Department of Homeland Security
Department of Homeland Security's Categorical Exclusions (opens in new tab)Categorical Exclusion
Federal Assistance Activities
Exclusion Text
N17 Federal Assistance for Development of Plans in Support of Response, Recovery, and Hazard Mitigation Activities. Federal assistance for the development of plans for the purpose of preparing for disasters, recovering from disasters, and identifying opportunities for mitigating the effects of future disasters. This includes but is not limited to State, Tribal, and local hazard mitigation plans, debris management plans, long-term recovery plans, and disaster housing plans. This CATEX is not applicable to plans associated with specific projects that are reasonably foreseeable to occur and that are not otherwise covered by another CATEX.
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