OCTOBER
St. Louis , MO
October 26-30, 2009
Cultural & Natural Resource Management / Endangered Species Act (CNRM/ESA) & NEPA Climate Change Analysis and Documentation (NCCA)
NOVEMBER
San Francisco, CA
November 3-6, 2009
Applying the NEPA Process & Writing Effective NEPA Documents (ANPWEND)
St. Louis, MO
November 16-20, 2009
Applying the NEPA Process and Writing Effective NEPA Documents (ANPWEND) & NEPA Cumulative Effects Analysis and Documentation (NEAD)
Anchorage, AK
November 17-20, 2009
NEPA Cumulative Effects Analysis and Documentation (NEAD) / NEPA Climate Change Analysis and Documentation (NCCA)
Las Vegas, NV
November 17-19, 2009
Applying the NEPA Process for Department of Transportation Specialists (TRANS-NEPA)
DECEMBER
Las Vegas, NV
December 1-3, 2009
Overview of the NEPA Process (NEPAO) / Overview of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) / Overview of the NHPA Section 106 Plus (106)
St. Louis, MO
December 7-11, 2009
Reviewing NEPA Documents (RND) / Effective Environmental Contracting (EEC)
SLC/Park City, UT
December 8-10, 2009
Core Principles: Telling the NEPA Story, Keeping Documents Brief, Meeting Legal Requirements (CP)
San Antonio, TX
December 8-10, 2009
Risk Communications - Communicating Environmental Risk (RC-ENV)
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Discussion:
Using the 3 C’s: Cooperation,
Coordination, and Collaboration
by Larry Freeman, PhD
The Shipley Group, Senior Consultant
The following newsletter discusses 3 important C’s for NEPA analyses: cooperation, coordination, and collaboration. All three may contribute to a sound NEPA analysis process. Cooperation is the most clearly developed of the three, with the legal roles and responsibilities of cooperating agencies outlined in the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) Regulations, Sections 1501.5 and 1501.6.
Coordination between different levels of government is a new and developing topic of environmental and political concern...
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 Energy Policy Act of 2005: Greater Clarity Needed to Address Concerns with Categorical Exclusions for Oil and Gas Development under Section 390 of the Act
“U.S. Government of Accountability Office (GAO) was asked to report on (1) the extent to which BLM has used section 390 categorical exclusions and the benefits, if any, associated with their use; (2) the extent to which BLM has complied with the act and agency guidance; and (3) key concerns, if any, associated with section 390 categorical exclusions. GAO analyzed documents from all 26 BLM field offices that have used this new tool, including a nongeneralizable random sample of 215 section 390 categorical exclusion decision documents.”
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 President Obama signs an Executive Order Focused on Federal Leadership in Environmental,
Energy, and Economic Performance
“President Obama signed an Executive Order (EO 13514)... that sets sustainability goals for Federal agencies and focuses on making improvements in their environmental, energy and economic performance. The Executive Order requires Federal agencies to set a 2020 greenhouse gas emissions reduction target within 90 days; increase energy efficiency; reduce fleet petroleum consumption; conserve water; reduce waste; support sustainable communities; and leverage Federal purchasing power to promote environmentally-responsible products and technologies.“
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 Utah State University Department of Environment and Society NEPA Certificate Program
The NEPA Certificate Program was designed to prepare natural resource and environmental professionals to meet the challenges of complying with the act and working effectively on NEPA documents. We believe participants who successfully complete the program will have a solid understanding of both the spirit and the letter of the law, and will be more effective members of interdisciplinary teams responsible for developing NEPA documents
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What’s New?
 
The Shipley Group has moved; the new address is:
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New workshops and offerings through The Shipley Group!
● Shipley now offers ONLINE training through a virtual university.
Online courses include: HAZMAT, HAZWOPER, ISO, Risk Management, Stormwater Management, Green Infrastructure Certification, Clean Air Act and OSHA. Please follow the link to see what resources are now available. https://secure2.360training.com/vu3/index.cfm?cId=2806
Continuing Education in Ecosystem Management (CEEM) offered by Utah State University
This highly successful program prepares natural resource professionals to meet the challenges of implementing ecosystem management. Participants gain an understanding of how the human dimension, ecology, and economics function and interact, and apply this understanding in ecosystem and landscape management. Learning is in an interdisciplinary environment and the intended audience is natural resource professionals from all disciplines involved in wildland management. The program consists of three separate short-courses, each course is two weeks in duration, the first one will begin in October. To learn more about CEEM please go to our website at: http://www.cnr.usu.edu/htm/students/grad-degrees/mnr/ceem
Participants in CEEM earn 12-graduate level credits that can be applied to the Master’s of Natural Resources (MNR). For more information on Utah State University’s MNR degree please go to: http://www.cnr.usu.edu/htm/students/grad-degrees/mnr
Purpose of and Need for Action
- Explain who wants to do what and where they want to do it.
- Summarize the need for the proposed action(s).
- List project objectives (the purpose) and give their sources.
- Identify any laws, regulations, or other EISs/EAs that influence the scope of this EIS/EA.
- Summarize the decision(s) to be made and identify any other lead or cooperating agencies involved in this NEPA analysis.
- Summarize the scoping/public involvement and profile major relevant issues. As appropriate, identify issues considered but eliminated from further analysis.
- List Federal, state, or local permits, licenses, or other consultation requirements.
 “How to Write Quality EISs and EAs”
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