CFR > Title 7 - Agriculture > SUBTITLE B—Regulations of the Department of Agriculture > CHAPTER XVII—RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (parts 1700 to 1794) > PART 1794—ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES > SUBPART B—Implementation of the National Environmental Policy Act (§1794.10 to §1794.18-1794.19) > 1794.16—Tiering.

1794.16—Tiering.

It is the policy of RUS to prepare programmatic level analysis in order to tier an EIS and an EA where:
(a) It is practicable, and
(b) There will be a reduction of delay and paperwork, or where better decision making will be fostered ( 40 CFR 1502.20 ).