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 require NEPA documentation, which will be completed as set forth at § 1b.3(g).
Exclusion Text
(USDA-28d-USFS) Approval, modification, or continuation of special uses that require less than 20 acres of NFS lands. Subject to the preceding condition, examples include but are not limited to: (i) Approving the construction of a meteorological sampling site;
(ii) Approving the use of land for a one-time group event; (iii) Approving the construction of temporary facilities for filming of staged or natural events or studies of natural or cultural history; (iv) Approving the use of land for a utility corridor that crosses a national forest; (v) Approving the installation of a driveway or other facilities incidental to use of a private residence; and (vi) Approving new or additional communication facilities, associated improvements, or communication uses at a site already identified as available for these purposes.
Provenance
- Agency: Legacy CEQ-compiled dataset (pre-authoritative baseline) (LEGACY)
- Source provenance: Compiled reference
- Source type: legacy seed
- Identifier:
USDA--2-2-62 - 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.
