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<br />National Environmental Policy Act ( <br /> <br />OJ2256 <br /> <br />Page 1 00 <br /> <br />National Environmental Policy Act (NEP A) and <br />Environmental fmJlilct Statements (EfS) <br /> <br />1. Briefly describe the primary purpose of the Council on <br />Environmental Quality, the Council which was formed with the passage of the NEPA. <br /> <br />2, When preparing an EIS whal alternatives and environmental impacts musl be discussed? <br /> <br />3, Can, under CEQ regulations, an agency discuss or implemenllhe allernative of doing nothing? <br />And if so what must that agency explain about that course of action? <br /> <br />4, A frequently used test 10 determine whal allernatives must be discussed in an EIS is Ihe rule of <br />reason, describe in one or two sentences whal exactly Ihe rule ofreason is, <br /> <br />5, Given previous Supreme Court decisions concerning NEPA cases, <br />would you say that the Supreme Court supports or refutes the conlribulions that the NEPA has made <br />10 the environment? <br /> <br />6, According to the author of our text, which section ofNEP A is the <br />most significant? What is ils primary purpose, and lisl its subseclions. <br /> <br />7. What is an EIS? What is the fist step in the EIS process? Explain, <br /> <br />8. If an agency wanted to evade NEP A, how might they accomplish this feal? Give an example. <br /> <br />9. Do you feellhat NEPA has served a useful purpose, despite the <br />fact that expert opinions differ? (Hint: see section on Evaluation ofNEPA). <br /> <br />10. List and discuss the subsectionns described in section 102(2) of NEP A. What problems can you <br />forsee with subsection (e)? <br /> <br />Answers: <br /> <br />1) Briefly describe the primary purpose of the Council on Environmental Quality, the cuonci! that was formed with the <br />passage ofNEPA. <br /> <br />The Council on Environmental Quality's (CEQ) primary pwpose is advising the President on environmental matters. <br />CEQ regulations instnict agencies /0 concider factors such as impaCl on public health, unique features of the geographic <br />area, the precedential effect of the action, and whether the action is highly controversial, <br /> <br />2) When preparing an E1S what alternatives and environmental impacts must be discussed? <br /> <br />All reasonable alternatives within thejurisdiclion a/any part ofthefederal go~'ernment and the environmental effects of <br />all the reasonable altematives must be discussed. The CEQ must also discuss the alternative of doing nothing <br /> <br />http://www.ssu.missouri.edu/courses/AgEc156/nepaeisquestionsanswers.htm <br /> <br />9/21198 <br />