Environmental Planning & NEPA
The 3 levels of environmental review defined under the National Environmental Policy Act
Categorical Exclusion (CATEX), Environmental Assessment (EA), and Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
Under Section 106 of the NHPA, the independent federal agency issues the regulations (36 CFR Part 800) that govern the consultation process
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP)
U.S. Fish and Wildlife (USFWS) and National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS/NOAA Fisheries)
The Executive Order requires federal agencies to minimize the destruction, loss, or degradation of wetlands
Executive Order 11990
The federal act that gives statutory authority for most of FEMA's disaster response and recovery programs, including the requirement that assistance comply with applicable environmental laws
The Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (Stafford Act)
Official document is issued by FEMA at the conclusion of an Environmental Assessment when it is determined that a proposed action will not significantly affect the environment
Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI)
The four National Register Criteria for Evaluation used to determine if a property is eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Criteria A: Event/History, Criteria B: Person(s), Criteria C: Design/Construction/Architecture, Criteria D: Information Potential/Archaeology
Under Section 7 of the ESA, the formal document is issued by USFWS or NMFS at the conclusion of formal consultation if a project is likely to adversely affect a listed species
Biological Opinion (BiOp)
The standard decision-making process must FEMA follow under E.O. 11988 and E.O. 11990 when a proposed project is located in a floodplain or wetland
The 8-Step Decision-Making Process
Tribal Historic Preservation Officer
Federal agency promulgates the overarching regulations for implementing NEPA across all federal executive agencies
The Council on Environmental Quality
Type of agreement is negotiated at the state level between FEMA, the SHPO/THPO, and state emergency management agencies to establish streamlined EHP review procedures for routine disaster assistance
Statewide Programmatic Agreement (PA)
The act protects migratory birds, their eggs, nests, and feathers from being taken, possessed, or transported without a permit
Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA)
Zones on a Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) represent the Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) subject to inundation by the 1%-annual-chance flood (100-year flood)
Zones A (including AE, AH, AO, A99) and Zones V (including VE)
An EHP tool/checklist is generated during a Public Assistance project scoping to identify potential environmental and historic preservation triggers early in the application process
EHP Green Sheet
The term for an action that is federally funded or approved, but executed by a non-federal entity, which triggers NEPA compliance
Federal Undertaking
Federal law governs the discovery, protection, and repatriation of Native American human remains, funerary objects, sacred objects, and objects of cultural patrimony on federal or tribal lands
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA)
Which section of the Clean Water Act typically requires a permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for the discharge of dredged or fill material
Section 404
Under the Coastal Barrier Resources Act (CBRA), the system that maps undeveloped coastal barriers where federal financial assistance is restricted
The John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System (CBRS)
T&E stands for what in the context of an environmental review context
Threatened and Endangered (Species)
Under NEPA, the specific alternative must always be evaluated in an Environmental Assessment or Environmental Impact Statement as a baseline for comparison
The "No Action" Alternative.
Secretary of the Interior's standards does FEMA rely on when evaluating repairs or alterations to historic structures
Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties (specifically Standards for Rehabilitation)
The federal law requires federal agencies to consider the impacts of their actions on designated wild, scenic, or recreational river segments
Wild and Scenic Rivers Act
The federal act requires federal actions affecting any land or water use or natural resource of a state's coastal zone to be consistent with the state's approved coastal management project
Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA)
The specific environmental concern must EHP specialists evaluate when a proposed project involves demolishing older structures constructed prior to 1978
Lead-based paint and asbestos-containing materials