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40 CFR 1502.23 : Protection Of Environment (§ 1.1 To Parts 1851-1899) — (§ 1060.1 To Parts 1851-1899) — Council On Environmental Quality (§ 1500.1 To Parts 1519-1599) — Environmental Impact Statement (§ 1502.1 To § 1502.25) — Cost-benefit analysis.

4 Aug 2016

If a cost-benefit analysis relevant to the choice among environmentally different alternatives is being considered for the proposed action, it shall be incorporated by reference or appended to the statement as an aid in evaluating the environmental consequences. To assess the adequacy of compliance with section 102(2)(B) of the Act the statement shall, when a cost-benefit analysis is prepared, discuss the relationship between that analysis and any analyses of unquantified environmental impacts, values, and amenities. For purposes of complying with the Act, the weighing of the merits and drawbacks of the various alternatives need not be displayed in a monetary cost-benefit analysis and should not be when there are important qualitative considerations. In any event, an environmental impact statement should at least indicate those considerations, including factors not related to environmental quality, which are likely to be relevant and important to a decision.

40 CFR 1502.23