Legacy CEQ-compiled dataset (pre-authoritative baseline)
Compiled reference Department of Agriculture's Categorical Exclusions (opens in new tab)Categorical Exclusion
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
The following categorical exclusions do not require NEPA documentation.
Exclusion Text
(USDA-16c-FSA) Miscellaneous FSA actions. (i) Fence installation and replacement; (ii) Fish stream improvement; (iii) Grazing land mechanical treatment; and (iv) Inventory property disposal or lease without protective easements or covenants; (v) Conservation easement purchases with no construction planned; (vi) Emergency program proposed actions (including Emergency Conservation Program and Emergency Forest Restoration Program) that have a total cost share of less than $5,000; (vii) Financial assistance to supplement income, manage the supply of agricultural commodities, or influence the cost and supply of such commodities or programs of a similar nature or intent (that is, price support programs); (viii) Individual farm participation in Farm Service Agency programs where no ground disturbance or change in land use occurs as a result of the proposed action or participation; (ix) Safety net programs without ground disturbance; (x) Site characterization, environmental testing, and monitoring where no significant alteration of existing ambient conditions would occur, including air, surface water, groundwater, wind, soil, or rock core sampling; installation of monitoring wells; installation of small scale air, water, or weather monitoring equipment; (xi) Stand analysis for forest management planning; and (xii) Tree protection including plastic tubes.
Provenance
- Agency: Legacy CEQ-compiled dataset (pre-authoritative baseline) (LEGACY)
- Source provenance: Compiled reference
- Source type: legacy seed
- Identifier:
USDA--1-1-16 - 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.
