Chapter 1: NEPA Basics

Section 1.1: Introduction to the NEPA

• National Environmental Policy Act (External Website)
   
• Federal Land Policy and Management Act (PDF)
   
• Implementing the Procedural Provisions of NEPA (40 CFR 1500-1508)
   
• Forty Most Asked Questions Concerning CEQ's NEPA Regulations
   
• 40 CFR 1506.6(a)

Section 1.2: Departmental Guidance and This BLM Handbook

• Departmental Manual (DM) Part 516
   
• 516 DM 11
   
• Environmental Statement, Review, and Compliance Memoranda (External Website)
   
• BLM Planning and NEPA Library Web Page

Section 1.3: Documents Used to Meet NEPA Requirements

• 40 CFR 1506.6(b)
   
• 40 CFR 1502.1
   
• 40 CFR 1505.2
   
• 40 CFR 1508.9(a)
   
• 40 CFR 1508.13
   
• 516 DM 2.3(a) (Superseded)
   
• 516 DM 11.6

Section 1.4: The NEPA Approach

• 40 CFR 1500.1
   
• 40 CFR 1500.1(c)
   
• 40 CFR 1501.2
   
• 40 CFR 1502.5
   
• 40 CFR 1506.1
   
• 40 CFR 1505.1(d)
   
• 516 DM 1.2(D) (Superseded)
   
• 40 CFR 1502.6
   
• 40 CFR 1500.2(b)
   
• 40 CFR 1502.4
   
• 40 CFR 1502.2(b)
   
• 40 CFR 1502.15

 Section 1.5 Conformance with the Existing Land Use Plan

• 43 CFR 1610.5-3
   
• 516 DM 11.5
   
• 43 CFR 1601.0-5(b)