215.14—Appeal content.
(a)
It is the appellant's responsibility to provide sufficient project- or activity-specific evidence and rationale, focusing on the decision, to show why the Responsible Official's decision should be reversed (paragraph (b)(6-9)).
(b)
The appeal must be filed with the Appeal Deciding Officer § 215.8 in writing. At a minimum, an appeal must include the following:
(2)
Signature or other verification of authorship upon request (a scanned signature for electronic mail may be filed with the appeal);
(3)
When multiple names are listed on an appeal, identification of the lead appellant ( § 215.2) and verification of the identity of the lead appellant upon request;
(4)
The name of the project or activity for which the decision was made, the name and title of the Responsible Official, and the date of the decision;
(5)
The regulation under which the appeal is being filed, when there is an option to appeal under either this part or part 251, subpart C ( § 215.11(d) );
(6)
Any specific change(s) in the decision that the appellant seeks and rationale for those changes;
(7)
Any portion(s) of the decision with which the appellant disagrees, and explanation for the disagreement;
(8)
Why the appellant believes the Responsible Official's decision failed to consider the substantive comments; and
(c)
The Appeal Deciding Officer shall not process an appeal when one or more of the following applies:
(1)
An appellant's identity is not provided or cannot be determined from the signature (written or electronically scanned) and a reasonable means of contact is not provided.
(4)
The appeal is illegible for any reason, including those submitted electronically in a format different from that specified in the legal notice.