Browsing National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Education and Certificate Program Capstone Papers by Title
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NEPA AND PRIVATE AIDS TO NAVIGATION
(2012-11-09)The United States Coast Guard administers the U. S. Aids to Navigation system. The system consists of Federal aids to navigation operated by the U. S. Coast Guard, aids to navigation operated by the other armed services, ... -
NEPA and the Importance of Getting the Public Involvement Right
(2012-12-13)In enacting NEPA, Congress recognized that nearly all Federal activities affect the environment in some way and mandated that, before Federal agencies make decisions, they must consider the effects of their actions on the ... -
NEPA Compliance and the Adoption of an Environmental Impact Statement by a Regulatory Agency
(2015-04-01)Federal regulatory agencies have responsibilities under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) at multiple stages of their regulatory responsibilities. This includes the development of regulations and when ... -
NEPA Compliance with Classified Actions
(2012-11-20)In 1970 President Richard M. Nixon signed the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA). As part of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) was established by Congress ... -
NEPA's Relevance to An Ocean Blueprint for the 21st Century
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Recommendations for Integrating the U.S. Coast Guard AC&I Planning and NEPA Process
(2012-11-25)Incorporating the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) process into the US Coast Guard’s (USCG) major construction program is generally perceived by facility planners and engineers as “checking the box”, a waste of resources, ... -
The Importance of Adequately Addressing Alternatives: Identification and Analysis in Environmental Impact Assessment
(2009-11-02)The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) was signed into United States Law in 1969 for the purpose of establishing the requirement for adequate environmental analysis of projects occurring on Federal lands or via the ... -
The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Process with Military Projects
(2012-12-14)The purpose of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) is to include environmental considerations into federal agency planning and action. This is done by providing decision makers and other stakeholders with information ... -
The Role and Use of Programmatic Environmental Impact Statements And Environmental Assessments in Fulfilling NEPA and State Environmental Mandates
(2014-05-02)The Council on Environmental Quality’s (CEQ’s) regulations in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Title 40, Part 1500 (40 CFR 1500) implement Section 102(2) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended ... -
The Role and Use of Programmatic Environmental Impact Statements And Environmental Assessments in Fulfilling NEPA and State Environmental Mandates
(2015-04-01)The Council on Environmental Quality’s (CEQ’s) regulations in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Title 40, Part 1500 (40 CFR 1500) implement Section 102(2) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended ... -
Updating Environmental Justice Guidelines at GTC
(2012-11-07)GTC is an electric transmission cooperative established under the laws of the State of Georgia in 1996. The cooperative owns, maintains, and builds electric power facilities (high voltage transmission lines, substations, ... -
USAID Regional Environmental Advisor
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Use and Documentation of Categorical Exclusions
(2015-04-01)The Council on Environmental Quality’s (CEQ) regulations define “categorical exclusion” as “a category of actions which do not individually or cumulatively have a significant effect on the human environment and which have ... -
Use by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission of the Obviously Superior Criterion for Alternative Sites
(2015-04-01)In its consideration of alternative sites for new nuclear power plants, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) uses a standard that the applicant’s proposed site will not be rejected in favor of an alternative site ... -
Uses of Tiered Significance Levels in NEPA Documents
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Utilizing the NEPA Process for Environmental Remediation Work Case Study: United States Coast Guard Passage Island Light Station, Michigan
(2012-12-03)The capstone paper shall discuss in detail the case study in question, and examine how the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) process can be utilized to resolve conflicting interests and regulatory requirements for ...
