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
Congaree Swamp National Monument, SC4.1 Environmental Impact Statements — Introduction
Introduction | Criteria for Significant Impact | Ongoing or Continuing Action | Actions that Normally Require an EIS | EIS Format | The Final EIS | Supplements to Draft and Final EISs | Public Involvement Requirements | Administrative Process of Review of EISs | Terminating the EIS Process

NEPA (section 102(2)(C)) requires you to prepare an EIS whenever your park proposes or approves an action whose impacts on the human environment may be significant. CEQ defines actions as “projects and programs entirely or partly financed, assisted, conducted, regulated, or approved by federal agencies; new or revised agency rules, regulations, plans, policies, or procedures; and legislative proposals.” Federal approvals of permits for private applicants are also considered actions that trigger the need for NPS NEPA analysis (1508.18).

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