28 C.F.R. PART 61—PROCEDURES FOR IMPLEMENTING THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT
Title 28 - Judicial Administration
Authority: 28 U.S.C. 509, 510; 5 U.S.C. 301; Executive Order No. 11991.
Source: Order No. 927–81, 46 FR 7953, Jan. 26, 1981, unless otherwise noted.
(a) The National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq., establishes national policies and goals for the protection of the environment. Section 102(2) of NEPA contains certain procedural requirements directed toward the attainment of such goals. In particular, all federal agencies are required to give appropriate consideration to the environmental effects of their proposed actions in their decisionmaking and to prepare detailed environmental statements on proposals for legislation significantly affecting the quality of the human environment and on other major federal actions significantly affecting the quality of the human environment. (b) Executive Order No. 11991 of May 24, 1977, directed the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) to issue regulations to implement the procedural provisions of NEPA. Accordingly, CEQ issued final NEPA regulations, 40 CFR parts 1500–1508, (“The NEPA regulations”). These regulations provide that each federal agency shall, as necessary, adopt implementing procedures to supplement the regulations. The NEPA regulations identify those sections of the regulations which must be addressed in agency procedures. The purpose of this part is to establish Department of Justice procedures which supplement the relevant provisions of the NEPA regulations and to provide for the implementation of those provisions identified in 40 CFR 1507.3(b). The procedures set forth in this part, with the exception of the appendices, apply to all organizational elements of the Department of Justice. Internal procedures applicable, respectively, to the Bureau of Prisons, the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Immigration and Naturalization Service, and the Office of Justice Assistance, Research and Statistics are set forth in the appendices to this part, for informational purposes. The NEPA regulations define “major federal action.” “Major federal action” does not include action taken by the Department of Justice within the framework of judicial or administrative enforcement proceedings or civil or criminal litigation, including but not limited to the submission of consent or settlement agreements and investigations. Neither does “major federal action” include the rendering of legal advice. (a) The NEPA regulations require agencies to establish three typical classes of action for similar treatment under NEPA. These classes are: actions normally requiring environmental impact statements (EIS), actions normally not requiring assessments or EIS, and actions normally requiring assessments but not necessarily EIS. Typical Department of Justice actions falling within each class have been identified as follows: (1) Actions normally requiring EIS. None, except as noted in the appendices to this part. (2) Actions normally not requiring assessments or EIS. Actions not significantly affecting the human environment. (3) Actions normally requiring assessments but not necessarily EIS. (i) Proposals for major federal action; (ii) Proposals for legislation developed by or with the significant cooperation and support of the Department of Justice and for which the Department has primary responsibility for the subject matter. (b) The Department of Justice shall independently determine whether an EIS or an environmental assessment is required where: (1) A proposal for agency action is not covered by one of the typical classes of action above; or (2) For actions which are covered, the presence of extraordinary circumstances indicates that some other level of environmental review may be appropriate. The NEPA regulations contain requirements to ensure adequate consideration of environmental documents in agency decisionmaking. To implement these requirements, the Department of Justice shall: (a) Consider from the earliest possible point in the process all relevant environmental documents in evaluating proposals for Department action; (b) Ensure that all relevant environmental documents, comments and responses accompany the proposal through existing Department review processes; (c) Consider those alternatives encompassed by the range of alternatives discussed when evaluating proposals for Department action, or if it is desirable to consider substantially different alternatives, first supplement the environmental document to include analysis of the additional alternatives; (d) Where an EIS has been prepared, consider the specific alternatives analyzed in the EIS when evaluating the proposal which is the subject of the EIS. (a) Each subunit of the Department of Justice which develops or significantly cooperates and supports a bill or legislative proposal to Congress which may have an effect on the environment shall, in the early stages of development of the bill or proposal, undertake an assessment to determine whether the legislation will significantly affect the environment. The Office of Legislative Affairs shall monitor legislative proposals to assure that Department procedures for legislation are complied with. Requests for appropriations need not be so analyzed. (b) If the Department of Justice has primary responsibility for the subject matter involved and if the subunit affected finds that the bill or legislative proposal has a significant impact on the environment, that subunit shall prepare a legislative environmental impact statement in compliance with 40 CFR 1506.8. If an environmental document includes classified matter, a version containing only unclassified material shall be prepared unless the head of the office, board, bureau or division determines that preparation of an unclassified version is not feasible. CEQ shall be consulted when emergency circumstances make it necessary to take a major federal action with significant environmental impact without following otherwise applicable procedural requirements under NEPA. The Land and Natural Resources Division shall have final responsibility for ensuring compliance with the requirements of the procedures set forth in this part. Interested persons may contact the Land and Natural Resources Division for information regarding Department Justice compliance with NEPA. 1. Authority: (CEQ Regulations) NEPA, the Environmental Quality Improvement Act of 1970, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4371 et seq.) section 309 of the Clean Air Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 7609), and Executive Order 11514, Protection and Enhancement of Environmental Quality (March 5, 1970, as amended by Executive Order 11991, May 24, 1977.) 2. Purpose: This guide shall apply to efforts associated with the leasing, purchase, design, construction, management, operation and maintenance of new and existing Bureau of Prisons facilities as well as the closing of existing Bureau of Prisons institutions. These procedures shall be used by the Regional Facilities Administration staff as well as the Central Office of Facilities Development and Operations staff. Activities concerning Bureau of Prisons compliance with NEPA shall be handled by and coordinated with these staff members and coordinated by Central Office Personnel. (Reference shall be made to Part 1507—Agency Compliance of the CEQ Regulations.) 3. Agency Description: The Bureau of Prisons, a component of the U.S. Department of Justice, is responsible for providing custody and care to committed Federal offenders in an integrated system of correctional institutions across the nation. The Bureau of Prisons performs its mission of protecting society by implementing the judgments of the Federal courts and safeguarding Federal offenders committed to the custody of the Attorney General. The administration of the Federal Prison System consists of six divisions. The central office in Washington, DC, is supplemented by five regional offices located in Atlanta, San Francisco, Dallas, Kansas City, and Philadelphia. 4. (Reference: §1501.2(d)(1)—CEQ Regulations) The Bureau of Prisons shall make available the necessary technical staff to review proposals and prepare feasibility studies for facilities under consideration for possible use as Federal correctional institutions. (Reference: §1501.2(d)(2)—CEQ Regulations) At the appropriate time after project funding approval, the Bureau of Prisons, having identified a preferred general area for a new facility, will inform the members of Congress representing the affected locale of the intent to pursue the establishment of a Federal correctional institution in the area. This activation might include but not be limited to: (1) The construction of a new facility; (2) or Surplus Federal, state, or local facility to the Bureau of Prisons for prior use. The Bureau of Prisons shall advise and inform interested parties concerning proposed plans which might result in implementation of the NEPA regulations. After initial informal contacts have been made, the Bureau of Prisons will with the aid of local area officials, begin to identify desired locations for the proposed new facility. In the event of proposed activation of an existing facility for prison use, the Bureau of Prisons shall seek initial involvement among local officials and advice on alternative courses of action. In either case, if the issues appear significantly controversial, an informal public hearing will be held to present the issues to the community and seek their involvement in the planning process. Upon completion of the preliminary groundwork described above, the Bureau of Prisons will issue an A–95 letter of intent to (1) either file an EIS; (2) file an EIA; or (3) discontinue the efforts of locating a facility in the proposed area. 5. Public Involvement: (Reference: Part 1506.6(3)—CEQ Regulations) Information regarding the policies of the Bureau of Prisons for implementing the NEPA process can be obtained from: Bureau of Prisons Facilities Development and Operations Office, 320 First Street, NW., Washington, DC 20534. 6. Supplemental Statements: (Reference: Part 1502.9(c)(3)—CEQ Regulations) If it is necessary to prepare a supplement to a Draft or Final Environmental Impact Statement, the supplement shall be introduced into the project administrative record. 7. Bureau of Prisons Decisionmaking Procedures: (Reference: Part 1501.1 (a) through (e)—CEQ Regulations) Major decision points likely to involve the NEPA process: (1) Construction of a new Federal correctional institution. (2) Closing of an existing Federal correctional institution. (3) Activation of a surplus facility for conversion to a Federal correctional institution. (4) Significant change from the original mission of a Federal correctional institution. (5) New construction at an existing Federal correctional institution which might significantly impact upon the existing community environment. When the inclusion of certain voluminous data in environmental documents would prove impractical, the Bureau of Prisons will summarize the data and retain the original material as a part of its administrative record for the project. This material will be made available to the public in a central place to be designated in Environmental Impact Statements, and upon written request or court order copies of specified material will be provided. A charge may be made for copying, in accordance with current Department of Justice guidelines for reproduction of records. Decisionmakers shall verify the consideration of all available options in the EIS with a comparative analysis of the alternatives to be considered in the decisionmaking process. 8. Those Actions Which Normally Do Require Environmental Impact Statements: (Reference: §1507.3(b)(2)(ii)—CEQ Regulations) (1) New Federal correctional institution construction projects. (2) Acquisition of surplus facilities for conversion to Federal correctional institutions, if the impact upon the quality of the human environment is likely to be significant. (3) The closing of an existing Federal correctional institution, if that is likely to have a significant impact upon the quality of the human environment. (4) Significant change from the original mission of a Federal correctional institution when the issue is likely to have an impact upon the quality of the human environment. (5) New construction at an existing Federal correctional institution which would significantly affect the physical capacity, when the action is likely to have an impact upon the quality of the human environment. (6) New construction at an existing Federal correctional institution which would significantly impact upon the quality of the community environment. 9. Those Actions Which Normally do not Require Either an Environmental Impact Statement or an Environmental Assessment: (Reference: Part 1507.3(b)(2)(ii) and Part 1508.4—CEQ Regulations) (1) Increase or decrease in population of a facility, above or below its physical capacity. (2) Construction projects for existing facilities, including but not limited to: additions and remodeling; replacement of building systems and components; maintenance and operations, repairs, and general improvements; when such projects do not significantly alter the program of the facility or significantly impact upon the quality of the environment in the community. (3) Contracts for halfway houses, community corrections centers, comprehensive sanction centers, community detention centers, or other similar facilities. 10. Those Actions Which Normally Require Environmental Assessments but not Necessarily Environmental Impact Statements: (Reference: §1507.3(b)(2)(iii)—CEQ Regulations) (1) Acquisition of surplus facilities for conversion to Federal correctional institution. (2) Construction of additional facilities at an existing institution when the impact on the local environment is not seen to be significant, but when the alteration of programs or operations may be controversial. (3) The closing of an institution or significant reduction in population of an institution when the impact on the local environment is not seen to be significant. 11. Emergency Actions: (Reference: Part 1506.11—CEQ Regulations). After consultation with the Council on Environmental Quality regarding alternative courses of action, the Bureau of Prisons may take action without observing the provisions of the CEQ Regulations and these Bureau of Prisons Procedures in the following cases: (1) When the replacement of suddenly unavailable local utilities services, and/or resources, due to circumstances beyond the control of the Bureau of Prisons, is vital to the lives and safety of inmates and staff or protection of U.S. Government property. (2) When unforeseen circumstances, such as greatly increased judicial commitments, suddenly dictate the activation of facilities to house increased numbers of Federal offenders and detainees significantly above the physical capacity of the combined Bureau of Prisons facilities in order to insure the lives and safety of inmates and staff or protection of U.S. Government property. (3) When the sudden destruction of or damage to institutions dictates immediate replacement in order to protect the lives and safety of inmates and staff and protection of U.S. Government property. 12. Review. (1) If a proposed action is not covered by Sections 8 through 10 of this appendix, the Bureau of Prisons will independently determine whether to prepare either an environmental impact statement or an environmental assessment. (2) When a proposed action that could be classified as a categorical exclusion under Section 9 of this appendix involves extraordinary circumstances that may affect the environment, the Bureau shall conduct appropriate environmental studies to determine if the categorical exclusion classification is proper for that proposed action. [Order No. 927–81, 46 FR 7953, Jan. 26, 1981, as amended by Order No. 2142–98, 63 FR 11121, Mar. 6, 1998] 1. Applicability. 2. Typical Classes of Action Requiring Similar Treatment Under NEPA. 3. Environmental Information. 1. Applicability. This part applies to all organizational elements of the Drug Enforcement Administration [DEA]. 2. Typical Classes of Action Requiring Similar Treatment Under NEPA. (a) Section 1507.3(c)(2) in conjunction with §1508.4 requires agencies to establish three typical classes of action for similar treatment under NEPA. These typical classes of action are set forth below: (b) For the principal DEA program requiring environmental review, the following chart identifies the point at which the NEPA process begins, the point at which it ends, and the key agency officials or offices required to consider environmental documents in their decisionmaking. (c) The DEA shall independently determine whether an EIS or an environmental assessment is required where: (1) A proposal for agency action is not covered by one of the typical classes of action in (a) above; or (2) For actions which are covered, the presence of extraordinary circumstances indicates that some other level of environmental review may be appropriate. 3. Environmental Information Interested persons may contact the Office of Science and Technology for information regarding the DEA compliance with NEPA. 1. General. These procedures are published pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), the Environmental Quality Improvement Act of 1970, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4371 et seq.). Section 309 of the Clean Air Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 7609), and Executive Order 11514, Protection and Enhancement of Environmental Quality (March 5, 1970, as amended by Executive Order 11991, May 24, 1977). 2. Purpose. These procedures shall apply to efforts associated with the leasing, purchase, design, construction, and maintenance of new and existing INS facilities. All activities concerning the Immigration and Naturalization Service's compliance with NEPA shall be coordinated with Central Office Engineering staff. 3. Agency Description. The INS administers and enforces the immigration and nationality laws. This includes determining the admissibility of persons seeking entry into the United States and adjudicating requests for benefits and privileges under the immigration and nationality laws. The enforcement actions of INS involve the prevention of illegal entry of persons into the United States and the investigation and apprehension of aliens already in the country who because of inadmissibility at entry or misconduct committed following entry may be subject to deportation. In carrying out its statutory enforcement responsibilities. the INS is authorized to arrest and detain aliens believed to be deportable and to effectuate removal from the U.S. of aliens found deportable after hearing. 4. Designation of Responsible Official. The Chief Engineer, Facilities and Engineering Branch shall be the liaison official for INS with the Council on Environmental Quality, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the other departments and agencies concerning environmental matters. Duties of the Chief Engineer include: (a) Insuring compliance with the requirements of NEPA and that the actions with respect to the fulfillment of NEPA are coordinated; (b) Providing for procedural and substantive training on environmental issues, policy, procedures and clearance requirements; (c) Providing guidance in the preparation and processing of Environmental Impact Statements; and (d) Participating in policy formulation, as necessary, in the application of the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. 5. NEPA and INS Planning. (a) INS will make available to the public proposals and feasibility studies for facilities under consideration for possible use as INS facilities. (b) Interested parties identified as such by the local clearinghouse (as established by the Office of Management and Budget Circular No. A–95) will be advised and informed concerning proposed plans which might involve NEPA regulations. (c) Upon completion of the preliminary groundwork described above, INS will issue an A–95 Letter of Intent to: (1) File an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA); (2) File an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). (Reference: 1501.2—CEQ Regulations.) 6. Public Involvement. Information regarding the policies of INS for implementing the NEPA process can be obtained from: Immigration and Naturalization Service, Facilities and Engineering Branch, 425 I Street NW., Washington, DC 20536. (Reference: Part 1506.6(3)—CEQ Regulations.) 7. Supplemental Statements. If it is necessary to prepare a supplement to a draft or a Final Environmental Impact Statement, the supplement shall be introduced into the administrative record pertaining to the project. (Reference: Part 1502.9(c)(3)—CEQ Regulations.) 8. INS Decisionmaking Procedure. (a) Policy—(1) The Chief Engineer will consider all practical means, including the “no-action” alternative and other alternatives to the proposed action, which will enhance, protect, and preserve the quality of the environment, restore environmental quality previously lost, and minimize and mitigate unavoidable adverse effects. He will analyze and study the environment together with engineering, economic, social and other considerations to insure balanced decisionmaking in the overall public interest. (2) During INS project planning and the related decisonmaking process, environmental effects will be weighed together with the engineering, economic and social and other considerations affecting the public interest. (b) Preparation of the environmental impact statements. (1) Situations where Environmental Impact Statements (EIS) are required are described in section 102(2)(C) of NEPA. EIS constitute an integral of the plan formulation process and serve as a summation and evaluation of the effects, both beneficial and adverse, that each alternative action would have on the environment, and as an explanation and objective evaluation of the plan which is finally recommended. (2) Should the Chief Engineer determine in assessing the impact of a minor action that an environmental statement is not required, the determination to that effect will be placed in the project file. This negative determination shall be made available to the public as required in §1506.6 of the CEQ regulations and shall include a statement of the facts and the basis for the decision. (3) When inclusion of certain voluminous data in an EIS would prove to be impractical, INS will summarize the data and retain the original material as a part of its administrative record for the project. This material will be made available to the public in a central place to be designated in the EIS, and upon written request or court order, copies of specified material will be provided. A charge for the reproduction of records may be made in accordance with current Department of Justice guidelines. (Reference: Part 1505 CEQ Regulations.) 9. Actions Which Normally Do Require Environmental Impact Statements: (a) Construction of a new INS facility which would have a significant impact upon the environment. (b) Construction of a new addition to an existing INS facility which would significantly affect the physical capacity and which would have a significant impact upon the environment. (Reference: §1507.3(b)(2)(i)—CEQ Regulations.) 10. Actions Which Normally Do Not Require Either An Environmental Impact Statement Or An Environmental Assessment: (a) Construction projects for existing facilities including but not limited to: Remodeling; replacement of building systems and components; maintenance and operations repairs and general improvements when such projects do not significantly alter the initial occupancy and program of the facility or significantly impact upon the environment. (b) Increase or decrease in population of a facility within its physical capacity. (Reference: Part 1507.3(b)(2)(ii) and Part 1508.4—CEQ Regulations.) 11. Actions Which Normally Require An Environmental Assessment But Not Necessarily Environmental Impact Statements: (a) Construction of a new addition to an existing INS facility which may affect the physical capacity and may have some impact upon the environment. (b) Closing of an INS facility which may have some impact on the environment. (Reference: §1507.3(b)(2)(iii)—CEQ Regulations.) 1. Authority These procedures are issued pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, 42 U.S.C. 4321, et seq., Regulations of the Council on Environmental Quality, 40 CFR part 1500, et seq., the Environmental Quality Improvement Act of 1970, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 4371, et seq., Section 309 of the Clean Air Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 7609, and Executive Order 11514, “Protection and Enhancement of Environmental Quality,” March 5, 1970, as amended by Executive Order 11991, March 24, 1977. 2. Purpose It is the purpose of these procedures to supplement the procedures of the Department of Justice so as to insure compliance with NEPA. These procedures supersede the regulations contained in 28 CFR part 19. 3. Agency description The Office of Justice Assistance, Research, and Statistics (OJARS) assists State and local units of government in strengthening and improving law enforcement and criminal justice by providing financial assistance and funding research and statistical programs. OJARS will coordinate the activities and provide the staff support for three Department of Justice Federal financial assistance offices: the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration, the National Institute of Justice, and the Bureau of Justice Statistics. Each of the assistance offices has the authority to award grants, contracts and cooperative agreements pursuant to the Justice System Improvement Act of 1979, Public Law 96–157 (December 27, 1979). 4. Typical classes of action undertaken (a) Actions which normally require an environmental impact statement. (1) None. (b) Actions which normally do not require either an environmental impact statement or an environmental assessment. (1) The bulk of the funded efforts; training programs, court improvement projects, research, and gathering statistical data. (2) Minor renovation projects or remodeling. (c) Actions which normally require environmental assessments but not necessarily environmental impact statements. (1) Renovations which change the basic prior use of a facility or significantly change the size. (2) New construction. (3) Research and technology whose anticipated and future application could be expected to have an effect on the environment. (4) Implementation of programs involving the use of chemicals. (5) Other actions in which it is determined by the Administrator, Law Enforcement Assistance Administration; the Director, Bureau of Justice Statistics; or the Director, National Institute of Justice, to be necessary and appropriate. 5. Agency procedures An environmental coordinator shall be designated in the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration, and in the National Institute of Justice. Duties of the environmental coordinator shall include: (a) Insuring that adequate environmental assessments are prepared at the earliest possible time by applicants on all programs or projects that may have a significant impact on the environment. The assessments shall contain documentation from independent parties with expertise in the particular environmental matter when deemed appropriate. The coordinator shall return assessments that are found to be inadequate. (b) Reviewing the environmental assessments and determining whether an Environmental Impact Statement is required or preparing a “Finding of No Significant Impact.” (c) Coordinating the efforts for the preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement consistent with the requirements of 40 CFR part 1502. (d) Cooperating and coordinating efforts with other Federal agencies. (e) Providing for agency training on environmental matters. 6. Compliance with other environmental statutes To the extent possible an environmental assessment, as well as an environmental impact statement, shall include information necessary to assure compliance with the following: Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act, 16 U.S.C. 661, et seq.; the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, 16 U.S.C. 470, et seq.; Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, 42 U.S.C. 400, et seq.; Clean Air Act and Federal Water Pollution Control Act, 42 U.S.C. 1857, et seq.; 33 U.S.C. 1251, et seq.; Safe Drinking Water Act, 42 U.S.C. 300, et seq.; Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, 16 U.S.C. 1271, et seq.; the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972, 16 U.S.C. 1451, et seq.; and other environmental review laws and executive orders. 7. Actions planned by private applicants or other non-Federal entities Where actions are planned by private applicants or other non-Federal entities before Federal involvement: (a) The Policy and Management Planning Staff, Office of Criminal Justice Programs, LEAA, Room 1158B, 633 Indiana Ave., Washington, DC 20531, Telephone: 202/724–7659, will be available to advise potential applicants of studies or other information foreseeably required for later Federal action; (b) OJARS will consult early with appropriate State and local agencies and with interested private persons and organizations when its own involvement is reasonably foreseeable; (c) OJARS will commence its NEPA process at the earliest possible time (Ref. §1501.2(d) CEQ Regulations). 8. Supplementing an EIS If it is necessary to prepare a supplement to a draft or a final EIS, the supplement shall be introduced into the administrative record pertaining to the project. (Ref. §1502.9(c)(3) CEQ Regulations). 9. Availability of information Information regarding status reports on EIS's and other elements of the NEPA process and policies of the agencies can be obtained from: Policy and Management Planning Staff, Office of Criminal Justice Programs, LEAA, Room 1158B, 633 Indiana Avenue, Washington, DC 20531, Telephone: 202/724–7659.
Title 28: Judicial Administration
PART 61—PROCEDURES FOR IMPLEMENTING THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT
Section Contents
§ 61.1 Background.
§ 61.2 Purpose.
§ 61.3 Applicability.
§ 61.4 Major federal action.
§ 61.5 Typical classes of action.
§ 61.6 Consideration of environmental documents in decisionmaking.
§ 61.7 Legislative proposals.
§ 61.8 Classified proposals.
§ 61.9 Emergencies.
§ 61.10 Ensuring Department NEPA compliance.
§ 61.11 Environmental information.
Appendix A to Part 61—Bureau of Prisons Procedures Relating to the Implementation of the National Environmental Policy Act
Appendix B to Part 61—Drug Enforcement Administration Procedures Relating to the Implementation of the National Environmental Policy Act
Appendix C to Part 61—Immigration and Naturalization Service Procedures Relating to the Implementation of the National Environmental Policy Act
Appendix D to Part 61—Office of Justice Assistance, Research, and Statistics Procedures Relating to the Implementation of the National Environmental Policy Act
Subpart A—General
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§ 61.1 Background.
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§ 61.2 Purpose.
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§ 61.3 Applicability.
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§ 61.4 Major federal action.
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Subpart B—Implementing Procedures
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§ 61.5 Typical classes of action.
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§ 61.6 Consideration of environmental documents in decisionmaking.
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§ 61.7 Legislative proposals.
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§ 61.8 Classified proposals.
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§ 61.9 Emergencies.
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§ 61.10 Ensuring Department NEPA compliance.
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§ 61.11 Environmental information.
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Appendix A to Part 61—Bureau of Prisons Procedures Relating to the Implementation of the National Environmental Policy Act
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Appendix B to Part 61—Drug Enforcement Administration Procedures Relating to the Implementation of the National Environmental Policy Act
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---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (2) Actions normally not requiring (3) Actions normally requiring (1) Actions normally requiring EIS environmental assessments or EIS environmental assessments but (Categorical exclusions) not necessarily EIS----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------None.................................... Scheduling of drugs as controlled Chemical eradication of plant substances. species from which controlled substances may be extracted. Establishing quotas for controlled substances. Registration of persons authorized to handle controlled substances. Storage and destruction of controlled substances. Manual eradication of plant species from which controlled substances may be extracted.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Appendix C to Part 61—Immigration and Naturalization Service Procedures Relating to the Implementation of the National Environmental Policy Act
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Appendix D to Part 61—Office of Justice Assistance, Research, and Statistics Procedures Relating to the Implementation of the National Environmental Policy Act
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