DHS Application of Categorical Exclusions
Information regarding DHS’s application of adopted categorical exclusions can be found below (40 CFR 1501.4 (e)(5)).
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18 New Categorical Exclusions
Pursuant to section 109 of the National Environmental Policy Act, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) adopted 18 Department of Energy's (DOE) categorical exclusions (CEs) to use for proposed DHS actions.
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DHS Cultural Resources Directive and Instruction
Cultural resources are vital remnants of the past, telling the collective stories of our Nation and its diverse peoples. The DHS Cultural Resources Directive and Instruction emphasize the importance of preserving these resources.
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Historic Preservation & Cultural Resources
Cultural resources are important remnants of the past and tell the collective stories of our Nation, and all the many peoples and cultures that live here.
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Natural Resource Management and Compliance
DHS complies with laws like the Endangered Species Act, Coastal Zone Management Act, and Migratory Bird Treaty Act to protect and preserve natural habitats and wildlife. DHS is committed to partnerships with federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial entities.
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FINAL EA FLETC Artesia, New Mexico
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) has prepared a Final Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact to evaluate the potential impacts to the human and natural environment resulting from a proposed project to acquire and transfer land, and construct, operate, and maintain a new driving track and a solar photovoltaic (PV) array near the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers (FLETC) facilities in Artesia, Eddy County, New Mexico.
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FINAL Supplemental EA JPC Laredo
In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), the Department of Homeland Security procedures for implementing NEPA (DHS Directive 023-01 Rev 01 and Instruction 023-01-001 Rev 01), and the Council on Environmental Quality regulations for implementing the procedural provisions of NEPA (40 CFR Parts 1500-1508), DHS has prepared a Supplemental Environmental Assessment (SEA) to evaluate the potential impacts to the human and natural environment resulting from a proposed project to construct, operate, and maintain a Joint Processing Center (JPC) on approximately 100 acres of land in Laredo, Webb County, Texas.
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FINAL Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact
DHS S&T prepared this Draft Environmental Assessment (Draft EA) and Draft Finding of No Significant Impact (Draft FONSI) to evaluate the potential impacts to the human and natural environment relating to the abandonment in place of an existing undersea utility cable and the installation of a new undersea utility cable between Orient Point, NY, and the Plum Island Animal Disease Center (PIADC) on Plum Island, NY, located 1.5 miles northeast of Orient Point (Proposed Action).
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Final Supplemental Environmental Assessment for the James J. Rowley Training Center 2023 Master Plan, U.S. Secret Service
The U.S. Secret Service plans to implement a Master Plan Update for the Rowley Training Center (RTC). The purpose of this study is to evaluate existing infrastructure against requirements and sequence a capital improvement program that closes capability gaps based on a stakeholder-defined vision for the RTC for the next 30 years.
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Eagle Pass Joint Processing Center Final Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact
DHS prepared an Environmental Assessment to evaluate the potential impacts to the human and natural environment resulting from a proposed project to purchase 62.76 acres of land in Eagle Pass, Texas, and to construct, operate, and maintain a Joint Processing Center to support humanitarian efforts along the southwestern United States/Mexico international border.