دیکشنری تخصصی مهندسی نفت - نسخه آنلاین

n: a category of actions that do not individually or cumulatively have a significant effect on the human environment and that have been found to have no such effect in procedures adopted by a federal agency when implementing NEPA regulations. Therefore, neither an environmental assessment nor an environmental impact statement is required.

n: (CEQ) a council established under NEPA as the agency responsible for ensuring that other federal agencies comply with the pro- visions stated in NEPA.

n: a detailed environmental review document required under NEPA.

n: (FONSI) an NEPA document that is required when agencies determine that there are no significant environmental impacts from a proposed federal action. The FONSI states the reasons why the agency came to that conclusion.

n: (NEPA) a congressional act that forms the basic national charter for protection of the environment. Ensures that no agency of the federal government will take action that will significantly affect the quality of the human environment.

abbr: National Environmental Policy Act.

National Environmental Policy Act.

n: the NEPA process of identifying the scope and significance of important issues associated with a proposed federal action and identifying alternatives to that action through coordination and consultation with government (federal, state, and local),the public, and any interested individuals or organizations.