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| August 17: The Citizens guide to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) is now available on the Links page of this website. |
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| Written by Mike Metzgar |
| Monday, 17 August 2009 16:33 |
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This guide is based on research and consultations undertaken by the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) concerning the need for a Citizen's Guide to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Participants in the NEPA Regional Roundtables held in 2003-2004 clearly voiced the need for an guide that provides an explanation of NEPA, how it is implemented, and how people outside the Federal government - individual citizens, private sector applicants, members of organized groups, or representatives of Tribal, State, or local government agencies - can better participate in the assessment of environmental impacts conducted by Federal agencies (see http://ceq. eh.doe.gov/ntf). Table of Contents Purpose of the Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 History and Purpose of NEPA . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Who is Responsible for Implementing NEPA?. . . . . . . . 2 To What do the Procedural Requirements of NEPA Apply?. . . . . . 4 When Does NEPA Apply?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Who Oversees the NEPA Process?. . . . . . . . . . . 5 Navigating the NEPA Process . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Implementing the NEPA Process. . . . . . . . 10 Categorical Exclusions (CE). . . . . . . . . . . 10 Environmental Assessments (EA). . . . . . . . . 11 Environmental Impact Statements (EIS). . . . . . . 13 Notice of Intent and Scoping. . . . . . . . . . . 13 Draft EIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Final EIS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Record of Decision (ROD) . . . . . . . . 19 Supplemental EIS. . . . . . . . . . . . 20 EPA's Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 When and How to Get Involved. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 It Depends on the Agency . . . . . . . . 21 Be Informed of Actions. . . . . . . . . 23 Active Involvement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Other Processes that Require Public Involvement. . . . . . . . 25 How to Comment. . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 What If Involvement Isn't Going Well?. . . . . . . . 28 Don't Wait |
| Last Updated on Monday, 17 August 2009 16:40 |