A
A
Acronyms
Administrative records
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
Analysis boundaries
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B
Budgetary projections, decision documents
and
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C
Categorical Exclusion Forms
formalization of
sample
use of
use with Environmental Screening
Forms (Section 2.6)
use with Environmental Screening Forms
(Section 3.8)
Categorical exclusions
actions related
to development and
actions related to general administration
and
actions related to grant programs
and
actions related to resource
management protection and
actions related to visitor use
and
administrative process
consideration of multiple actions
decision document filing and
description (Section 3.1)
description (Section 3.6)
documentation process
documenting a NEPA analysis
and
exceptions to
list of CEs for which no formal
documentation is necessary
plans, studies, and reports
and
public involvement in actions
using the CE lists
CEFs. See Categorical exclusion forms
CEQ. See Council on Environmental Quality
CEs. See Categorical exclusions
Connected actions
Considering Cumulative Effects
under the National Environmental Policy Act,
Construction actions
Contractors
Cooperating agencies (Section
2.13)
Cooperating agencies (Section
8.2)
Council on Environmental Quality
creation of
criteria for designating
a lead agency
emergency actions and
NEPA planning process and
Cumulative actions
Cumulative effects
Cyclic Maintenance Guide
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D
Decision documents
budgetary projections
and
categorical exclusions
changes in the selected action and
findings of no significant impact
monitoring and
records of decision
Definitions of
terms
Direct effects
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E
EAs. See Environmental assessments
EISs. See Environmental impact statements
Emergency actions
Endangered Species Act
categorical exclusions
and
federal agency cooperation
and
findings of no significant impact
and
records of decision and
Environmental assessments
administrative process of review of
administrative record and
alternatives and (Section
2.7)
alternatives and (Section 5.4)
categorical exclusions and
(Section 3.5)
categorical exclusions and (Section
3.6)
completing the EA process
consultation and coordination section
description
environmental impact statements and
(Section 4.9)
environmental impact statements and
(Section 4.10)
environmental impact statements and
(Section 5.4)
findings of no significant impact
and (Section 6.0)
findings of no significant impact
and (Section 6.3)
format and content of
for general management plans
length of
mitigated EAs
preferred alternatives and
public involvement in
public meetings about
public review of
purposes of
references section
response to comments
scoping and
supplemental
tiering and
uses for
when to prepare (Section
2.10)
when to prepare (Section 5.2)
Environmental impact statements
abbreviated final
version
actions that normally require an EIS
administrative record and
alternatives and
categorical exclusions and
(Section 3.5)
categorical exclusions and (Section
3.6)
changes in the selected alternative
contractor preparation of
cooperating agency comments
criteria for significant impact
description
draft EIS notice of availability/filing
with EPA
environmental assessments and (Section
4.10)
environmental assessments and (Section
5.4)
exceptions to
final filing with EPA
final version (Section 4.6)
final version (Section 8.5)
findings of no significant impact
and
format of
for general management plans
historic properties and
notice of intent to prepare
ongoing or continuing action
preferred alternatives and
public involvement requirements
public meetings/hearings on
recipients of draft versions
recipients of final versions
records of decision and (Section
6.0)
records of decision and (Section
6.2)
response options
review guidelines
review process
scoping
substantive comments
supplements to
termination process
tiering and
timelines for review of draft versions
when to prepare
Environmental
Justice in Minority and Low-Income Populations, Executive Order 12898
Environmental Protection Agency, environmental
impact statements and (Section 1.4)
Environmental Protection Agency, environmental
impact statements and (Section 4.8)
Environmental Protection Agency, environmental
impact statements and (Section 8.3)
Environmental Review Memorandum series
Environmental Screening Forms
NEPA analysis
and (Section 2.1)
NEPA analysis and (Section
2.10)
reasons for completing
(Section 2.6)
reasons for completing (Appendix
1)
use with the categorical exclusion
form (Section 2.6)
use with the categorical exclusion
form (Section 3.6)
uses of
Environmentally
preferred alternatives
ESA. See Endangered Species Act
ESFs. See Environmental Screening Forms
External scoping, environmental impact
statements and
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F
Federal Noxious Weed Control Act
Federal Register
environmental assessments
and
environmental impact statements and
(Section 4.8)
environmental impact statements and
(Section 8.3)
findings of no significant impact,
publication (Section 6.3)
findings of no significant impact,
publication (Section 6.4)
records of decision, publication in
Findings of no significant impact (FONSI)
content
as contracts with the public
description
endangered species and
environmental impact statements and
(Section 4.10)
environmental impact statements and
(Section 5.5)
errata sheets
floodplains and wetlands
and
functions of
for general management plans
historic properties and
impairment of park resources and
impairment potential and
mitigation and
signatory for
waiting period for
wetlands and floodplains and
Fish and Wildlife
Coordination Act
Floodplain Management, Executive Order 11988
categorical
exclusions and
NEPA document cooperation
and
FONSI. See Findings of no significant impact
Format of environmental impact statements
Affected environment
alternatives
consultation and coordination
section
cover sheet
impact chapter
mandatory topics
purpose and need for action
references section
summary
Forty Most Asked
Questions Concerning CEQ's NEPA Regulations 1
Freedom of Information Act
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G
General management plans
EISs for
reasons to prepare EISs
Grant programs
categorical
exclusions and
environmental impact statements
and
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H
Handbook
citations in DO-12
and
DO-12 and
use of
Historic Structures
Preservation Guide
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I
IDTs. See Interdisciplinary teams
Impact chapter of the EIS
Context analysis
criteria for
displaying impact information
impact indicators
impact thresholds
incomplete or unavailable information
mitigation analysis
organizing the impact chapter
sustainability and long-term
management considerations
Impact chapter of
the environmental assessment
Impairment of park resources
decision
document filing
findings of no significant impact
and
process review and
Indian Trust
resources, evaluating impact of the proposal on (Section 2.13)
Indian Trust resources, evaluating
impact of the proposal on (Section 4.5)
Indirect effects
Interdisciplinary teams
cumulative effects
and
identifying issues or environmental
problems
issue definition
membership of
memos to file and
site visitation
Internal scoping
description and process
(Section 2.6)
description and process
(Section 2.10)
description and process (Section
3.2)
environmental impact statements and
Issue definition
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L
Lead agencies
List of Endangered or Threatened
Species
Low-income populations, evaluating
impact of the proposal on
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M
Memos to file
decision document
filing and
documenting a NEPA analysis
and
using instead of the ESF
Minority
populations, evaluating impact of the proposal on
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N
National Environmental Policy Act. See also Review of non-NPS NEPA documents
activating
agency planning and
analytic rather than encyclopedic nature
of documents
common sense basis
Council on Environmental Quality creation
documentation candor
early planning requirement
federal action examples
focus of documents
holistic nature of
inclusivity requirement
interdisciplinary approach
National Park Service Organic Act
and (Section 1.2)
National Park Service Organic Act
and (Section 1.5)
NEPA documents as building blocks
objectivity of
procedural qualities
project proposal/contracting process
public process and
purpose of
requirements of
site-specific environmental impact information
requirement (Section 1.4)
site-specific environmental impact information
requirement (Section 1.6)
site-specific environmental impact
information requirement (Section 7.2)
specificity of data needed
systematic analyses requirement
tiering and (Section 7.1)
tiering and (Section 7.4)
tiering and (Section 8.5)
timing of implementation (Section
1.5)
timing of implementation (Section
7.1)
timing of implementation (Section
7.2)
tools for implementing
tools to help foster excellent action
National Historic
Landmark Program, categorical exclusions and
National Historic Preservation Act
categorical exclusions
and
federal agency cooperation
and
findings of no significant impact
and
records of decision and
National
Marine Fisheries Service
National Natural Landmark Program,
categorical exclusions and
Park Service Organic Act (Section
1.2)
Park Service Organic Act (Section
1.5)
Park Service Organic Act (Section
6.0)
National Parks Omnibus Management Act
of 1998
National Register of Historic Places
categorical
exclusions and (Section 3.4)
categorical exclusions and
(Section 3.5)
environmental impact statements
and
National Trails system,
environmental impact statements and
NHPA. See National Historic Preservation Act
No action alternatives
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O
Office of Environmental Policy and
Compliance, review of non-NPS NEPA documents
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P
Preferred alternatives, environmental
impact statements or environmental assessments and (Section 2.1)
Preferred alternatives, environmental
impact statements or environmental assessments and (Section 4.5)
Process overview
administrative
record or project file
analysis boundaries
analysis process
choice of pathways
connected actions
consistency with sections 101
and 102(1) of NEPA
cumulative actions
cumulative effects
defining the proposal
direct effects
emergency actions
environmentally preferred alternatives
external scoping
federal, state, and local
laws that overlap with NEPA
impact categories
impairment of park resources
indirect effects
internal scoping
issue description
lead and cooperating agencies
and
need definition
no action alternative
options to document a NEPA
analysis
purpose definition
range of alternatives
reasonable alternatives
similar actions
state agencies and
using contractors
working with other agencies
Programmatic documents and planning
EISs for general management plans
feasibility and planning
long-term resource management
and
NEPA as a compliance action
NEPA documents as building blocks
programs and policies
questions to ask
tiering (Section 7.1)
tiering (Section 7.4)
tiering (Section 8.5)
Project files
Proposed actions, environmental
impact statements or environmental assessments and (Section 2.1)
Proposed actions, environmental impact
statements or environmental assessments and (Section 4.5)
Protection of Wetlands, Executive Order 11990
categorical
exclusions and
NEPA cooperation and
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R
Reasonable alternatives, environmental
impact statements or environmental assessments and (Section 2.7)
Reasonable alternatives, environmental
impact statements or environmental assessments and (Section 4.5)
Records of decision
CEQ requirements
as contracts with the public
endangered species and
floodplains and wetlands
and
historic properties and
impairment potential and
length
notice publication
signatory for
wetland/floodplain statements and
Review agencies
Review of non-NPS NEPA documents
comment requirements
consequences of declining to review
departmental comment letters
extensions of review deadlines
final EISs
review deadlines
review guidelines for EISs
specific NEPA comments
style and format for environmental
review comments
summary contents
types of NPS comments on draft EISs
RODs. See Records of decision
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S
Secretarial Order 3175 and
ECM95-2
Similar actions
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T
Tiering 86 (Section 7.1)
Tiering 86 (Section 7.4)
Tiering 86 (Section 8.5)
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U
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
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W
Wetlands and floodplains
findings of no
significant impact and
records of decision and
Wild and Scenic
Rivers proposals, environmental impact statements and
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