Exploring National Environmental Policy Act processes across federal land management agencies
By: Marc J. Stern and Michael J. Mortimer
Contributors: Mortimer, Michael J.; Pacific Northwest Research Station (Portland, Or.)
Series: General technical report PNW -- GTR-799; General technical report PNW -- 799.
Publisher: United States Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Portland, OR
Language: eng
Number of pages: 106
Description: "Broad discretion is granted at all levels throughout federal land management agencies regarding compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). We explored the diversity of procedures employed in NEPA processes across four agencies, the USDA Forest Service, the USDI National Park Service and Bureau of Land Management, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, through document review and interviews with chief NEPA compliance officers, interdisciplinary team leaders, team members, and decisionmakers within the agencies. A lack of consistency is highlighted not only between, but also within, agencies with regard to how NEPA is perceived and implemented. This report focuses on how successful NEPA processes are defined within each agency and what strategies are perceived to be the most or least beneficial to positive NEPA outcomes. It also identifies unresolved questions about NEPA processes and presents a research strategy for addressing them." --
Notes: Cover title.

"October 2009."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 88-93).

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