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UPDATE: MHA Nation Clean Fuels Refinery Environmental Impact Statement

The National Environmental Policy Act requires federal agencies to take into account the environmental impacts of federal decisions which could significantly affect the environment. In implementing NEPA, federal agencies have to assess the environmental impacts of decisions and inform the public of any impacts. The public has the right to comment on any proposed EIS before action is taken.

EPA has a unique role in the NEPA process. Section 309 of the Clean Air Act requires the Agency to review and publicly comment on all EISs to determine if there are unacceptable levels of environmental impacts from the proposed project or decision. EPA is also required to review the adequacy of information and public disclosure in the EIS. EPA also reviews other NEPA analyses such as Environmental Assessments.

EPA Region 8's NEPA program works with federal, state and tribal agencies to ensure that environmental analyses for major federal actions provide a solid basis for the collaborative management and mitigation of environmental impacts in our states and tribal nations. Region 8's NEPA program formally reviewed and commented on more than 120 proposed federal actions related to land management, energy development, water, transportation, and other issues in 2007. These projects include new highway alignments and expansions, oil and gas development activities, water development projects, federal land management actions, power generation projects, and more. More information, including links to recent comment letters, can be found below.

EIS Comment Letters
All Environmental Impact Statement comment letters issued by EPA are posted online in the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) database. For additional information about Region 8 comment letters, please contact Connie Collins at 303-312-6015.

Submit an EIS in Region 8
Where to send EISs for projects in Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah and Wyoming.

Federal Leadership Forum: Environmental Management of Oil and Gas Resources
Documents related to interagency coordination on oil and gas activities in Region 8.

Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management Activities
The BLM and Forest Service prepare the majority of EISs in Region 8. Access links to these agencies and NEPA-related projects and information.

MHA Refinery Draft EIS
Information about the Proposed Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikira Nation's proposed clean fuels refinery on tribal lands in North Dakota.

Region 8 NEPA Contacts
EPA NEPA program staff and areas of expertise.

For More Information ...
Links to more information from EPA, the Council of Environmental Quality, and more.


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