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<br />National Envfronmental Policy Act <br /> <br />T1,e National. Environmental PoH.cv Act (NEPA) '.s t1,e 1,asic National <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />charteT for protection of t~e envlTonment. <br /> <br />Tt ~sta~lishp.s policv~ set~ <br /> <br />goals, pTovides means fo~ carrying out t~e Do'icy. S~ction l02(2)(c) <br /> <br />rpquir~s Fede~al ag~ncies to act in accor~ance wit~ t~e spirit of t~e law <br /> <br />and to prepare an environmental ~tatp.mp.nt on any maior F~~eral action. <br /> <br />,. <br /> <br />T1,e NEPA process is intended to 1,elp public officials ma~e decis;ons tl,at <br /> <br />are based on understandi.ng tlte potential envi.1':'onmenta' consequences. an(l <br /> <br />take actions t1,at o1""otect, restore. J3.nd ~nl,anc~ t'1.e environment. <br /> <br />Tl,e Gounci 1 on Envi Tonm"ntal Ollal. i tv (CEO) on Novemhf'T 7.0. , Q80 <br /> <br />'. <br /> <br />publi.s~ed rE~~u1ati.ons for i.mpl.emp.ntatton of t~e act tl-t::lt set <br /> <br />fortl, tl,e <br /> <br />dirpcti.ves to ac'l,';p.ve t"te al,ove goal. These regul.8tion~. <br /> <br />p.ffective Jl1'V <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />30, 1970, stress concentrati.on nn truly 5i.e;nificant envi1""onmental issue~ <br /> <br />rat'l,er t~an simo1v amassing of info~atto~. ~ev a's0 requ~~e early pu~- <br /> <br />lie ;.nvo1vement, early avai.1al)ility of environmp.nt::l' info1""mati.on. anr1 tl,e <br /> <br />considp.:ratl.on of mi tigation of envi1""onmental ;1l1pact~. <br /> <br />Tn ~r1rlltion. rEO <br /> <br />rp.gulations m~nnate a process to ~elp i~entify t~e ~COnp. of ~iRnific~~t <br /> <br />issues <br /> <br />and a comparative analvsis of al' <br /> <br />Teasona~'e alt~rnative~. <br /> <br />PTocedures. page limits. anrl formats are also sllRg~sterl. <br /> <br />Fi. s'1 anil Wi 1 ell i fe roordi nat i.on Ac t <br /> <br />~e Fls" and Wildlife Coordination Act of Au~ust \2. 1008 (~8 Stat. <br /> <br />40\ a9 amended; \6 U.S.C. 661 et seq.) ~equires t,e \.Jat"T ann 1''''1eT Re- <br /> <br />sources Servi.cp. to con~111 t wi tl, tl,e". S. Fi. s'h and l~i' d' i fe Servi ce on <br /> <br />\o1ater resource de'velopmpnt projectfl t,at cou'ci ~a.vP. an Tmoact on fis, .:tnn <br /> <br />wi1.cl1.ife re1;OUT"Ces. Tl,e F;_s~ anc1 \.<~i'd'ife Servi.ce. 1n coniunct;on wit~ <br /> <br />t'l,e appropriate state wilnli.fe resource ~g~ncy, is afforned t~e opportuni- <br /> <br />ty to review proDo~ed Watp.T and Power developmp.nts and sl1l)mit a <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />0483 <br /> <br />q <br />