Sec. 1157.7. FEIS procedures

(a) If, after the completion of the DEIS, the receipt of comments on the DEIS and after the close of public hearing, if held, the authority determines that the proposed action of the authority or the proposed project or activity of an applicant may have a significant effect on the environment, the authority shall prepare or cause to be prepared and file an FEIS in accordance with the provisions of SEQR. However, if the authority requests an applicant to prepare a supplemental environmental report, the authority shall not commence preparation of the FEIS nor cause its preparation to be undertaken until a completed supplemental environmental report is received.

(b) Upon completion of the FEIS, the authority shall send and file notices of completion of the FEIS in the same manner as is required for sending and filing of notices of completion of the DEIS pursuant to subdivision (c) of section 1157.6 of this Part. The FEIS shall be filed in the same manner as is required for a DEIS pursuant to subdivision (d) of section 1157.6 of this Part.

(c) The authority shall maintain a file or files open to public inspection which contains the FEIS's and notices of completion for all FEIS's it has prepared or has caused to be prepared.