Update to the Regulations Implementing the Procedural Provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act
March 3, 2020
Speakers
Ted Boling,Associate Director for NEPA, Council on Environmental Quality
Sharon Buccino, Senior Director, Lands, Nature Program
Nick Goldstein, Assistant General Counsel, American Road and Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA)
Moderator
Chuck Nicholson, Senior Environmental Scientist/Planner
On January 9, 2020, the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) announced a notice of proposed rulemaking titled “Update to the Regulations Implementing the Procedural Provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act.” For the first time since CEQ promulgated its regulations over 40 years ago, CEQ is proposing to comprehensively update its National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) regulations.CEQ proposes to modernize and clarify the CEQ regulations to facilitate more efficient, effective, and timely NEPA reviews by simplifying and clarifying regulatory requirements, incorporating key elements of the One Federal Decision policy, codifying certain case law and CEQ guidance, updating the regulations to reflect current technologies and agency practices, eliminating obsolete provisions, and improving the format and readability of the regulations. The proposed rule seeks to reduce unnecessary paperwork and delays and to promote better decision-making consistent with NEPA’s statutory requirements.
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Tribal Consultation and Engagement in the Era of Streamlining
October 3, 2018
Speakers
Earl Evans, Gray & Pape, enrolled citizen of the Haliwa-Saponi Indian Tribe
Lee Johnson, Superior National Forest Heritage Program Manager
Carolyn Stewart, NextEra Energy
Jenny Bring, 106 Group
Moderator
W. Kevin Pape, President, Gray & Pape Heritage Management
With increased pressure to streamline the NEPA process, and subsequently compliance with other federal laws such as Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA), tribal consultation and engagement has become a key topic in this national conversation. As part of this webinar, panelists will share their perspectives on tribal consultation and engagement in this changing policy environment. Speakers will discuss the requirements of tribal consultation under Section 106 and NEPA and best practices for tribal engagement. Tips and tools will be shared with participants regarding how to effectively facilitate tribal consultation and engagement and how it can help further the goals of streamlining. Please join us for this important topic!
Speakers:
- Earl Evans, Gray & Pape, enrolled citizen of the Haliwa-Saponi Indian Tribe
- Agency Representative - TBD
- Carolyn Stewart, NextEra Energy
- Jenny Bring, 106 Group
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Environmental Compliance for Emergency Actions
December 4, 2019
Speakers
Aaron O. Allen, Ph.D, Chief North Coast Branch, Regulatory Division
Veronica Bryant, REHS
Jason Needham, P.E.
Lorna C. Withrow, P.E.
Moderator
Laura Thorne, BS, PMP Performance Improvement Specialist
This presentation will explore recent issues with emergency preparedness across the country as well as some underlying science regarding risk avoidance. Case studies will include how the North Carolina Environmental Health Section was able to react and assess issues after the World Equestrian Games, Hurricane Florence, and Hurricane Michael as well as the Los Angeles District's efforts dealing with issues resulting from wildfires in California. The discussion will include assessment of food service areas after flooding, lack of water and boil water notices in permit establishments. There will also be a discussion of the assessment of North Carolina’s response and what will be done moving forward and how the Los Angeles district handled emergency permitting after the Thomas Fire in the vicinity of Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties, CA. Tune in to learn how you can incorporate some of these processes and real-life examples into your emergency preparedness plans.
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Coastal Restoration and Resilience
May 28, 2020
Speakers
Amanda Bassow
Bridget Callahan Lussier
Lisa McDonald
Moderator
Mike Mayer
The webinar will provide insight into coastal restoration and resiliency planning, ecological and socioeconomic considerations, and effective monitoring to measure success. Case studies will be described to illustrate approaches, challenges, and successes.
Ms. Lussier will provide an overview of approaches to strengthen coastal resilience using natural infrastructure, with an emphasis on techniques appropriate for the Southeastern U.S. and Caribbean. The nature-based approaches absorb shock from climate and weather threats while providing benefits for fish and wildlife. Examples will include living shorelines, mangrove, coral reef, salt marsh, oyster reef, dune, and other coastal habitat restoration projects that increase coastal resilience.
Ms. Bassow will discuss how the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation is applying lessons learned from the Sandy program to its resilience grantmaking nation-wide. She will focus on the recommendations coming out of an initial evaluation of the Sandy program, as well as the status of on-going monitoring to track a core set of ecological and socio-economic metrics.
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Ted Boling, Associate Director for NEPA, Council on Environmental Quality