UC CEQA Handbook: 2.4 - Findings

Findings are a document that restates the environmental analysis and provides support for a project decision by linking the analysis to the conclusions reached.

Findings are required to be made for Negative Declarations, Mitigated Negative Declarations, and EIRs and are provided to the decision maker along with the environmental document. ( CEQA Guidelines Section 15091, Statute 21081.)

The formats for Findings differ depending on the type of environmental document prepared. Consult with the University of California, Office of the President, PD&C office to determine the best sample set of Findings for your project.

Findings are available online in the Meetings section of the Regents web site for projects approved since May 2000.

Findings are to be drafted by the campus or outside legal counsel and reviewed by PD&C and OGC before being submitted in final form.

Findings for projects to be approved by The Regents are due when environmental documents are due. See Environmental Document Submission Information page on the PD&C website (you can subscribe for updates).

Findings are to be submitted in 3 forms:

45 hard copies, double-sided, 3-hole punched, stapled upper left;

Electronic version in Word or Word Perfect; and

PDF version (Convert word-processed document with Acrobat Writer into PDF version).