NAC445A.6759. Finding of no significant impact: Criteria for issuance; response to public comments.

     1. The Division shall issue a finding of no significant impact to an applicant if:

     (a) The Division does not receive any significant comments pursuant to the notice it provides pursuant to NAC 445A.67589; and

     (b) The water project is otherwise eligible for a finding of no significant impact.

     2. The Division shall review any comments that it receives pursuant to NAC 445A.67589 and respond to any comments which it deems significant before the Division completes the process of environmental review and makes its final determination of whether to issue a finding of no significant impact.

     3. After the Division issues a finding of no significant impact, no further action is required by the Division or the applicant concerning the environmental review.

     4. If any issues or objections raised pursuant to the comments submitted to the Division pursuant to NAC 445A.67589:

     (a) Are resolved, the Division may issue a finding of no significant impact.

     (b) Remain unresolved and the Division determines that a water project is ineligible for a finding of no significant impact, the applicant shall prepare and submit an environmental impact statement pursuant to NAC 445A.67594 to 445A.67612, inclusive.

     5. If an applicant is required to prepare an environmental impact statement pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 4, the applicant may request that his or her proposed water project be partitioned into two or more discrete components for the purposes of the process of environmental review pursuant to NAC 445A.67593.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Health by R067-98, eff. 7-23-98)