3. CONTENT OF THE EIS
三、“环境影响报告书”的内容
Once it has been concluded that an EIS is required, the next question is the scope of the EIS.
一旦做出结论，需要一个环境影响报告书，紧接着的问题便是如何确定环境影响报告书的范围。
If the agency does decide to prepare an EIS, the first step in the EIS process is called "scoping".
如果机构确定准备“环境影响报告书”，那么“环境影响报告书”中第一个步骤是“确立范围”。
within 45 days of receipt of the environmental impact report/form(s)
在接到环境影响报告书（表）的四十五日内
The EIS provision in NEPA makes no reference to judicial enforcement.
《国家环境政策法》中，“环境影响报告书”条款并没涉及司法实施。
The department of planning shall not ratify the design plan descriptions of the construction project until after the environmental impact statement on the construction project is approved.
环境影响报告书经批准后，计划部门方可批准建设项目设计任务书。
Determining the scope of the EIS essentially decides what the precise subject-matter of the EIS will be.
确定“环境影响报告书”的范围基本上是决定该报告书的准确主题是什么。
The process begins with an "environmental assessment", which is a brief analysis of the need for an EIS.
这一过程是从“环境评价”开始，环境评价简要分析了为什么需要“环境影响报告书”。
Moreover, the scope of the EIS is simply determined by the scope of the proposal itself.
再者，“环境影响报告书”的范围仅仅取决于提案本身的范围。
Setting up any vessel dismantling plant to dismantle vessels without holding an environment affection report (form) that has been approved;
未持有经批准的环境影响报告书（表），擅自设置拆船厂进行拆船的；
With this background in mind, we can turn to a detailed consideration of the EIS requirement.
考虑到这一背景，我们可以着手详细考虑“环境影响报告书”的规定。
The first issue to be considered is whether an agency needs to prepare any EIS at all.
需要考虑的第一个问题是，机构是否需要编写“环境影响报告书”。
We will begin by discussing the threshold question: is any EIS at all necessary?
我们开始讨论初始要求：“环境影响报告书”是否确有必要。
The EIS is also supposed to "accompany the proposal through the existing agency review processes".
“环境影响报告书”也须与提案一起“经现设机构审查”。
The environmental impact statement shall include the comments and suggestions of the units and residents in the place where the construction project is located.
环境影响报告书中，应当有该建设项目所在地单位和居民的意见。
Rather than go through this process, it is often simpler just to go ahead and prepare the EIS.
如果复审通过这一过程，做好“环境影响报告书”往往更加简便。
A reading of the statute indicates that three requirements must be met before an EIS is necessary.
法令表明，在确定“环境影响报告书”确有必要之前，必须满足三个要求。
Thus far, we have been concerned with the contents and necessity for an EIS.
我们一直关心的是“环境影响报告书”的内容及必要性。