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Farm Service Agency

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

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# Environmental Library

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- Wildlife and Fisheries    - Section 7
- Water Resources    - Coastal Issues
  - Floodplains
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## Related Links

                            - Council on Environmental Quality:  http://www.whitehouse.gov/ceq/
                            - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Endangered Species Program:  http://endangered.fws.gov/
                            - USDA's Regulations and Manuals:  http://www.ocio.usda.gov/policy-directives-records-forms/directives-categories
                            - National Wild and Scenic Rivers System:  http://www.nps.gov/rivers/
                            - Advisory Council on Historic Preservation:  http://www.achp.gov
                            - National Register of Historic Places:  http://www.nps.gov/nr/research
                            - National Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act database:  http://www.nps.gov/history/nagpra/ONLINEDB/INDEX.HTM
                            - National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers:  http://www.ncshpo.org/
                            - EPA's Superfund Site:  http://www.epa.gov/superfund/sites/

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## Statutes (pdf)

                            - Coastal Barrier Resources Act
                            - Coastal Zone Management Act
                            - National Environmental Policy Act
                            - National Historic Preservation Act
                            - Wilderness Act
                            - Wild and Scenic Rivers Act

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## Executive Orders (pdf)

                            - Executive Order 11514, Protection of Environment
                            - Executive Order 11593, Protection and Enhancement of the Cultural Environment
                            - Executive Order 11988, Floodplain Management
                            - Executive Order 11990, Protection of Wetlands
                            - Executive Order 12898, Environmental Justice in Minority Populations
                            - Executive Order 13186, Responsibilities of Federal Agencies to Protect Migratory Bird

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## Regulations (pdf)

                            - USDA Departmental Regulation 5600-2 - Environmental Justice
                            - USDA Departmental Regulation 9500-3 - Land Use Policy
                            - USDA Departmental Regulation 9500-4 - Fish and Wildlife Policy
                            - USDA Departmental Regulation 9500-7 - USDA Nonpoint Source Water Quality
                            - USDA Departmental Regulation 9500-8 - USDA Policy for Ground Water Quality
                            - USDA Departmental Regulation 9500-10 - Policy of Noxious Weed Management

Read the instructions on Environmental policies.

## Forms

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## Guaranteed Loan Information (pdf)

                            - Guaranteed Loan Assistance and Environmental Compliance
                            - Guaranteed Loan Assistance and Environmental Risk Analysis

## Fact Sheets (doc)

                            - Environmental Reviews for Outreach Cooperative Agreements and Grants
                            - Environmental Reviews for CREP Agreements
                            - WHO LOVES A LANDSCAPE?
                            - Is Your Farm or Ranch HISTORIC?
                            - Tribal Communities and the Land

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