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Shipley News
“Recording
NEPA Meetings”
By Larry Freeman, PhD.
The Shipley Group, Senior Consultant
Richard
Nixon is reported to have required all staff attendees at meetings with
him to submit written minutes to him. The result is that the Nixon
papers often have separate minutes from four or five attendees at a
single meeting.
Recording
each step in the NEPA process is an important agency responsibility.
Such records have a legal role if someone appeals an agency’s decision
or takes the agency to court. The agency has to show through its records
that its NEPA practitioners analyzed all points of view fairly and
carefully.
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ENVIRONMENTAL/NEPA
News from across the Agencies
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"After completing seven months of public hearings around the United States, the House Task Force on Updating the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) issued its draft findings and recommendations on improving the Act.”
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 “Ecosystems are interconnected communities of living things and the physical environment within which they interact. Preserving and enhancing ecosystems is critical to protecting our diverse biological resources and sustaining our communities and economies that rely on their products.”
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 “The Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has coordinated a team of state and federal agencies to assist the state of Mississippi in removing debris from navigable waterways.”
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10 STEPS TO BETTER PAGE LAYOUT
Page layout uses visual or graphic techniques to
enhance and arrange information on a page.
- Develop
a style sheet for any document you plan to write.
- Select
a page shape and design feature that will clearly and
effectively communicate to your readers.
- Set
your margins and borders so that you have enough white
space to make the page attractive and readable.
- Add
headers and footers that will help your readers know
exactly where they are as they are reading your document.
- Use
more than one column if you have this option available to
you.
- Choose
a type size and style to complement your page layout
decisions in the preceding rules.
- Establish
a consistent system of headings and lists and stick with
it throughout your document.
- Choose
and place graphics for maximum impact and increased
readability.
- Avoid
overloading pages with too much text and too many layout
features.
- Don’t forget the basics just because you have a fancy design.
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Important Links
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National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
of 1969
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Council on Environmental Quality Regulations for Implementing NEPA (40 CFR Parts
1500-1508)
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Submit comments on federal documents affecting
you!
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Register NOW for the NEPA
Certificate Program at USU!
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