn and a DNS
issued instead. The DNS shall be sent to all who commented on the DS. A proposal
shall not be considered changed until all license applications for the proposal
are revised to conform to the changes or other binding commitments made by
agencies or by applicants.
Notes
Statutory Authority: RCW 43.21C.110. 84-05-020 (Order DE 83-39), § 197-11-360, filed 2/10/84, effective 4/4/84.
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