NEPA Documents
A complete list of NEPA documents by type is available. Below are links to the types of NEPA documents more commonly viewed:
NEPA Office Mission
The Office of NEPA Policy and Compliance (GC-54) assists DOE program and field offices in ensuring that the Department's proposed actions comply with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and related environmental review requirements (e.g., National Historic Preservation Act, Endangered Species Act) that are necessary prior to project implementation. The NEPA Office maintains NEPA expertise to support activities covering nearly every facet of the Department’s diverse and complex operations.
NEPA: Better Information, Better Decisions. The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) requires Federal agencies, including the Department of Energy, to consider the environmental effects of their proposed actions in their decision-making processes and inform and engage the public in those processes.
Additional Information
New Categorical Exclusion for Advanced Nuclear Reactors
DOE has established a categorical exclusion for authorization, siting, construction, operation, reauthorization, and decommissioning of advanced nuclear reactors. For more information, see Categorical Exclusion for Advanced Nuclear Reactors.
DOE has updated its procedures for NEPA implementation to include this new categorical exclusion (B5.26, Advanced nuclear reactors) in appendix B. See DOE NEPA Implementing Procedures (February 2026).
Guidance, Requirements, and References
The NEPA Office has a collection of documents to help prepare NEPA documents. The two most used parts of the collection are:
DOE NEPA Staff
To contact DOE’s Office of NEPA Policy and Compliance staff, see the Office Staff Directory.
To contact a NEPA Compliance Officer for a Program or Field Office, or a Power Marketing Administration, see the Directory of DOE NEPA Compliance Officers.
DOE NEPA Contracting
DOE has established blanket purchase agreements (BPAs) with seven prime contractors – listed below – to provide NEPA support services under the General Services Administration (GSA), Multiple Award Schedule, Professional Services – Environmental Services - Category 541620 contracts. All DOE program and field offices may use the BPAs to acquire support for NEPA activities and other environmental tasks conducted in conjunction with or separately from the NEPA process.
For more information, see DOE-wide NEPA Contracting.
Contact Us
The Office of NEPA Policy and Compliance
Office of NEPA Policy and Compliance (GC-54)
1000 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington, DC 20585
Public Comment Opportunities
A list of NEPA documents with Public Comment Opportunities is available.