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Common NEPA Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

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nSince 1970, the National Environmental Policy Act has been the cornerstone for environmental protection in the United States. To implement NEPA, federal agencies must prepare environmental impact statements or environmental assessments to study the impacts of their proposed actions. Unfortunately, some federal agencies, their consultants and affected citizens do not fully understand the regulations, legal interpretations and practices for properly complying with NEPA. Thus, there are many mistakes in implementing the law. This teleconference will identify some of the most common mistakes made under NEPA and reveal the best ways to avoid them. You'll get practical advice for preparing useful and legally sufficient NEPA documents. This teleconference is critical for federal agency staff, consultants working for federal agencies and others interested in the NEPA process.
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nLearning Objectives
n- You will be able to translate NEPA's legal and political framework.
n- You will be able to identify failure to properly document and misuse of exclusions.
n- You will be able to summarize environmental impact statements.
n- You will be able to identify the best ways to avoid the most common mistakes in implementing NEPA.
This is primarily teleseminar training
instructor led trainingThis class may be available at a classroom in Milwaukee, WI,
Duration:1 days
Training Presented in:English
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Common NEPA Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
Agenda

  1. Misunderstanding NEPA's Legal and Political Framework
    1. Forgetting Why NEPA Was Necessary
    2. Misunderstanding the Overall NEPA Process
    3. Doing Too Much or Too Little
    4. Failure to Assess Risks of Noncompliance
  2. Mistakes Using Categorical Exclusions
    1. Misuse of Exclusions
    2. Overlooking Extraordinary Circumstances
    3. Failure to Properly Document Decisions
  3. Mistakes With Environmental Assessments and Findings of No Significant Impact
    1. Segmenting a Project Into Pieces to Avoid Preparing an EIS
    2. Deciding Not to Prepare an EIS Before Preparing an EA
    3. Conclusions in FONSI Not Supported by Analysis in EA
    4. Failure to Use the Context and Intensity Criteria in an EA
    5. Too Much Applicant Control Over EA Preparation
    6. Inadequate and Deferred Mitigation
  4. Mistakes With Environmental Impact Statements
    1. Using Improper Baseline for Evaluating Impacts
    2. Inadequate Range of Alternatives
    3. Inadequate Cumulative Impact Analysis
    4. Failure to Evaluate Induced Growth
    5. Insufficient Impact Analysis: Bad Data, Old Data and No Data
  5. Procedural Errors
    1. Insufficient Public Involvement
    2. Inadequate Agency Coordination and Integration
    3. Failure to Maintain a Complete Administrative Record
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