Ecosystem Management Coordination (EMC)
USDA Forest Service
Yates Bldg. 2CEN
201 14th St., SW
Wash. DC, 20250

Forest Service NEPA Procedures, Policy, and Guidance

2018 Revisions to NEPA Procedures (36 CFR 220) and Directives
Forest Service Handbook 1909.15_30 - Categorical Exclusion from Documentation - (.pdf - 599 Kb)
NEPA Procedures (36 CFR 220), and Directives
Categorical Exclusions for Soil and Water Restoration Activities
Economic and Social Analysis Handbook (FSH 1909.17)
Federal Registers related to NEPA Directives

Climate Change

Cooperating Agencies

Cooperating Agency Guidance - FS, BLM, USPS - (.pdf - 240 Kb)
See - CEQ Guidance Memos on Cooperating Agencies
Executive Order Facilitation of Cooperative Conservation - (.pdf - 155 Kb)

Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) Pilot

National Environmental Policy Act Pilot Projects Report and
Recommendations - (.pdf - 125 Kb)
Supporting and Underlying Documents for Final NEPA Pilot Project Reports - (.pdf - 1.77 Mb)
5th Pilot Project (Approaches to Restoration Management)
Approaches to Forest Restoration & Planning The 4 Forest Restoration Initiative (4FRI)
Fivemile-Bell Project: Engaging Communities in Restoration Planning

Cumulative Effects

CEQ - Considering Cumulative Effects Under NEPA
EPA - Consideration of Cumulative Impacts in EPA Review of NEPA Documents - (.pdf - 72 Kb, 22 pp)

Department of Interior

Requirements for DOI Review of External Agencies Environmental Documents

Energy Policy Act of 2005 Categorical Exclusions

Guidance of 09/01/2011 - (.pdf - 26 Kb)
Guidance of 06/09/2010 - (.pdf - 259 Kb)

Environmental Impact Statements

Filing an EIS with the Environmental Protection Agency

Where To File An EIS
Office of the Federal Register
EIS Filing System Guidance
Regional NEPA Contacts and EIS by State
EPA's Environmental Impact Statement Database

List of Agencies for Distribution of Draft and Final Environmental Impact Statements - (.xls - 24 Kb)

(See Templates-Environmental Documents Below)

Environmental Justice

Executive Order of 2/11/94 on Environmental Justice
USDA Departmental Regulation on Environmental Justice (5600-2) (.pdf - 326 Kb)
CEQ - Environmental Justice and NEPA
CEQ - Environmental Justice - Guidance Under the NEPA - (.pdf - 2.45 Mb)
EPA - Office of Environmental Justice
EPA - Environmental Justice Considerations in the NEPA Process
EPA - Final Guidance for Incorporating EJ Concerns in EPA's NEPA Compliance Analyses - (.pdf - 453 Kb)
EPA - Final Guidance on Considering Environmental Justice During the Development of Regulatory Actions - (.pdf - 594 Kb)
Final Guidance for Consideration of Environmental Justice in Clean Air Act 309 (EIS) Reviews - (.pdf - 78 Kb)

Environmental Management Systems (EMS)

Environmental Protection Agency

EPA - National Environmental Policy Act
EPA - Regional Frequently Asked QuestionsFederal Advisory Commitee Act

Federal Register Notices

Federal Register Homepage
Federal Register Drafting Handbook (See Chapter 3)
Plain Language Tools
About Forest Service NEPA Notices in the Federal Register-Using EPA's FR Environmental Documents Homepage

Healthy Forests Initiative

Invasive Plant Management Decisions and NEPA

NEPA Learning Teams

NEPA Templates (Revised)

References

Digitop Library

Resources

Environmental Sciences Division of Argonne National Laboratory for the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science
Coarse-Scale Spatial Data for Wildland Fire and Fuel Management
NEPA Net - NEPA Statute, Guidance and Information Links from the Council on Environmental Quality

Roadless Area Conservation

Stewardship Contracting Information

Structured Decision-making

Decision Protocol

Graphic Overview - (.ppt - 104 Kb)
Decision Protocol (Version 2.0 of 11/12/98)
Crosswalk with NEPA - (.pdf - 13 Kb)

Comparative Risk Assessment Framework and Tools (Webpage)

Applying the Science of Decision Making: A Survey of Use and Needs in the National Forest System by Marcot, B, L. Fisher, M. Thompson, and M. Tomosy. USDA Forest Service. 2015 - (.pdf - 1.08 Mb)

The Science of Decisionmaking: Applications for Sustainable Forest and Grassland Management in the National Forest System by Matthew P. Thompson, Bruce G. Marcot, Frank R. Thompson, III, Steven McNulty, Larry A. Fisher, Michael C. Runge, David Cleaves, and Monica Tomosy. General Technical Report WO-88. USDA Forest Service. July 2013. - (.pdf - 3.13 Mb)

Training Courses-Forest Service NEPA (Organized by FS Region according to needs and available resources)

Human Dimensions of Natural Resource Management - Information, Tools, and Training
National Environmental Conflict Resolution Conference
Online NEPA Concepts Course - Module 1 & 2
Online NEPA Concepts Course - Module 3
Pathways to Career Growth in NEPA - Gaining Compentency Through Development Opportunities