(a) A Categorical Exclusion is a type of action that does not individually or cumulatively have a significant effect on the human environment and which has been found to have no such effect by NCPC.
(b) Actions that generally qualify for application of a Categorical Exclusion and do not require either an EA or an EIS exhibit the following characteristics:
(1) Minimal or no effect on the human environment;
(2) No significant change to existing environmental conditions;
(3) No significant cumulative environmental impacts; and
(4) Similarity to actions previously assessed in an EA concluding in a FONSI and monitored to confirm the FONSI.