U.S. Navy
U.S. Navy's Categorical Exclusions (opens in new tab)Categorical Exclusion
Department of the Navy (DON)
Exclusion Text
43. Routine testing and evaluation of military equipment on a military reservation or an established range, restricted area, or operating area; similar in type, intensity, and setting, including physical location and time of year, to other actions for which it has been determined, through NEPA analysis where the DON was a lead or cooperating agency, that there are no significant impacts; and conducted in accordance with all applicable standard operating procedures protective of the environment.
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