Department of Agriculture
Department of Agriculture's Categorical Exclusions (opens in new tab)Categorical Exclusion
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Exclusion Text
(USDA-43d-USFS) Construction, reconstruction, decommissioning, relocation, or disposal of buildings, infrastructure, or other improvements at an existing administrative site, as that term is defined in section 502(1) of Public Law 109-54 (119 Stat. 559; 16 U.S.C. 580d note). Examples include but are not limited to: (i) Relocating an administrative facility to another existing administrative site; (ii) Construction, reconstruction, or expansion of an office, a warehouse, a lab, a greenhouse, or a fire-fighting facility; (iii) Surface or underground installation or decommissioning of water or waste disposal system infrastructure; (iv) Disposal of an administrative building; and (v) Construction or reconstruction of communications infrastructure.
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