2012 Technical Manual

Applicability of the CEQR Technical Manual: The CEQR Technical Manual (2012 Edition) was used as guidance for environmental reviews commenced between February 2, 2012 and March 13, 2014. Revisions to Chapters 12, 17, 19 pertaining to (E) Designations were applicable to any environmental review commenced on or after June 18, 2012. Revisions to Chapter 17 pertaining to use of the MOVES emissions model and new guidance to determine 24-hour impacts from fine particulate matter (PM2.5) were applicable to any environmental review commenced on or after June 5, 2013.

This version of the manual is here for reference purposes ONLY and should NOT be used as the guidance for conducting new environmental reviews. The CEQR Technical Manual, November 2020 Edition, should be used for impact analyses commenced on or after December 24, 2020. In the case of impact analyses commenced prior to the release date that are not considered complete as of such date - through the issuance of a Negative Declaration, a Conditional Negative Declaration, or a Final Environmental Impact Statement - the lead agency should consider whether supplementation of the impact analyses to reflect a methodology of the updated CEQR Technical Manual should be conducted, taking into account as necessary the scheduled time of completion of the environmental review under the applicable regulatory approval process.