NEPA directs federal agencies to analyze, disclose, and consider the potential for impacts to the quality of the human environment in the planning and development of proposed actions. NEPA established the President's Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), whose regulations establish general procedures for NEPA compliance that apply to all federal agencies. CEQ’s regulations require individual federal agencies to establish more specific procedures for their particular mission activities. This page contains the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) procedures to implement the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and supporting information. DHS establishes the policy and procedures in DHS Directive 023-01, Rev. 01 and Instruction Manual 023-01-001-01, Rev 01.
The requirements in the DHS NEPA Directive place particular emphasis on the role of the DHS project proponent to ensure that environmental stewardship requirements are appropriately integrated into the performance of the Homeland Security mission. The Directive also includes special considerations for intergovernmental coordination, public involvement, dispute resolution, handling of sensitive information, and emergency procedures in Department decision making.
Background and Supporting Information
- DHS Directive 023-01, Rev 01 "Implementing the National Environmental Policy Act" (effective March 26, 2015)
- Instruction Manual 023-01-001-01, Rev 01 "Implementing the National Environmental Policy Act" (effective March 26, 2015, with administrative revisions from October 13, 2017)
- NEPA Alternative Arrangements for Critical Physical Infrastructure in New Orleans
- Alternative Arrangements for Issuing and Implementing the Emergency Temporary Interim Rule to Support Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Response