Environmental Analyses and National Environmental Policy Act Program

The Southeast Region (SER) National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Coordinator is responsible for ensuring the compliance of regional actions with NEPA and other laws and executive orders that impose requirements for environmental analysis. The Coordinator works with regional, council, and headquarters staff to improve the timeliness, quality, and consistency of NEPA documentation and the NEPA process in general.

National Environmental Policy Act The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969 (P.L. 91-190; 42 U.S.C. 4321-4347) is our basic national charter for protection of the environment. The purposes of NEPA are to: Declare a national policy that will encourage productive and enjoyable harmony between humans and their environment, Promote efforts which will prevent or eliminate damage to the environment and biosphere, Promote efforts that will stimulate the health and welfare of humans, Enrich the understanding of the ecological systems and natural resources important to the Nation, and Establish a Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ). Training: Regularly scheduled for the last Thursday of the last month of each quarter. Check with the NEPA Coordinator.   For Information Contact David Keys, SERO NEPA Coordinator Telephone: (727) 551-5706 NOAA Fisheries Service, Southeast Regional Office 263 13th Avenue South St. Petersburg, FL 33701 Email Address: David.Keys@noaa.gov

Analysis Documents Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council Analyses South Atlantic Fishery Management Council Analyses Caribbean Fishery Management Council Analyses   Laws and Executive Orders Links to requirements for environmental analysis Endangered Species Act Marine Mammal Protection Act National Environmental Policy Act Environmental Justice, EO 12898 Effects of Major Federal Actions Abroad, EO 12114 Regulatory Compliance Requirements Administrative Procedures Act CEQ NEPA Regulations Information Quality EO 12866: Regulatory Planning and Review Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act NOAA Administrative Order 216-6 Regulatory Flexibility Act Related Links Federal Register Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission CEQ NEPAnet NOAA NEPA website