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I 7 I Sec . 2 . 14 EIS - Environmental Impact Statement . Environmental Impact I Statement (EIS) means an environmental impact report pre- pared pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) . The Federal Government uses the term EIS in the I ' place of the term EIR which is used in CEQA. Sec . 2 . 15 Feasible . Feasible means capable of being accomplished in 1 a successful manner by reasonably available , economic and workable means . Sec . 2 . 16 Guidelines . Guidelines means Section 15000 et seq. of the California Administrative Code . Sec. 2 .17 Initial Study. Initial study means a preliminary analysis I prepared by the lead agency pursuant to Section 3 .3(b) to determine whether an EIR or negative declaration must be prepared . Sec . 2 . 18 Lead Agency . Lead Agency means the public agency which has the principal responsibility for carrying out or approving a project which may have a significant effect on the envi- ronment . Sec . 2 . 19 Local Agency . Local agency means any public agency other I than a state agency, board or commission. Local agency includes but is not limited to cities , counties , charter cities and counties , special districts , redevelopment I agencies and any board, commission, or organizational subdivision of a local agency when so designated by order or resolution of the governing legislative body of the local agency . ISec . 2 . 20 Ministerial Projects . Ministerial projects as a general rule, include those activities defined as projects which I are undertaken or approved by a governmental decision which a public officer or public agency makes upon a given state of facts in a prescribed manner in obedience to the mandate of legal authority . With these projects , action is required I upon the given facts without regard to the judgment or opinion of the officer or body concerning the propriety or wisdom of the act although the statute, ordinance , or regu- I lation may require, in some degree , a construction of its language by the officer or body . I Sec. 2 . 21 Negative Declaration. Negative declaration means a statement by the lead agency briefly presenting the reasons that the project , although not otherwise exempt , would not have a significant effect on the environment and therefore does Inot require an EIR. Sec . 2 . 22 Notice of Completion. Notice of Completion means a brief I report filed with the Secretary for Resources as soon as a lead agency has completed a draft EIR and is prepared to send out copies for review. The contents of this notice IIare explained in Section 5 .5 (b) (6) . -4-