A citizen's guide to the NEPA : having your voice heard / Council on Environmental Quality, Executive Office of the President.

Format:

Book

Government document

Contributor:

Council on Environmental Quality (U.S.), issuing body.

United States. Executive Office of the President

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. National Environmental Policy Act of 1969--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

United States.

National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (United States).

Environmental policy--United States--Citizen participation--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Environmental policy.

Environmental impact statements--Law and legislation--United States--Citizen participation--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Environmental impact statements.

Environmental impact analysis--United States--Citizen participation--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Environmental impact analysis.

Environmental law--United States--Citizen participation--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Environmental law.

Environmental policy--Citizen participation.

Environmental impact statements--Law and legislation--U.S. states.

Environmental impact analysis--Citizen participation.

Environmental law--Citizen participation.

Genre:

Handbooks and manuals.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ii, 49 pages) : illustrations, chart

Other Title:

Citizen's Guide to the National Environmental Policy Act

Having your voice heard

Place of Publication:

[Washington, D.C.] : Council on Environmental Quality, Executive Office of the President, 2007.

Summary:

This guide has been developed to help citizens and organizations who are concerned about the environmental effects of federal decisionmaking to effectively participate in Federal agencies' environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). With some limited exceptions, all Federal agencies in the executive branch have to comply with NEPA before they make final decisions about federal actions that could have environmental effects. Thus, NEPA applies to a very wide range of federal actions that include, but are not limited to, federal construction projects, plans to manage and develop federally owned lands, and federal approvals of non-federal activities such as grants, licenses, and permits. The Federal Government takes hundreds of actions every day that are, in some way, covered by NEPA. The environmental review process under NEPA provides an opportunity for you to be involved in the Federal agency decisionmaking process.

Contents:

Purpose of the guide

History and purpose of NEPA

Who is responsible for implementing NEPA?

To what do the procedural requirements of NEPA apply?

When does NEPA apply?

Who oversees the NEPA process?

Navigating the NEPA Process

Implementing the NEPA Process. Categorical Exclusions (CE)

Environmental Assessments (EA)

Environmental Impact Statements (EIS)

Notice of intent and scoping

Draft EIS

Final EIS

Record of Decision (ROD)

Supplemental EIS

EPA's review.

When and how to get involved. It depends on the agency

Be informed of actions

Active involvement

Other processes that require public involvement

How to comment.

What if involvement isn't going well? Don't wait too long

Contact the agency

Other assistance

NEPA's requirements

Remedies available.

Final thoughts

Appendix A : NEPAnet and how to use it

Appendix B : The federal register and how to use it

Appendix C : EPA's EIS rating system

Appendix D : Agency NEPA contacts

Appendix E : Some useful definitions from the Council on Environmental Quality NEPA Implementing Regulations

List of acronyms.

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (CEQ, viewed January 5, 2017).

"December 2007."

Includes bibliographical references.

"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). This guide is informational and does not establish new requirements. It is not and should not be viewed as constituting formal CEQ guidance on the implementation of NEPA, nor are recommendations in this guide intended to be viewed as legally binding."--Title page verso.

Other Format:

Print version: Citizen's guide to the NEPA, having your voice heard.

OCLC:

951067769