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Natural Resources Conservation Service

United States Department of Agriculture

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Areas Of Focus

Environmental Compliance

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National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969

Council on Environmental Quality's NEPA Regulations and Guidance

Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)

National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (PDF, 39KB)

Council on Environmental Quality Regulations for Implementing the Procedural Provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act (40 CFR Part 1500-1508) (PDF, 154KB)

NEPA's Forty Most Asked Questions (PDF, 478KB)

Considering Cumulative Effects Under the National Environmental Policy Act

CEQ Memorandum concerning States as Cooperating Agencies (PDF; 143 KB)
Guidance on Purpose and Need (PDF; 643 KB)

USDA NEPA Regulations

Departmental Regulations for the National Environmental Policy Act (PDF; 17 KB)

NRCS NEPA Regulations, Guidance, Documents, and Tools

Federal Register Notice of Final Revised Rule to NRCS 7 CFR Part 650 "Compliance with NEPA" Adding New Categorical Exclusions

NEPA Categorical Exclusion Final Rule (PDF, 61KB)

Supporting Statement for Addition of New Categorical Exclusions under 7 CFR Part 650

NRCS Categorical Exclusion Supporting Statement (DOC, 390KB)
Council on Environmental Quality Memorandum on NRCS NEPA Categorical Exclusions (PDF, 525KB)

NRCS Environmental Evaluation CPA-52 Worksheet

2013 Revised Environmental Evaluation CPA-52 Entire Packet (PDF; 660 KB)
2013 Revised Environmental Evaluation CPA-52 Form Only (PDF; 154 KB)
2013 Revised Environmental Evaluation CPA-52 Worksheet (XLS; 1.3 MB)

Environmental Liaison Directory (PDF; 384 KB) — This directory lists the states environmental liaisons' names and their email addresses.