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U. S. Department of Energy
National Environmental Policy Act Compliance Guide

Preface

This National Environmental Policy Act Compliance Guide is a three-volume compendium of electronic files of laws, executive orders, regulations, policies, guidance, and other information. The NEPA Compliance Guide was prepared by the Department of Energy (DOE) to assist its NEPA practitioners.

The NEPA Compliance Guide contains:

Volume 1 General NEPA References

  • Part 1. Laws

  • Part 2. Executive Orders Concerning Environmental Matters

  • Part 3. Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) Regulations

  • Part 4. CEQ Guidance

  • Part 5. Policies from Other Federal Agencies

Volume 2 Department of Energy NEPA Regulations and Guidance
  • Part 1. Regulations, Orders, and Policy

  • Part 2. Guidance on NEPA Document Preparation

  • Part 3. Guidance on Site-wide NEPA Reviews

  • Part 4. Guidance on Public Participation

  • Part 5. Guidance on Other Aspects of the NEPA Process

Volume 3 Related Environmental Review Requirements

    This volume provides regulations for environmental review and consultation requirements - concerning Air Quality, Biota, Cultural Resources, and Land use and Special Land and Water Designations - that should to the fullest extent possible be conducted concurrently with and integrated with the NEPA process.

The Department of Energy has published the NEPA Compliance Guide on compact disk and posted it on the DOE NEPA site at www.eh.doe.gov/nepa/tools/guidance/preface.html. This preface links to:

Send questions, comments, and suggestions for further improvements to askNEPA@eh.doe.gov.



This page was last updated on June 11, 2008

 

 

 
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