NEPA Page

The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) requires that Federal agency decision-makers, in carrying out their duties, use all practical means to create and maintain conditions under which people and nature can exist in productive harmony and fulfill the social, economic, and other needs of present and future generations of Americans. NEPA provides a mandate and framework for Federal agencies to consider all reasonably foreseeable environmental effects of their proposed actions and to involve and inform the public in the decision-making process. 

The NEPA Coordinator Paul Doremus, Ph.D., and staff are located within NOAA's Office of Program Planning and Integration (PPI) and is responsible for ensuring NEPA compliance for NOAA and DOC. For more information please contact: 

Steve Kokkinakis, 301-713-1622 x189 
Cristi Reid, 301-713-1622 x206

or visit the NOAA NEPA Public Website
or visit the NOAA NEPA Intranet Website for Employees

• NAO 216-6 - Environmental Review Procedures for Implementing the National Environmental Policy Act -Effective 5/20/99 

• NOAA NEPA Handbook, Version 2-December 2005
• NEPA Checklist (Construction Grants) 
• NOAA NEPA Frequently Asked Questions (January 2006)
• SECO NEPA Training Tools
• NEPA Document Archive for OCAO Projects
  

Additional support info:

• GSA Environmental Framework for Real Property Disposal (July 2004)
• Civilian Federal Agency Task Force - Guide on Evaluating Environmental Liability for Property Transfers (August 1998)
• Appendix D - DoD and Sponsoring Federal Agency Memorandum Governing the Acquisition of Federal Facility Property (March 7, 1997)

Page Last updated: August 27, 2010