PDFWAC 197-11-435
Cover letter or memo.
(1) A cover letter or memo shall precede every EIS, but shall not be considered part of the EIS for adequacy purposes.
(2) The cover letter or memo:
(a) Shall not exceed two pages;
(b) Shall highlight the key environmental issues and options facing agency decision makers as known at the time of issuance;
(c) May include beneficial, as well as adverse environmental impacts and may mention other relevant considerations for decision makers;
(d) Shall identify, for SEIS's, the EIS being supplemented.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 43.21C.110. WSR 84-05-020 (Order DE 83-39), ยง 197-11-435, filed 2/10/84, effective 4/4/84.]