(1) The charge in question is imposed on all regulated entities without discrimination. (2) The charge is a fair approximation of the costs to the State or local authority implementing the program at the Federal activity. (3) Revenues from the service charge only fund the administrative costs of the associated program.
100
Once litigation has commenced, the Navy's obligation to preserve documents and emails relevant to the subject of the litigation supersedes what?
Any other existing statutory or policy-based document retention period or destruction schedule.
100
Parties are obligated to preserve what materials?
Those materials that they know or reasonably should know are relevant to the subject of the litigation and are reasonably likely to be discoverable.
100
An EA could result in what?
A finding of No Significant Impact or a significant impact is anticipated.
100
When must Commanders consider the environmental impacts of the Navy's actions?
From initial planning through implementation.
200
If any regulatory agency imposes a charge that is believed to be a tax on an environmental permit needed for lawful operation of a facility, who should the situation be reported to immediately?
Via the chain of command to the Chief of Naval Operations (N45) or the Commandant of the Marine Corps (MC-LFL-7), and the Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Financial Management and Comptroller).
200
What are the largest categories of evidence?
Documents and electronically stored information (ESI)
200
What is the principal Federal environmental planning statute?
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), 42 U.S.C. ยงยง 4321-4370h
200
When it is determined that the agency's proposed action has the potential to significantly impact the quality of the human environment, the Federal agency is required to prepare what?
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
200
When was Presidential Proclamation 5928 issued?
December 27, 1988
300
What does NOV stand for?
Notices of violation
300
What is a document?
Any written material, whether in final or draft form.
300
What does NEPA provide?
Provides for the consideration of environmental impacts in Federal agency planning and decision-making.
300
What must the EIS disclose?
Any potentially significant environmental impacts and inform decision-makers and the public of the reasonable alternatives to the proposed action.
300
How many nautical miles did the Presidential Proclamation 5928 extend the exercise of the United States sovereignty and jurisdiction under international law?
12 nm
400
What does NON stand for?
Notices of noncompliance
400
Examples of documents.
Memoranda, printed emails, spreadsheets, presentations, notes, recordings, microfiche, and entries on calendars or planners.
400
Who establishes regulations for Federal agency implementation of NEPA?
Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)
400
An EIS will result in what?
The issuance of a Record of Decision (ROD) detailing the final action to be pursued based on the information provided in the EIS.
400
How many nautical miles does NEPA apply?
3 nm
500
Who issues NOVs or NONs?
Pollution abatement authorities
500
Examples of ESI.
Emails, voicemails, electronically stored documents such as MS Word and Excel files, geographic information system (GIS) maps, computer-aided design (CAD) files, digital or scanned photos, and scanned documents.
500
An Environmental Assessment (EA) is typically prepared to determine what?
Whether the proposed action will significantly affect the human environment.
500
What happens if the activity in question does not significantly impact the human environment and does not result in significant changes from existing conditions?
A categorical exclusion (CATEX) may be applied.
500
What executive order analyzes environmental effects occurring beyond 12 nm?