a prediction of future impacts and not a guarantee that the impacts will occur

Gathering data regarding political, cultural, social, demographic, economic, legal, international and ecological forces , identifying trends affecting agency.

An analysis of alternative actions and their predictable short-term and long-term environmental effects, incorporating physical, biological, economic, and social considerations.

An analysis of alternative actions and their predictable environmental effects, including physical, biological, economic, and social consequences and their interactions; short- and long-term effects; direct, indirect, and cumulative effects.

An analysis of alternative actions and their predictable long and short-term environmental effects, incorporating physical, biological, economic and social considerations. ( FEMAT, IX-11)