NEPA Phase 2 Implementation: The Bipartisan Permitting Reform Implementation Final Rule 

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NAEP is pleased to welcome speakers from the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) who will present the recently released final rule for revisions to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The discussion will include an overview of the proposed rule and a Question-and-Answer session. Further details on the final rule can be found here: NEPA | National Environmental Policy Act - CEQ NEPA Implementing Procedures (doe.gov).

Speakers

Jomar Maldonado
Director for NEPA
White House Council on Environmental Quality

Jomar Maldonado is the Director for the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) at the Council on Environmental Quality. In this role, he provides policy guidance to Federal agencies and regulatory interpretation to assist with their compliance with NEPA. Jomar has over 15 years of environmental policy and legal experience within the Federal government working on environmental review matters such as NEPA, Environmental Justice, Endangered Species Act, Floodplain Management, Wetlands Protection, and similar requirements. Prior to joining CEQ Jomar worked as the Project Development Team Lead within the Office of Environmental Review and Project Development for the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). His career includes 7 years as an environmental attorney with the Program Legal Services in FHWA and 7 years in the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Office of Environmental Planning and Historic Preservation, where he functioned as the Agency’s Environmental Officer. In his various roles, he has worked on many complex issues such as the assignment of NEPA responsibilities to States, initiatives to expedite permitting of Federal projects, resiliency/ hazard mitigation, floodplain reviews, environmental review of the National Flood Insurance Program, Buy America requirements, contract administration for highway projects, environmental justice considerations, and tolling and innovative financing for highways.

Megan Healy
Principal Deputy Director for NEPA 
White House Council on Environmental Quality

Megan Healy is the Principal Deputy Director for NEPA at the White House Council on Environmental Quality. Prior to joining CEQ, Megan spent 13 years at the USDA Forest Service where she primarily worked as a NEPA specialist in the national headquarters providing guidance and oversight on NEPA implementation. During her tenure at the Forest Service, Megan also served as a national budget coordinator; land management planning and appeals specialist; and policy analyst. Megan has a B.A. in Technical and Scientific Communication from James Madison University and a M.A. in Environmental and Resource Policy from George Washington University. 

Amy Coyle
Principal  Deputy General Counsel
White House Council on Environmental Quality

Amy B. Coyle is the Deputy General Counsel for the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), which oversees the implementation of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and advises the President on a variety of environmental policy matters. Previously, Amy served as a senior attorney at the U.S. Department of Transportation where she led the environmental practice in the Office of the Secretary’s Office of the General Counsel. In addition to advising the Department on NEPA implementation and other environmental law matters, she provided counsel on Tribal law issues, including the establishment DOT’s Tribal self-governance program through negotiated rulemaking. Amy joined the Department in 2008 through the Honors Attorney Program following her clerkship with the State of Connecticut Superior Court. Amy received her law degree from the University of Connecticut School of Law. 

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