What about compliance with NEPA (National Environmental Policy Act)

Conference · Mon Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1990

OSTI ID:6831835

Sigal, L L; Cada, G F

In 1986, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued its Environmental Auditing Policy Statement (Fed. Regist. 51:25004). The policy encourages federal agencies to voluntarily develop comprehensive auditing programs to ensure environmental compliance. Since that time, environmental auditing programs have been developed and implemented by many federal agencies, particularly the Department of Defense (DOD). Most of these programs focus on those acts having implementing regulations with standards and/or permit requirements (e.g., Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, Clean Water Act, Clean Air Act). Seldom, if ever, has compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), our basic national charter for protection of the environment, been a part of these audit programs. Adequate compliance with NEPA, however, is a fundamental test of a facility's comprehensive response to environmental regulations because it requires all federal agencies (and non-federal agencies when federal funding is used) to systematically evaluate the potential effects on the environment of their major actions. This paper describes a protocol developed by Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) to assess compliance with NEPA at federal facilities.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE/EH
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-84OR21400
• OSTI ID: 6831835
• Report Number(s): CONF-9004182-3; ON: DE90012790
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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