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Environmental Compliance

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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 Document Considering the Cumulative Effects of NRCS Activities (5.2 MB) — Analyzing the incremental environmental impacts of NRCS actions with other past, present and future actions as required by the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
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
Microsoft Word DocumentFlorida State Environmental Evaluation Worksheets
Microsoft Excel DocumentSouth Dakota State Environmental Evaluation Worksheets

Environmental Protection Agency

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)


Questions and comments are welcome and encouraged. Please address all correspondence to Andree DuVarney, NRCS National Environmental Coordinator.