(a) [Lead to be guided by technical standards and methodologies developed by Office of Environ. Coord., City Planning Rules 62 RCNY § 5-04(c).] Environmental impact statements should be clearly written in a brief and concise manner capable of being read and understood by the public. Within the framework presented in subdivision (d) of this section, such statements should deal only with the specific significant environmental impacts which can be reasonably anticipated. They should not contain more detail than is appropriate considering the nature and magnitude of the proposed action and the significance of its potential impacts.
(b) All draft and final EIS's shall be preceded by a cover sheet stating:
(1) whether it is a draft or a final;
(2) the name or other descriptive title of the action;
(3) the location of the action;
(4) the name and address of the lead agencies and the name and telephone number of a person at the lead agencies to be contacted for further information;
(5) identification of individuals or organizations which prepared any portion of the statement; and
(6) the date of its completion.
(c) If a draft or final EIS exceeds ten pages in length, it shall have a table of contents following the cover sheet.
(d) The body of all draft and final EIS's shall contain at least the following:
(1) a description of the proposed action and its environmental setting;
(2) a statement of the environmental impacts of the proposed action, including its short-term and long-term effects, and typically associated environmental effects;
(3) an identification of any adverse environmental effects which cannot be avoided if the proposed action is implemented;
(4) a discussion of the social and economic impacts of the proposed action;
(5) a discussion of alternatives to the proposed action and the comparable impacts and effects of such alternatives;
(6) an identification of any irreversible and irretrievable commitments of resources which would be involved in the proposed action should it be implemented;
(7) a description of mitigation measures proposed to minimize adverse environmental impacts;
(8) a description of any growth-inducing aspects of the proposed action, where applicable and significant;
(9) a discussion of the effects of the proposed action on the use and conservation of energy, where applicable and significant;
(10) a list of underlying studies, reports or other information obtained and considered in preparing the statement; and
(11) (for the final EIS only) copies or a summary of the substantive comments received in response to the draft EIS and the applicant's response to such comments.
(e) An EIS may incorporate by reference all or portions of other documents which contain information relevant to the statement. The referenced documents shall be made available to the public in the same places where copies of the statement are made available. When a statement uses incorporation by reference, the referenced document shall be briefly described and its date of preparation provided.