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NEPA Regulations

• Council on Environmental Quality Regulations for Implementing NEPA
• Department of Energy NEPA Regulations (10 CFR 1021) and Preambles
• Department of Energy Floodplain and Wetland Regulations (10 CFR 1022)

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Orders

• DOE Order 451.1B - DOE NEPA Compliance Program (9/28/2001) [HTML] [PDF]
• Executive Order 11988, Floodplain Management (May 24, 1977)
• Executive Order 11990, Protection of Wetlands (May 24, 1977)
• Executive Order 12088, Federal Compliance with Pollution Control Standards (October 13, 1978)
• Executive Order 12114, Environmental Effects Abroad of Major Federal Actions (January 4, 1979)
  
• Executive Order 12898, Federal Actions to Address Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations (February 11, 1994, with Presidential Memorandum)
  

	Mini-guidance Articles from Lessons Learned Quarterly Reports (November, 2000)
	Clean Air Act General Conformity Requirements and the NEPA Process (April, 2000)

NEPA Compliance Guide

Council on Environmental Quality Memorandum on Designation of Non-Federal Agencies as Cooperating Agencies (July 28, 1999)

National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Compliance Guide, Volumes I and II (August 1998) Memorandum from the Assistant Secretary for Environment, Safety and Health: "Volumes I and II of the Department of Energy National Policy Act Compliance Guide," (August 24, 1998) NEPA Compliance Guide Volume I Part I. The Law and Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) Regulations Part II. Executive Orders Concerning Environmental Matters (Selection) Part III. CEQ Guidance Documents (Selection) Part IV. Policies from Other Federal Agencies (Selection) NEPA Compliance Guide Volume II Part I. Regulations, Policy and Orders Part II. Preparation of NEPA Documents Part III. Site-wide NEPA Reviews Part IV. Public Participation Part V. NEPA Process Improvement Part VI. Other Department of Energy NEPA References

Document Preparation

• CEQ Memorandum for Heads of Federal Agencies: Cooperating Agencies in Implementing the Procedural Requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (January 2002)
• Environmental Impact Statement Summary Guidance (September 1998)
• Recommendations for the Preparations of EAs and EISs (May 1993)
• Environmental Assessment Checklist (August 1994)
  
• Environmental Impact Statement Checklist (November 1997)
  
• Glossary of Terms Used in DOE NEPA Documents (September 1998)
  
• Electronic Publishing Guidance and Tools
  
• CEQ's Environmental Justice Guidance (December 1997)
  
• CEQ's Cumulative Effects Guidance (January 1997)
  

• A Brief Guide: Department of Energy-wide Contracts for NEPA Documentation (August 1998)
• NEPA Contracting Reform Guidance (December 1996)

• Effective Public Participation under the National Environmental Policy Act, Second Edition (August 1998)
• Stakeholders Directory (July 2001)

• Secretarial Policy Statement on the National Enviornmental Policy Act (NEPA)

• DOE Office of Environment, Safety and Health Electronic Publishing Standards and Guidelines
• NEPA Document Electronic Publishing Standards and Guidelines (October 1998)
• DOE NEPA Document Certification and Transmittal Form (October 1998)

• National Partnership for Reinventing Government (NPR) - Plain Language Action Network
• Environmental Law & Related Documents from IULaw

• Managing NEPA at the Department of Energy: a Report by the National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA)
• Library of Congress