Environmental Impact Statement, required if a proposed project will have a significant impact The EIS identifies the locations that a proposed project may have an effect on
Environmental Impact Statement May be required by the State Environmental Policy Act if a project permitted by an agency of government, or a project of government, is likely to have a significant adverse impact on the environment
Required by the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) whenever the government embarks on a project likely to have a significant effect on the natural or human environment The government must prepare a comprehensive report outlining alternatives to the proposed action which reflect a full range of options, including a no action alternative, meaning do nothing (For projects undertaken by the state of California, they are known EIRs -- Environmental Impact Reports) If a government agency finds negligible impact on the environment from a project, it issues a so-called negative declaration
(Environmental Impact Statement) - A document required of federal agencies by the National Environmental Policy Act for major projects or legislative proposals significantly affecting the environment A tool for decision making, it describes the positive and negative effects of the undertaking and cites alternative actions
Executive Information System Describes a front-end interface that lets a user view data graphically The PowerPlay software is considered both an OLAP application and an EIS system
An Environmental Impact Statement is a detailed study required by the National Environmental Policy Act The EIS process involves evaluating alternatives and determining their potential impacts and recommending a proposed solution to address identified transportation needs
environmental impact statement: an evaluation of environmental impacts after preliminary determination (possibly by an EA) that a project would likely have significant impacts, what those impacts are and what magnitude ; an EA or EIS is required (unless categorically excluded by law ) for all federally funded projects by the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) An EIS requires a more extensive public involvement and notification process
Acronym for Enterprise Investment Scheme The Enterprise Investment Scheme is an Inland Revenue approved scheme that encourages individuals to subscribe for shares in unquoted trading companies Tax relief is due on the investment There are many detailed rules applying to this scheme
the booklet Essential Information for Students, also called Proctors' and Assessor's Memorandum
Environmental Impact Statement: A document similar to, but much more extensive than, an EA An EIS must analyze all cumulative, direct, and indirect impacts of a proposed action
Variously defined as Executive/Enterprise/Everyones Information/Intelligence System/Service/Software A category of applications and technologies for presenting and analyzing corporate and external data for management purposes Extreme ease of use and fast performance is expected in such systems, but analytical functionality is usually very limited