NR 425 Final Set questions with accurate answers
___ is a state agency having jurisdiction by law over natural resources
that are held in trust for the people of california and which may be
affected by a project Ans✓✓✓ trustee
____________ is the procedure used to determine what should be
included in an environmental impact analysis and the resulting
documentation of the analysis process Ans✓✓✓ scoping
404 regulated activities Ans✓✓✓ permanent fill in waters, temporary
fill in waters
activities not regulated Ans✓✓✓ "Clean" excavation or "incidental
fallback", aboveground vegetation removal, effluent/waste disposal,
driving across jurisdictional waters only in absence of discharge of fill
Archaeological resources Ans✓✓✓ reflect past human activity
extending from Native American prehistoric cultures throughout the
early 20th century
Army corps Ans✓✓✓ Federal waters and wetlands, section 10 rivers
and harbor act, section 404 cwa
Based on what you know about VMT, which of the following mitigation
measures would reduce a commercial development project's VMT?
Select all that apply (could be more than one).
,A. Roadway widening to add an additional vehicle lane on the project's
primary access road
B. Installation of EV charging stations on-site
C. Provision of additional bicycle parking and on-site showers for
project employees
D. Provision of a ride-share program for project employees
E. Construction of landscaping, sidewalks, and bike lanes along the
project site frontage(s) facing public roadways Ans✓✓✓ E, D, C
basic env impact analysis steps Ans✓✓✓ establish baseline, predict
impacts and compare thresholds, id mitigations measures, disclose
residual impacts
benefits of applicant sponsored scoping Ans✓✓✓ outline expectations,
provides feedback on design, clarify permit/process requirements, id env
and social concerns
benefits of EIA Ans✓✓✓ - Require decision makers to account for
environmental values
- "Improve" projects/plans
, - Achieve environmental protection
- Promote sustainability
- Develop/enhance stakeholder support
CA assembly bill 52 Ans✓✓✓ established a formal consultation
process for CA tribes as part of EQA and equates significant impacts on
tribal cultural resources w env impacts, added it to appendix g, needs an
NOP for MND or ND
CA costal commission Ans✓✓✓ protection of coastal dependent
resources, Env Sensitive Habitat areas
categorical exemptions are Ans✓✓✓ listed in the CEQA statues and
include types of projects that typically do not result in significant effects
on the environment
CDFW Ans✓✓✓ CESA, Nesting birds, Lake and streambed alteration
agreements
CEQA objectives Ans✓✓✓ 1. disclose environmental impacts
2. avoid/reduce environmental damage
3. disclose agency decision making
4. enhance public participation
5. foster intergovernmental coordination
___ is a state agency having jurisdiction by law over natural resources
that are held in trust for the people of california and which may be
affected by a project Ans✓✓✓ trustee
____________ is the procedure used to determine what should be
included in an environmental impact analysis and the resulting
documentation of the analysis process Ans✓✓✓ scoping
404 regulated activities Ans✓✓✓ permanent fill in waters, temporary
fill in waters
activities not regulated Ans✓✓✓ "Clean" excavation or "incidental
fallback", aboveground vegetation removal, effluent/waste disposal,
driving across jurisdictional waters only in absence of discharge of fill
Archaeological resources Ans✓✓✓ reflect past human activity
extending from Native American prehistoric cultures throughout the
early 20th century
Army corps Ans✓✓✓ Federal waters and wetlands, section 10 rivers
and harbor act, section 404 cwa
Based on what you know about VMT, which of the following mitigation
measures would reduce a commercial development project's VMT?
Select all that apply (could be more than one).
,A. Roadway widening to add an additional vehicle lane on the project's
primary access road
B. Installation of EV charging stations on-site
C. Provision of additional bicycle parking and on-site showers for
project employees
D. Provision of a ride-share program for project employees
E. Construction of landscaping, sidewalks, and bike lanes along the
project site frontage(s) facing public roadways Ans✓✓✓ E, D, C
basic env impact analysis steps Ans✓✓✓ establish baseline, predict
impacts and compare thresholds, id mitigations measures, disclose
residual impacts
benefits of applicant sponsored scoping Ans✓✓✓ outline expectations,
provides feedback on design, clarify permit/process requirements, id env
and social concerns
benefits of EIA Ans✓✓✓ - Require decision makers to account for
environmental values
- "Improve" projects/plans
, - Achieve environmental protection
- Promote sustainability
- Develop/enhance stakeholder support
CA assembly bill 52 Ans✓✓✓ established a formal consultation
process for CA tribes as part of EQA and equates significant impacts on
tribal cultural resources w env impacts, added it to appendix g, needs an
NOP for MND or ND
CA costal commission Ans✓✓✓ protection of coastal dependent
resources, Env Sensitive Habitat areas
categorical exemptions are Ans✓✓✓ listed in the CEQA statues and
include types of projects that typically do not result in significant effects
on the environment
CDFW Ans✓✓✓ CESA, Nesting birds, Lake and streambed alteration
agreements
CEQA objectives Ans✓✓✓ 1. disclose environmental impacts
2. avoid/reduce environmental damage
3. disclose agency decision making
4. enhance public participation
5. foster intergovernmental coordination
