Regulations last checked for updates: Feb 11, 2026

Title 18 - Conservation of Power and Water Resources last revised: Feb 06, 2026
§ 1318.102 - Determination of NEPA Adequacy.

TVA will determine whether a proposed action is already evaluated by an existing NEPA review, including a programmatic or generic review. In making a determination, TVA will evaluate and document whether the following conditions are met:

(a) The new proposed action is substantially similar to an action previously analyzed in an existing environmental document(s);

(b) The reasonably foreseeable environmental effects that would result from the new proposed action are similar to those analyzed in an existing environmental document(s); and

(c) Any new information or circumstances relevant to environmental concerns would not substantially change the analysis in an existing environmental document(s).

authority: 16 U.S.C. 831
source: 85 FR 17458, Mar. 27, 2020, as amended at 91 FR 2475, Jan. 21, 2026, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 18 CFR 1318.102