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362 <br /> 363 <br /> 364 <br /> 365 <br /> 366 <br /> 367 <br /> 368 <br /> 369 <br /> 370 <br /> 371 <br /> 372 <br /> 373 <br /> 374 <br /> 375 <br /> 376 <br /> 377 <br /> <br />· 378 <br />~' 379 <br />38O <br />381 <br />382 <br />383 <br />384 <br />385 <br /> <br />SECTION 4. <br /> <br />Knowledge of the regional setting is critical to the <br />assessment of environmental impacts. Special emphasis <br />should be placed on environmental resources that are <br />rare or unique to that region. Specific reference to <br />related projects, both public and private, both existent <br />and planned, in the region should also be included, <br />for purposes of examining the possibl~ cumulative <br />impact of such projects. <br /> <br />Environmental Impact. All phases of a project must be <br />considered when evaluating its impact on the environ- <br />ment: planning, acquisition, ~velopment and operation. <br />The following subjects shall be discussed, preferably <br />in separate sections or paragraphs. If they are not <br />discussed separately, the EIR shall include a table <br />showing where each of the subjects is discussed. <br /> <br />(a). The Environmental Impact of the Proposed Action. <br /> Describe the direct and indirect impacts of the <br /> project on the environment, giving due considera- <br /> tion to both the short-term and the long-term <br /> effects. It should include specifics of the area, <br /> the resources involved, physical changes, altera- <br /> <br /> · tions to ecological systems and changes induced <br /> <br /> in population distribution, population concentra- <br /> tion, the human use of the land (including <br /> <br />-37- <br /> <br /> <br />