Council on Environmental Quality Guidance
- Final Guidance on Improving the Process for Preparing Efficient and Timely Environmental Reviews Under the National Environmental Policy Act (2012)
- Appropriate Use of Mitigation and Monitoring and Clarifying the Appropriate Use of Mitigated Findings of No Significant Impact (2011)
- Guidance for Federal Departments and Agencies on Establishing, Applying, and Revising Categorical Exclusions under NEPA (2010)
- Memorandum for Heads of Federal Departments and Agencies: Emergencies and NEPA (2010)
- A Citizen’s Guide to the NEPA: Having Your Voice Heard (2007)
- Guidance on the Consideration of Past Actions in Cumulative Effects Analysis (2005)
- Memorandum for Federal NEPA Contacts: Emergency Actions and NEPA (2005)
- Reporting Cooperating Agencies in Implementing the Procedural Requirements of NEPA (2004)
- Improving the NEPA Process Through Enhanced Tribal Capacity (2004)
- Purpose and Need: CEQ Exchange of letters with Sec’y of Transportation (2003)
- Cooperating Agencies in Implementing the Procedural Requirements of NEPA (2002)
- Identifying Non-Federal Cooperating Agencies in Implementing the Procedural Requirements of NEPA (2000)
- Designation of Non-Federal Agencies as Cooperating Agencies (1999)
- Considering Cumulative Effects (1997)
- Environmental Justice: Guidance Under NEPA Pollution Prevention and NEPA (1997)
- Incorporating Biodiversity Considerations into Environmental Impact Analysis under NEPA (1993)
- NEPA at 19: A Primer on an “Old” Law with Solutions to New Problems (1989)
- 40 Most Asked Questions Concerning CEQ’s NEPA Regulations (1986)
- NEPA Implementation Procedures: Appendices I, II, and III (1984)
- Guidance Regarding NEPA Regulations (1983)
- Scoping Guidance (1981)
- Guidance on Applying Section 404(r) of the Clean Water Act to Federal Projects Which Involve the Discharge of Dredged or Fill Materials into Waters of the U.S., Including Wetlands (1980)
- Interagency Consultation to Avoid or Mitigate Adverse Effects on Rivers in the Nationwide Inventory (1980)
- Analysis of Impacts on Prime or Unique Agricultural Lands in Implementing NEPA (1980)
Department of Energy Guidance
- Directory of Potential Stakeholders for DOE Action under NEPA (2012)
- DOE, NEPA, and You (2011)
- DOE Policy on Public Involvement in the Environmental Assessment Process (2010)
- Implementation Guidance for the DOE Policy on Documentation and Online Posting of Categorical Exclusion Determinations (2010)
- Procedures for Submitting Documents for Posting on the DOE NEPA Website (2008)
- EIS Distribution (2006)
- Need to Consider Intentional Destructive Acts in NEPA Documents (2006)
- Recommendations for the Supplement Analysis Process (2005)
- The Environmental Style: Writing Environmental Assessments and Impacts Statements (2005)
- Using the NEPA Process to Further the Department’s Mission and Goals (2005)
- Mini-guidance Articles from Lessons Learned Quarterly Reports, December 1994 to September 2005
- Recommendations for the Preparation of Environmental Assessments and Environmental Impact Statements, 2nd Ed. (The Green Book) (2004)
- EIS Comment-Response Process (2004)
- Guidance Regarding Actions That May Proceed During the NEPA Process: interim Actions (2003)
- Annual NEPA Planning Summaries Guidance (2003)
- Final Report Implementing OMB Information Dissemination Quality Guidelines (2002)
- Recommendations for Analyzing Accidents Under NEPA (2002)
- A Resource Handbook on DOE Transportation Risk Assessment (2002)
- DOE Policies on Application of NEPA to CERCLA and RCRA Cleanup Actions (2002)
- DOE P 141.1: Management of Cultural Resources (2001)
- Clean Air Act General Conformity Requirements and the NEPA Process (2000)
- Environmental Impact Statement Summary Guidance (1998)
- Glossary of Terms Used in DOE NEPA Documents (1998)
- Effective Public Participation under NEPA, 2nd Ed. (1998)
- Frequently Asked Questions on the DOE’s NEPA Regulations (1998)
- Guidance on NEPA Categorical Exclusion Determinations (1998)
- Designating and Supporting NEPA Document Managers (1998)
- EIS Checklist (1997)
- Guidance for Compliance with NEPA for Corrective Actions Conducted under RCRA
- Preamble to Final Rulemaking (61 FR 36222, July 9, 1996)
- Preamble to Final Rulemaking (61 FR 64603, December 6, 1996)
- Guidance for Site-wide Environmental Impact Statements (1995)
- Questions and Answers on the Secretarial Policy Statement on NEPA (1994)
- EA Checklist (1994)
- Secretarial Policy on NEPA (June 13, 1994)
- DOE P 430.1: Land and Facility Use Planning (1994)
- Benefits of Site-wide NEPA Reviews (1994)
- Recommendations on Alternative Analysis in Site-wide NEPA Reviews (1992)
- SEN-15-90 (1990, status: cancelled)
- Environmental Effects Abroad of Major Federal Actions, EO 12114: Implementing and Explanatory Documents (1979)
Environmental Protection Agency Guidance
- Submitting EISs (2011)
- Revised Particulate Matter Standard and NEPA (2007)
- Section 309 Review: The Clean Air Act and NEPA (1999)
- Consideration of Cumulative Impacts in EPA Review of NEPA Documents (1999)
- Final Guidance for Consideration of Environmental Justice in Clean Air Act 309 Reviews (1999)
- Pollution Prevention & Environmental Impact Reduction Checklists for NEPA/309 Reviewers (1995)
- Guidance for Presidential Memorandum on Environmentally and Economically Beneficial Landscape Practices on Federal Landscaped Grounds (1994)
- FAQs on EIS Filing (1994)
- Guidance on Incorporating EPA’s Pollution Prevention Strategy into the Environmental Review Process (1993)
- Habitat Evaluation: Guidance for the Review of Environmental Impact Assessment Documents (1993)
- Filing System Guidance for Implementing 1506.9 and 1506.10 of the CEQ Regulations (1989)
- Policy and Procedures for the Review of Federal Actions Impacting the Environment (1984)
Other Guidance
- Presidential Proclamation on the 40th Anniversary of NEPA (White House, 2009)
- Managing NEPA at the Department of Energy: A Report by the National Academy of Public Administration (1998)
- The Application of NEPA to CERCLA Cleanups (Dept. of Justice, 1995)
- Unified Procedures Applicable to Major Federal Actions Relating to Nuclear Activities Subject to Executive Order 12114 (Dept. of State, 1979)