NEPA Workshops
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About the Advanced NEPA Workshop
The target audience for this workshop would include experienced NEPA planners, managers, decision-makers, environmental engineers/scientists/ specialists, consultants, regulators, applicants, and attorneys who require an in-depth understanding of NEPA law, policy, and project management within their area of environmental expertise, especially those who serve on NEPA interdisciplinary teams, work with NEPA planners, or those who review/edit NEPA documents. This workshop will also benefit those professionals who work in related natural resource disciplines who work with federal land management or real estate transactions, federal agency projects or permitting, and transportation or other infrastructure projects with a NEPA review component.
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About the NEPA Essentials Workshop
This workshop will cover National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) basics, including policies, procedures, and environmental documents necessary for successful compliance. It is primarily designed for new and midlevel NEPA practitioners and will inform agency staff, consultants, regulators, applicants, and other interested professionals about best NEPA practices. NEPA is a far-reaching law that applies to virtually all U.S. federal agencies and most activities that affect the environment. Many state, local, and private undertakings must be evaluated pursuant to NEPA if they receive federal funding, require federal permits, or would take place on federal land. The key to successfully implementing NEPA is attaining a working knowledge of the regulations, legal interpretations, and typical federal agency practices. This workshop will cover all of these aspects of NEPA. Workshop topics include:
- NEPA’s legal and regulatory framework
- Determining whether NEPA applies to a proposed action
- Key steps in the NEPA environmental review process
- Determining which type of NEPA document to prepare
- Scoping for NEPA analyses
- Successful integration of NEPA with other environmental laws
- Direct, indirect, and cumulative impact analysis
- Determining significance of impacts
- Developing and evaluating a reasonable range of alternatives
- Writing adequate and feasible mitigation measures
- Legal adequacy of NEPA documents and NEPA case law
Thank you to our NEPA Workshop Committee!
Marie Campbell, Michael Drummond, Pam Hudson, Lisa Mahoney, Chuck Nicholson, Michelle Rau, Michael Smith, Laura Thorne, and Fred Wagner
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Dates & Time
All courses are from 8:30 PM - 4:30 PM in the corresponding time zone.
- Sunday, May 07, 2023 | In-Person (Conference) | NEPA Essentials
- Thursday, May 11, 2023 | In-Person (Conference) | NEPA Advanced
- Wednesday, August 23, 2023 | Virtual | NEPA Advanced (Eastern Time)
- Wednesday, September 27, 2023 | Virtual | NEPA Advanced (Alaska Time)
- Wednesday, October 25, 2023 | Virtual | NEPA Advanced (Central Time)
- Thursday, November 9, 2023 | In-Person | NEPA Essentials (Pacific) *Contingent on location availability
- Friday, November 10, 2023 | Virtual | NEPA Advanced (Pacific Time)
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Pricing & Registration
- NAEP Member: $250
- Non-Member Government: $250
- Non-Member Chapter-Only Member: $350
- Non-Member: $350
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The Pre-Conference Advanced Workshop and Post-Conference Essentials Workshop is now open.
All attendees of these workshops must also register for the NAEP 2023 Conference & Training Symposium.
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Based on the schedule of topics and to enhance engagement during the workshop,
we are asking in the registration form to provide any questions you would like answered by the presenters.
Registration for the additional workshops will open soon!
NEPA Workshop Session Outline
For a general overview of what will be covered in each workshop, please see the sample agenda below. Topic orders/timeframe for each workshop will vary pending speaker availability and will be sent out in the Know Before You Go email. The time will be the same for each workshop and will correspond to the time zone for each workshop.
*Session outline subject to change based on speaker availability.
Advanced NEPA Workshop Outline
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Morning
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Introduction by Moderator
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8:00 AM – 8:30 AM
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Topic 1: Agency to Agency and Tribal Consultation
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8:30 AM – 9:30 AM
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Break
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9:30 AM – 9:45 AM
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Topic 2: Best Practices for EIS and EA Timelines
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9:45 AM – 10:45 AM
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Break
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10:45 AM – 11:00 AM
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Topic 3: Integration of Section 106 Consultation
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11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
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Lunch
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12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
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Afternoon
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Topic 4: Integration of Section 404 Compliance/Permitting Requirements
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1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
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Break
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2:00 PM – 2:15 PM
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Topic 5: Integration of Section 7 Consultation
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2:15 PM – 3:15 PM
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Break
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3:15 PM – 3:30 PM |
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Topic 6: Programmatic EIS and EAs
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3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
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Evaluation
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4:30 PM
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Essentials NEPA Workshop Outline
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Session
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Morning
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Introduction by Moderator
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8:00 AM – 8:30 AM
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Topic 1: NEPA Overview and Three-step Process
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8:30 AM – 9:30 AM
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Break
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9:30 AM – 9:45 AM
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Topic 2: Related Statutes/Guidance Environmental Justice, Section 4(f), Section 106, Section 7, Sections 404/408, GHG
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9:45 AM – 10:45 AM
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Break
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10:45 AM – 11:00 AM
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Topic 3: Essential Components of Purpose and Need Statement
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11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
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Lunch
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12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
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Afternoon
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Topic 4: Information Requirements to Characterize the Affected Environment
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1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
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Break
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2:00 PM – 2:15 PM
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Topic 5: Preparing Defensible Categorical Exclusions
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2:15 PM – 3:15 PM
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Break
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3:15 PM – 3:30 PM |
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Topic 6: Exceptions to Use of Categorical Exclusions
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3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
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Evaluation
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4:30 PM
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Workshop Materials
Thank you to all who attended our 2022 Advanced NEPA Workshop Series!
Presentation recordings are available for all workshop attendees throughout the 2022 year.
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