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Purpose of this step. Screening separates activities which, BY THEIR GENERAL NATURE pose inherently low risks of environmental harm from those that pose moderate or high risks.
Aids Provided on this Page. Guided questions lead you through the screening process. Resource materials help you answer these questions.
Instructions. For EACH activity you have listed in step 1, follow the decision tree below to obtain your screening result.
The questions must be answered according to Reg 216 definitions---NOT your intuition! If you are not familiar with how Regulation 216 categorizes activities, click on any question for help.Enter the screening result for each activity on the SUMMARY TABLE begun in step 1.
For more information about screening, review a PowerPoint Presentation on this topic.
NOTE: you may adapt the format of the summary table as needed.
Attention:
If one or more of your activities are "high risk" (actions defined by Regulation 216 as normally having a signficant impact on the environment) consult the Mission Environmental Officer, Regional Environmental Officer, or Bureau Environmental Officer before proceeding further. Also, review the information in this tool regarding ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS.Notes
- For "high-risk" actions, Reg 216 permits the preparation of an Environmental Assessment (EA), the fullest form of environmental review, without first preparing an IEE, which is a far shorter & simpler document. However, this tool follows recommended practice in directing that an IEE be prepared even for high-risk activities. The reasons for this are discussed in Step 4.
- Regulation 216 does not use the terms "emergency," "low-risk" and "high-risk." We use these as a plain-language shorthand for the Regulation 216 terms "exemption" "categorical exclusion" and "activities normally having a significant effect on the environment." (As indicated, the "categorical exclusion" category also includes certain activities over which USAID has no effective control.)