ENVIRONMENTAL/NEPA 
News from across the Agencies

The 2008 Proposed NFMA Planning Rule

This proposed rule sets forth a framework for National Forest System land management planning to provide for sustainability of social, economic, and ecological systems and establishes direction for developing, amending, and revising land management plans.

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Agency NEPA Procedures
This site was last updated on January 28, 2008.

This resource is a compendium of Federal agency NEPA procedures. The procedures are listed alphabetically by the responsible agency. Some agencies issue their procedures as regulations; others issue them as agency guidance documents.

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FHWA's website on Planning and Environment Linkages

This website offers a wealth of information developed and compiled by the FHWA and its partners to assist in strengthening planning and environment linkages.

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Ten Principles for Meetings Management

1.  Hold meetings only when absolutely necessary
   
   
2. Use a Meeting Planner (or detailed agenda)
   
   
3. Define the purpose of your meeting
   
   
4. Invite only those people who need to be there and who have something to contribute
   
   
5. Start and end your meetings on time
   
   
6. Fulfill your responsibility (either as a meeting leader or participant) to keep the meeting on track, moving toward the achievement of the purpose
   
   
7. Conduct your meetings with appropriate “people skills”
   
   
8. Identify and follow up on action items
   
   
9. Evaluate the effectiveness of your meetings
   
   

Page 49 “Documentation Strategies for Environmental Writers” The Shipley Group – Entries reprinted from the Franklin Covey Style Guide (1997)

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February 25-29, 2008
How to Establish and Manage an Interdisciplinary Team

Clear Writing for NEPA Specialists

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February 26-29, 2008
NEPA Cumulative Effects
Analysis & Documentation

NEPA Climate Change Analysis

St. Louis, MO
March 4-7, 2008
How to Manage the NEPA Process and Write Effective NEPA Documents

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March 11-13, 2008
NEPA Cumulative Effects Analysis & Documentation

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March 11-14, 2008
How to Manage the NEPA Process & Write Effective NEPA Documents - DoD Specific

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Collaboration in the NEPA Process

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