General Information
The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and the regulations of the Council on Environmental Quality (40 CFR 1500-1508)
(CEQ NEPAnet - POLICY, REGULATIONS, NEPA LINKS ) require that the Department has an effective compliance program and
implementing procedures and its bureaus have similar programs and internal guidance. This includes issuing policy, technical, and
procedural guidance; providing technical assistance; determining technical and procedural adequacy of certain environmental
documents; resolving intra-Departmental differences that involve more than one program Assistant Secretary and interagency
differences; conducting ongoing evaluation of compliance; and identifying problems, recommending solutions and implementing
changes for improving Departmental and bureau compliance programs.
Natural Resources Management Team functions:
Departmental Environmental Documents
NEPA and the CEQ Regulations affect many Interior activities and specifically require
environmental impact statements for major Interior actions having significant environmental effects.
The Team ensures this compliance through review and approval of environmental documents and
environmental compliance consultation with bureaus.
Federal Project Reviews
The Team manages the Department’s technical and policy reviews of the environmental and natural
resource aspects of non-Interior projects and proposals. The Team ensures that the Department
and its bureaus have programs and procedures to accomplish this review work.
Regulatory Reviews
The Team manages the Department’s review of non-Interior regulations affecting the Department’s
natural resources, environmental interests, and pollution control activities.
Team Contacts
