Welcome to the 33rd quarterly report on lessons learned in the NEPA process. Have you noticed that NEPA has been in the news a lot lately? Although this issue of LLQR is longer than usual, I encourage you to read all the news, views, and lessons learned. We thank you for your continuing support of the Lessons Learned program.
Articles included in this issue:
- CEQ Asks How to Improve NEPA Implementation; Responses Vary Widely
- DOE Proposes Floodplain/Wetland Rule Revisions
- Adaptive Management and the NEPA Process
- Impact Mitigation at Los Alamos
- Institute Establishes NEPA Advisory Committee
- Office of Science Promotes Early NEPA Planning
- Site-wide EA Improves Planning at Wind Research Center
- Keep Your Options Open
- FAA: Early ìAgency Scopingng
- DOE Information Quality Guidelines
- Graded Approach for Biota Evaluations
- Protected-Species Report
- Transportation Risk Assessment Handbook
- Energy Right-of-Way Workshop
- Transitions
- DOE NEPA Web Access
- Litigation Updates
- DOE-wide NEPA Contracts Awarded
- Training Opportunities
- EAs and EISs Completed This Quarter
- NEPA Document Cost and Time Facts
- Recent EIS-Related Milestones
- What Worked and Didn't Work
