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Categorical Exclusion (CE)

Legacy CEQ-compiled dataset (pre-authoritative baseline)

Compiled reference Department of the Treasury's Categorical Exclusions (opens in new tab)

Categorical Exclusion

ADMINISTRATIVE AND REGULATORY ACTIVITIES.

These categorical exclusions have the additional requirement to be conducted in conformance with Executive Orders 13423, Strengthening Federal Environmental, Energy, and Transportation Management, and 13514, Federal Leadership in Environmental, Energy, and Economic Performance.

Exclusion Text

A7. The commitment of resources, personnel, and funding to conduct audits, surveys, and data collection provided that the technology or procedure involved is well understood and there are no significant environmental impacts anticipated from it. If any of these commitments result in proposals for further action, those proposals must be covered by an appropriate CE. Examples include, but are not limited to:
(a) Activities designed to support improvement or upgrade of management of natural resources, such as surveys for threatened and endangered species, wildlife and wildlife habitat, historic properties, and archeological sites; wetland delineations; minimal water, air, waste, material and soil sampling; audits, photography, and interpretation;
(b) Minimally-intrusive geological, geophysical, and geo-technical activities, including mapping and engineering surveys.
(c) Conducting Facility Audits, Environmental Site Assessments and Environmental Baseline Surveys, and,
(d) Vulnerability, risk, and structural integrity assessments of infrastructure.

Provenance

  • Agency: Legacy CEQ-compiled dataset (pre-authoritative baseline) (LEGACY)
  • Source provenance: Compiled reference
  • Source type: legacy seed
  • Identifier: TREAS--1-1-7
  • 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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