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Categorical Exclusion (CE)

Legacy CEQ-compiled dataset (pre-authoritative baseline)

Compiled reference National Institute of Standards and Technology's Categorical Exclusions (opens in new tab)

Categorical Exclusion

V. Research

Exclusion Text

V-2.* Outdoor research activities conducted in compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, and requirements. Examples include tyles of reserach, development, testing, and evaluation activities conducted outdoors where no new ground disturbance occurs and no sensitive resources (e.g., threatened or endangered species, archaeological sites, Tribal resources, wetlands, and waterbodies) are present, such as radar testing, radio noise measurements, and public safety communications research.

Provenance

  • Agency: Legacy CEQ-compiled dataset (pre-authoritative baseline) (LEGACY)
  • Source provenance: Compiled reference
  • Source type: legacy seed
  • Identifier: NIST--1-5-16
  • Fetched at: 1970-01-01T00:00:00+00:00 (not an agency verification date)

Source legal reference

CEQ-compiled compendium of Federal categorical exclusions (historical, non-authoritative baseline)

Disclaimer

This CE Explorer tool is not an authoritative source and creates no rights or obligations. Review the relevant agency's NEPA procedures before applying a categorical exclusion.

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. 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.

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