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1-6123456789101112131415161718192021222324of trips on Geronimo Trail would be reduced, and the establishment of the proposed FOB wouldresult in no other change to field operations.1.7 APPLICABLE ENVIRONMENTAL GUIDANCE, STATUTES, ANDREGULATIONSThis EA was prepared by CBP in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act(NEPA) of 1969 (42 USC 4321-4347) and the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)regulations for implementing NEPA (40 Code of Federal Regulations [CFR] 1500-1508), as wellas the DHS “Environmental Planning Directive” (Directive 023-01). Other pertinentenvironmental statutes, regulations, and compliance requirements that guided the preparation ofthis EA are summarized in Table 1-1. This list, however, is not intended to be an all-inclusivelist of applicable Federal laws and regulations.1.8 REPORT ORGANIZATIONThis EA will be organized into eight major sections including this introduction. Section 2.0describes all alternatives considered for the project. Section 3.0 discusses the environmentalresources potentially affected by the project and the environmental consequences for each of theviable alternatives. Section 4.0 discusses cumulative impacts, and best management practices(BMPs) are discussed in Section 5.0. Sections 6.0, 7.0, and 8.0 present a list of the referencescited in the document, a list of acronyms and abbreviations used in the document, and a list ofthe persons involved in the preparation of this document, respectively. Correspondencegenerated during the preparation of this EA can be found in Appendix A.Douglas FOB EADraftAugust 2011