National Environmental Policy Act

The National Environmental Policy Act of 1969  (NEPA) is the Federal government's charter for protecting the nation's environment. Through NEPA, Congress directed Federal agencies to integrate environmental factors in planning and decision making. During the decision-making process, agencies must consider the environmental, social, economic, and technical factors of proposed actions. The process provides officials, decision makers, and the public with an understanding of the proposed action’s potential impact on the environment. For major actions that could significantly affect the environment, agencies must prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS).

NEPA-related Information and DHS Environmental Impact Statements

• NEPA Alternative Arrangements for New Orleans

DHS Environmental Impact Assessments

• Final Programmatic Environmental Assessment (PEA) on Proposed Changes to Immigration and Border Management Processes, April 11, 2006 (PDF, 87 pages - 14.9 MB)  
• Evaluación Programática Ambiental de US-VISIT sobre Cambios Potenciales a los Procesos Administrativos Inmigratorios y de Fronteras (PDF, 87 pages - 6 MB)
• Finding of No Significant Impact, Proposed Changes to Immigration and Border Management Processes, April 11, 2006 (PDF, 3 pages - 1.7 MB)
• Ausencia de Hallazgos de Impactos Significativos, Evaluación Programática Ambiental [Programmatic Environmental Assessment (PEA)] de los Cambios Potenciales a los Procesos Administrativos Inmigratorios y de Fronteras  (PDF, 3 pages - 264 KB)
• Finding of No Significant Impact, US-VISIT Increment 2C Proof of Concept at Select Land Ports of Entry, April 18, 2005  (PDF, 6 pages - 925 KB)
• Final Environmental Assessment,US-VISIT Increment 2C Proof of Concept at Select Land Ports of Entry, April 13, 2005 (PDF, 201 pages - 8 MB)
•  Finding of No Significant Impact, Air Ports of Entry, November 2003  (PDF, 43 pages - 5.5 MB)
• Finding of No Significant Impact, Passenger Cruise Ship Ports of Entry, December 2003 (PDF, 39 pages - 3.3 MB)
• Nationwide Environmental Assessment, Air Ports of Entry, October 2003  (PDF, 37 pages - 5.3 MB)
• Nationwide Environmental Assessment, Passenger Cruise Ship Ports of Entry, November 2003  (PDF, 33 pages - 4.3 MB)
• Supplemental Environmental Assessment: Finding of No Significant Impact, Road Improvements Near Eagle Pass and Cinco Cattle Company Ranch, Cuevas Creek Bridge, Maverick County, Texas, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, June 1, 2004  (PDF, 39 pages - 3.3 MB)

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• DHS Procedures for Implementing NEPA

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