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CEQR Technical Manual

The CEQR Technical Manual is the City of New York's guidance document that assists City agencies, project sponsors, and the public in conducting environmental review of projects in the City. The manual (in PDF format below) summarizes CEQR procedures and provides guidance on all the substantive areas of analysis customarily undertaken during environmental review.

Manual cover
Contributors
Foreword
Table of Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3a
Chapter 3b
Chapter 3c
         Revised Table 3C-2
         Revised Table 3C-4 and text
Chapter 3d
Chapter 3e
Chapter 3f
Chapter 3g
Chapter 3h
Chapter 3i
Chapter 3j
Chapter 3k
Chapter 3l
Chapter 3m
Chapter 3n
Chapter 3o
Chapter 3p
Chapter 3q
Chapter 3r
Chapter 3s
Chapter 3t
Chapter 3u
Chapter 3v
Chapter 4


The CEQR Technical Manual Appendices consist of the text of the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA); the Rules of Procedure for City Environmental Quality Review (CEQR); City Environmental Quality Review, Executive Order No. 91 of 1977 as amended; and appendices related to hazardous materials, the City's Waterfront Revitalization Program*, traffic and parking, and air quality.
Download the Appendices to the CEQR Technical Manual (PDF)

*The City's Waterfront Revitalization Program Consistency Assessment Form has been updated since the publication of the CEQR Technical Manual Appendices. Please visit the NYC Department of City Planning (DCP) Web site to access the revised form.
Visit the New York City Department of City Planning Web site

The CEQR Technical Manual and its Appendices are also available for purchase in hard copy at:

CityStore
1 Centre Street – North Lobby (Municipal Building)
New York, NY 10007

OR

The Department of City Planning Bookstore
22 Reade Street
New York, NY 10007

You can also purchase the CEQR Technical Manual online from the CityStore Web site. Look under "Municipal Publications," then "Rules & Regulations."

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Environmental Assessment Statement Form
The City's Environmental Assessment Statement (EAS) is a form used by an agency to assist it in determining the environmental significance of actions. A properly completed EAS must contain enough information to describe the proposed action, its location, its purpose, and its potential impacts on the environment.
Download the EAS form in Word format
Download the EAS form in PDF format
CEQR Links
Council on Environmental Quality (NEPA)
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (SEQRA)
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