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NEPA regulations, codified in 40 CFR 1501-1508, include the following:
NEPA and agency planning (Part 1501)
Environmental impact statement (Part 1502)
Commenting (Part 1503)
Predecision referrals of federal actions determined to be environmentally unsatisfactory
!part 1504)
NEPA and agency decision making (part 1505)
Agency compliance (Part 1507)
Some federal agencies have issued their own regulations for complying with
NEPA, such ,il' the National Environmental Policy Act Compliance Program (DOE Order
5440.1E, issued in 1992), which provides compliance regulations for DOE-controlled
lands; and 43 CFR Subchapter A, Subpart 1601 et seq. (1983), which provides compliance
guidance for BLM-controlled lands.
Operations that are involved in subsurface mining or the extraction of oil, gas, or
potash may be subject to requirements for evaluating the effect of the operations on the
environment, unless the action was determined to be categorically excluded (40 CFR
1508.4).
Pennits. special reports, apd fees
No permits or fees are associated with NEPA. Depending on the effect of the
proposed action, an environmental assessment or an environmental impact statement may
be required.
Referepces
Arbuckle, J., Brownell, F" Case, D., Halbleib, W" Jensen, L" Landfair, S., Lee, R.,
Miller, M., Nardi, K., Olney, A., Sarvadi, D" Spensley, J., Steinway, D., and
Sullivan, T., 1993, Environmental Law Handbook, Twelfth Edition: Government
Institutes IDe., Rockville, MD, 550 pp,
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1993, Code of Federal Regulations Title 40,
Protection of Environment, Parts 790 to end: Office of the Federal Register,
National Archl.ves and Records Admjnistration, Washington, DC, 743 pp.
National Historic Preservation Act
The National Historic Preservation Act (16 USC sec, 470 et seq) was enacted in
1966 and has been amended several times, most recently in 1980. This act protects
cultural resources in the United States and requires federal agencies to recover and
preserve historic and archaeological data that would otherwise be lost during federal
COL3!IUCtion or other activities.
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