NPS Director's Order 12: Conservation Planning, Environmental Impact Analysis and Decision Making
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Introduction | Overview of the NEPA Process | Categorical Exclusions | Environmental Impact Statements | Environmental Assessments | Decision Documents | Programmatic Documents and Planning | NPS Review of Non-NPS Documents | Definitions and Acronyms | Appendix 1: Environmental Screening Form | Appendix 2: Categorical Exclusion Form | Contacts | Index
Antietam National Battlefield, MD3.7 Categorical Exclusions — Public Involvement
Definition | Process to Follow | CEs for Which No Formal Documentation is Necessary | CEs for Which a Record is Needed | Exceptions to CEs | Using the CE Lists | Public Involvement | Administrative Process | Consideration of Multiple Actions

No specific public involvement steps are required when you are categorically excluding an action from further NEPA analysis and documentation. However, CEQ requires agencies to always make a “diligent” effort to involve any interested and affected public that exist (1506.6). You should include an internal scoping step to brainstorm whether any interested or affected public exist, and discuss the best method to involve them if they do.

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