Federal Aviation Administration
Federal Aviation Administration's Categorical Exclusions (opens in new tab)Categorical Exclusion
B-2.6. Categorical Exclusions for Regulatory Actions. This category includes the list of CATEXs for FAA actions involving compliance with, or exemptions to, regulatory programs or requirements. The responsible FAA official must also review Paragraph B-1, Extraordinary Circumstances, before finalizing a decision to categorically exclude a proposed action.
Exclusion Text
(b) Authorizations and waivers for infrequent or one-time actions, such as an air show or aviation-related exposition (to include an aerobatic practice area containing one aerobatic practice box or aerobatic contest box) or parachuting or skydiving events, that may result in some temporary impacts that revert back to original conditions upon action completion. (ATO, AVS)
Disclaimer
This CE Explorer tool is not an authoritative source and creates no rights or obligations. When using the CE Explorer Tool, Federal agencies and stakeholders should review the relevant agency's NEPA procedures for information about how to apply the CE, including any limitations or potential extraordinary circumstances, and to ensure that a CE is current and applicable to a given proposed action. For ease of use, a link to each agency's NEPA procedures and CEs is provided along with the text of the CE. To adopt and use another agency's categorical exclusion, an agency must follow the steps described in section 109 of NEPA, 42 U.S.C. 4336c.
