Adoption of United States Forest Service Categorical Exclusions Under the National Environmental Policy Act

摘要

The Department of Energy (DOE or the Department) has identified categorical exclusions established by the United States Forest Service (USFS) that cover categories of actions pertinent to DOE operations. This notice identifies those USFS categorical exclusions and announces that DOE has adopted them for the Department's future use pursuant to section 109 of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) NEPA regulations.