National Environmental Policy Act (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. It is the perfect opportunity for those 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, with federal land management, real estate transactions, federal agency projects or permitting, transportation, or other infrastructure projects with a NEPA review component.

Public Materials:

• Guidance on Best Practice Principles for Environmental Assessments

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

Meet the Instructors

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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Pricing & Registration

• NAEP Member: $225
• Non-Member Government: $275
• Non-Member Chapter-Only Member: $315
• Non-Member: $350

In-Person Workshop Prices

• NAEP Member: $250
• NAEP Member Government: $250
• Non-Member Chapter-Only Member: $300
• Non-Member Government: $300
• Non-Member: $350

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. 

NEPA Workshop Session Outline

• Advanced
• Essentials

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