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Regulatory Framework & Compliance Flashcards

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  1. Under NEPA, which threshold document is prepared first to determine whether a proposed federal action may have significant environmental impacts?

    Answer: Environmental Assessment (EA)

    An Environmental Assessment (EA) is the initial NEPA document used to determine whether an action's impacts are significant enough to require a full EIS.

  2. If an Environmental Assessment concludes that a proposed action will NOT have significant environmental impacts, the lead agency issues which document?

    Answer: Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI)

    A Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) is issued when an EA determines that a proposed action does not require preparation of a full Environmental Impact Statement.

  3. The Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA) of 1976 established what as the primary management principle for Bureau of Land Management lands?

    Answer: Multiple use and sustained yield

    FLPMA established multiple use and sustained yield as the overarching management mandate for BLM public lands, similar to the framework for national forests.

  4. Under NEPA regulations, the scoping process serves which primary purpose?

    Answer: Identifying significant issues and alternatives to be analyzed in an EIS

    Scoping is an early public involvement process under NEPA used to identify significant issues, alternatives, and the scope of analysis needed for an Environmental Impact Statement.

  5. Which provision of the National Environmental Policy Act requires federal agencies to analyze a 'no action' alternative in their environmental review documents?

    Answer: CEQ regulations at 40 CFR 1502.14

    CEQ regulations implementing NEPA (40 CFR 1502.14) require agencies to rigorously explore alternatives including a no-action alternative in all Environmental Impact Statements.

  6. A Categorical Exclusion (CE) under NEPA may be applied when a proposed action falls into a category of actions that have been determined to have what characteristic?

    Answer: No individually or cumulatively significant environmental effects

    Categorical Exclusions apply to classes of actions that have been shown through experience to have no individually or cumulatively significant environmental effects.

  7. Under the Wilderness Act of 1964, which of the following activities is generally prohibited within designated wilderness areas?

    Answer: Commercial timber harvesting

    The Wilderness Act prohibits commercial timber harvesting within designated wilderness areas, along with mechanized equipment and permanent roads.