Categorical Exclusion Determination
Office of NEPA Policy and Compliance
June 29, 2017Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) and its subcontractors perform siting, construction, modification, operation, and decommissioning of facilities for small-scale research and development projects; conventional laboratory operations; and small-scale pilot projects frequently conducted to verify a concept before demonstration actions, provided that construction or modification would be within or contiguous to a previously disturbed or developed area.