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Environmental Compliance

Updated:06/21/2007

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Adobe Acrobat DocumentCEQ Guidance on the Consideration of Past Actions in Cumulative Effects Analysis (3 MB)


National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA)

Council on Environmental Quality

Adobe Acrobat DocumentCEQ Memorandum concerning States as Cooperating Agencies (143 KB)
Adobe Acrobat DocumentGuidance on “Purpose and Need” (643 KB)

USDA

Adobe Acrobat DocumentDepartmental Regulations for the National Environmental Policy Act (17 KB)

NRCS National

Adobe Acrobat DocumentNational Environmental Compliance Handbook (4.5 MB)
Adobe Acrobat DocumentRegulations - 7 CFR Part 650 (137 KB)
Microsoft Word DocumentCPA-52, Environmental Evaluation Worksheet (124 KB)

NRCS State

Microsoft Word DocumentEnvironmental Liaison Directory (166 KB) — This directory lists the states environmental liaisons' names and their email addresses

Microsoft Word DocumentArizona State Environmental Evaluation Worksheets (163 KB)
Microsoft Excel DocumentMaine State Environmental Evaluation Worksheet (4 MB)
Microsoft Word DocumentNebraska CPA-52 Implementation Guidance (483 KB)
Microsoft Excel DocumentNebraska Environmental Evaluation Conservation Planning (859 KB)
Microsoft Excel DocumentNebraska NEPA Tiering References (30 KB)
Microsoft Excel DocumentSouth Dakota State Environmental Evaluation Worksheets (373 KB)
Adobe Acrobat DocumentFinding of No Significant Impact: New England States and New York Environment Assessment (4.5 MB)

Environmental Protection Agency

Adobe Acrobat DocumentConsideration Of Cumulative Impacts In EPA Review Of NEPA Documents

Other Links
  • NEPANet
    A one-stop shop for NEPA related information. Includes the full text of the NEPA statute, 40 most frequently asked questions and other guidance from the Council on Environmental Quality, bibliographic information, training, and more.
  • Department of Energy's NEPA Web Site
    Complete resource containing Department of Energy (DOE) NEPA announcements and analysis, a directory of potential stakeholders for DOE actions under NEPA, and links to related sites.
  • Rural Development Agency's Environmental Compliance Library
    The Environmental Library contains most of the environmental statutes, regulations, Executive Orders and miscellaneous guidance documents that RUS uses in meeting its environmental compliance and review responsibilities.
  • National Environmental Policy Act Reference Handbook
    From the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Endangered Species Act

Adobe Acrobat DocumentPolicy on Safe Harbor Agreements (72 KB)
Adobe Acrobat DocumentPolicy on Candidate Conservation Agreements (76 KB)
Adobe Acrobat Document"No Surprises" Policy (101 KB)

Endangered Species Biological Opinions

Effects Of The Implementation of Habitat Restoration Projects On The Northern Population of the Bog Turtle (Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania)
Adobe Acrobat DocumentBog Turtle part #1 (4.4 MB)
Adobe Acrobat DocumentBog Turtle part #2 (4.4 MB)
Adobe Acrobat DocumentBog Turtle part #3 (2.6 MB)

Programmatic Biological Assessments & Opinions

Healthy Forests Reserve Program promotes the recovery of threatened and endangered species, improves biodiversity, and enhances carbon sequestration. (Pilot States: Arkansas, Maine and Mississippi)
Adobe Acrobat DocumentArkansas Healthy Forests Reserve Program (628 KB)
Adobe Acrobat DocumentMaine Healthy Forests Reserve Program (497 KB)