Categorical Exclusion Determination
Office of NEPA Policy and Compliance
December 11, 2017
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The proposed action would be to conduct Minor alteration, repair, extension, or expansion of existing roads and pathways within or near existing road easements to improve safety, maintenance, access, and connectivity between facilities. Note that substantial road widening and realignment would require additional Department of Energy National Environmental Policy Act review; Minor alteration, extension, upgrade, or relocation of aboveground and belowground utilities within or near existing utility easements on the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Site, including tie-ins to nearby offsite distribution points as necessary.