Memorandum for Heads of Federal Departments and Agencies: Emergencies and NEPA (CEQ, 2010) (archived)

CEQ memorandum clarifying guidance on environmental review of proposed emergency response actions

Office of NEPA Policy and Compliance

May 12, 2010

With this Memorandum, the Council on Environmental Quality reiterates its previous guidance on the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) environmental review of proposed emergency response actions.This memorandum clarifies that the previous guidance remains applicable to current situations and provides guidance on required agency environmental review.

  • Emergencies and NEPA (144.68 KB)
    With this Memorandum, the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) reiterates its previous guidance on the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) environmental review of proposed emergency response
    actions.This memorandum clarifies that the previous guidance remains applicable to current situations and provides guidance on required agency environmental review. Agencies should distribute this
    guidance to field offices developing and taking actions in response to emergencies along with theagency’s relevant guidance on emergency actions and NEPA.