NEPA Overview/Refresher

Proposal for AHMP Pre-Conference Workshop

Submitted by Eric N. Sorrells PE, CHMM

Topic:                         NEPA Overview/Refresher

Proposed Length:       2 days

Level of Course:         Intro/Intermediate

Prerequisites:              None

Materials:                   Class Handouts, course slides

Equipment:                 Computer/Computer projection

NEPA ensures that information on the environmental implications of any federal or federally funded action is available to public officials and citizens before making decisions or taking actions. This two-day program presents an overview of the procedural and substantive requirements of NEPA.              

Day 1
0800	Overview of NEPA
0900	Background and Implementation of NEPA
1000	NEPA Laws & Regulations
1100	NEPA Strategy & Decision Making
1300	Cultural Resources and NEPA
1400	NEPA: EMS, Audits and Baseline Surveys
1500	Levels of Analysis
Day 2
0800	Initiating the Process, DOPAA Development
0900	Environmental Assessments (EA)
1000	Environmental Impact Statements (EIS)
1100	Public Participation
1300	Applications and Systems Acquisition
1400	CEQ Guidance & Climate Change
1500	Lessons Learned/Judicial Review/NEPA TF

 

Eric N. Sorrells PE, CHMM   Mr. Sorrells began his career in the US Navy in 1984. For the past 15 years Mr. Sorrells has developed and provided the NEPA strategy for Missile Defense Agency’s activities. Mr. Sorrells has a BSCE from VMI and a MEM in Engineering Management, with a concentration in Energy and Environmental Management, from GWU.