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This website contains information and
reference materials that will assist Agency staff,
producers, and applicants in meeting the required
environmental review requirements.
FSA must consider the environmental effects
of its proposed actions upon the human environment
in accordance with the National Environmental
Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969. In 1978, the Council on
Environmental Quality (CEQ) promulgated
regulations to implement the procedural
requirements of NEPA. These CEQ regulations direct
agencies to adopt procedures to implement
NEPA.
FSA’s implementing regulations for NEPA are
found at 7 CFR part 1940 subpart G (Farm Loan
Programs) and 7 CFR part 799 (Farm Programs). Both
of these environmental regulations classify the
agency’s actions into levels of environmental
review such as Categorical Exclusions,
Environmental Assessments, and Environmental
Impact Statements. The National Historic
Preservation Act compliance and other cultural
resource considerations also are incorporated into
FSA’s NEPA process.
FSA’s programs are administered through its
network of State, District, and County Offices.
Each FSA State Office has a State Environmental
Coordinator (SEC). These SECs provide oversight,
support, and training to District and County
personnel to ensure that NEPA compliance is fully
implemented. For specific questions related to a
proposed action in a particular state, we
encourage you to contact that State’s
SEC.
This website also provides a means of
posting public notices for environmental
assessments, environmental impact statements and
other Agency documents for which FSA is receiving
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