NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT (NEPA)
COMPLIANCE GUIDE


Volume II
Department of Energy NEPA Regulations and Guidance


Memorandum from the Assistant Secretary for Environment, Safety and Health:
"Volumes I and II of the Department of Energy National Environmental Policy Act Compliance Guide"
(August 24, 1998)

Preface

Table of Contents


PART I. Regulations, Policy and Orders

I-1. National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Procedures (10 CFR Part 1021) including preambles to final rulemakings:

Note: This publication, also known as the "Blue Book," is available separately as a bound document.

I-2. Frequently Asked Questions on the Department of Energy's National Environmental Policy Act Regulations (Office of NEPA Policy and Assistance, revised August 21, 1998)

I-3. Secretarial Policy on the National Environmental Policy Act (June 13, 1994)

I-4. Questions and Answers on the Secretarial Policy Statement on the National Environmental Policy Act (Office of NEPA Oversight, July 1994)

I-5. DOE O 451.1B, National Environmental Policy Act Compliance Program (September 28, 2001)

I-6. Compliance with Floodplain and Wetland Environmental Review Requirements (10 CFR Part 1022)
(68 FR 51429, August 27, 2003) (Implements Executive Orders 11988 and 11990 of May 24, 1977)

I-7. Procedures for Compliance with Floodplain/Wetlands Environmental Review Requirements (10 CFR Part 1022) (Office of NEPA Oversight, October 16, 1992, modified September 1994)

I-8. Implementation of Executive Order 12114, Environmental Effects Abroad of Major Federal Actions; Final Guideline (46 Fed. Reg. 1007, January 5, 1981)

I-9. DOE P 430.1, Land and Facility Use Planning (July 9, 1996) (with Secretary of Energy Memorandum, December 21, 1994)


PART II. Preparation of NEPA Documents

II-1. Guidance Related to Analysis of Impacts to Workers in National Environmental Policy Act Documentation (Assistant Secretary for Environment, Safety and Health, June 10, 1988)

II-2. Integrating Pollution Prevention with NEPA Planning Activities (Office of NEPA Oversight,
October 15, 1992)

II-3. Recommendations for the Preparation of Environmental Assessments and Environmental Impact Statements (Assistant Secretary for Environment, Safety and Health, May 27, 1993, with CEQ Letter, April 6, 1993)
Note: This publication, also referred to as the "Green Book," is available separately as a bound document.

II-4. Environmental Assessment Checklist (Assistant Secretary for Environment, Safety and Health, August 16, 1994)

II-5. Environmental Impact Statement Checklist (Assistant Secretary for Environment, Safety and Health, November 12, 1997)

II-6. Guidance on Dates for NEPA Documents (Office of NEPA Policy and Assistance, February 23, 1998)


PART III. Site-wide NEPA Reviews

III-1. Recommendations on Alternative Actions for Analysis in Site-wide NEPA Reviews (Assistant Secretary for Environment, Safety and Health, May 26, 1992)

III-2. Benefits of Site-wide National Environmental Policy Act Review (Assistant Secretary for Environment, Safety and Health, December 15, 1994)

III-3. Guidance for Site-wide Environmental Impact Statements (Office of NEPA Policy and Assistance, May 8, 1995)


PART IV. Public Participation

IV-1. Effective Public Participation under the National Environmental Policy Act, Second Edition (Office of NEPA Policy and Assistance, August 19, 1998)
Note: This publication, also referred to as the "Gold Book," is available separately as a bound document.


PART V. NEPA Process Improvement

V-1. Guidance on Implementation of the DOE NEPA/CERCLA Integration Policy (Assistant Secretary for Environment, Safety and Health, November 15, 1991)
Note: Under the Secretarial Policy Statement on NEPA (June 13, 1994; Tab I-3) DOE relies, as a general rule, on the CERCLA process for review of actions to be taken under CERCLA. This Guidance is included in the NEPA Compliance Guide, however, because it is a useful discussion of the relationship among programmatic, sitewide and project-specific NEPA reviews.

V-2. National Environmental Policy Act Contracting Reform Guidance (Assistant Secretary for Environment, Safety and Health, December 30, 1996)
Note: This publication, also referred to as the "Tan Book," is available separately as a bound document.

V-3. Guidance for Compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act for Corrective Actions Conducted under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (Deputy Assistant Secretary for Environment, December 23, 1997)

V-4. Guidance on National Environmental Policy Act Categorical Exclusion Determinations (Assistant Secretary for Environment, Safety and Health, January 16, 1998)

V-5. A Brief Guide: Department of Energy-wide Contracts for National Environmental Policy Act Documentation (Deputy Assistant Secretary for Procurement and Assistance Management and Deputy Assistant Secretary for Environment, September 30, 1997; revised by the Office of NEPA Policy and Assistance, August 21, 1998)


PART VI: Other Department of Energy NEPA References

VI-1. NEPA Practitioner's Bookshelf: Potentially Useful Non-Department of Energy References (Office of NEPA Policy and Assistance, August 23, 1996)




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