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Sec. 2.15 Sec, 2.16 Sec. 2.17 sec. 2.1S Sec. 2.19 Sec. 2.2e Sec. 2.21 Sec. 2.22 EIS - Envirenmental Impact Statement. Envirenmental ImpaCt Statement (EIS) means an envirenmental impact repert pre- pared pursuant te the Natienal Envirenmental Pelicy Act '(NEPA). The Federal Gevernment uses the term EIS in the pl~Fe ef the term EIR which is used in CEQA. Feasible. Feasible means capable ef being accemplished in a successful manner by reasenably available, ecenemic and werkable means. Guidelines. Guidelines means Sectien 15000 et seq. ef the Califernia Administrative Cede. Initial Study. Initial study means a preliminary analysis prepared by the lead agency pursuant"te Sectien B.S(b) tQ determine whether an EIR er negative declaratienmust be prepared. Lead Agency. Lead Agency means the public agency which has the'principal respensibility fer carrying cut er appreving a preJect which may have a significant effect en the envi- renment. Lecal Agency. Lecal agency means any public agency ether than a State agency, beard er cemmissien. Lecal agency includes but is net limited te cities, ceunties, charter' cities and ceuntles, special districts, redevelepment agencies and any beard, cemmissien, ~r erganizational subdivisien ef a iecal agency when so designated by ' crier er reselutienef the geverning legislative bedy ef the lecal agency. are undertaken er appreved by a gevernmental decisien which a public efficer er public agency makes upen a given state ef facts in a prescribe~ manner ~in ebedience te the mandate ef legal autherity. With these preJects, actien is required upen the given facts withcut regard te theJudgment'~r epinien ef the efflcer er ~e~y cencerning the prepfiery er wisdem ef the act altheugh the statute, erdinance, er regu- latien may require, in seme degree, a censtructien ef its language by the efflcer er ~edy. Negative Eeclaratien. Negative declaratien means a statement by the lead agency briefly presenting the ~easens that the preJect, altheugh net etherwise exempt, weuld net have a significant effectlen the envirenment and thereferedees net require an EIR. Netice ef Cempletlen. Netice ef Cempletien means a ~rief repert file~ with the Secretary fer Reseurces as seen as a lea~ agency has cempleted a ~raft EIR and is prepared te send cut cepies fer review. The centents ef this netice are explaine~ in Sectien 5.5(b)(6).