Department of the Treasury
Department of the Treasury's Categorical Exclusions (opens in new tab)Categorical Exclusion
CONSTRUCTION, INSTALLATION, AND DEMOLITION ACTIVITIES.
Exclusion Text
E3. Acquisition, installation, operation, and maintenance of equipment, devices, and/or controls necessary to mitigate effects of Treasury’s actions on health and the environment. Examples include but are not limited to: (a) Installation of new emissions and pollution control equipment whose new emissions are minor or offset by emission credits or by the removal of other equipment and it does not result in increased air emissions. The installation is done in compliance with all Federal, state, local and tribal requirements. Examples include adding new equipment for printing currency while using credits to offset the emissions; (b) Noise abatement measures, including construction of noise barriers, installation of noise control materials, or planting native trees and/or native vegetation for use as a noise abatement measure, and, (c) Devices to protect human or animal life, such as raptor electrocution prevention devices, fencing and grating to prevent accidental entry to hazardous or restricted areas, and rescue beacons to protect human life.
Disclaimer
This CE Explorer tool is not an authoritative source and creates no rights or obligations. When using the CE Explorer Tool, Federal agencies and stakeholders should review the relevant agency's NEPA procedures for information about how to apply the CE, including any limitations or potential extraordinary circumstances, and to ensure that a CE is current and applicable to a given proposed action. For ease of use, a link to each agency's NEPA procedures and CEs is provided along with the text of the CE. To adopt and use another agency's categorical exclusion, an agency must follow the steps described in section 109 of NEPA, 42 U.S.C. 4336c.
