Materials most often requested from U.S. EPA are general publications on the environmental assessment process, specific publications related to EIA for specific industries, economic activities, or types of environmental impact and information on the U.S. program. We also have responded to requests for sample EIA's, sample EIA preparation contracts, sample EIA law: the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and implementing regulations and description of the U.S. program. Documents are offered in the following categories (In addition to English, some of this resource material is available from U.S. EPA in Spanish and Russian or elsewhere in other languages.)
Student Text: Principles of Environmental Assessment
Student Text: Principles of Environmental Review of Environmental Impact Assessments
Resource Manual: Principles of Environmental Review of Environmental Impact Assessments
CD-ROM with interactive EIA case study, resource materials and key USEPA guidance documents for EIA preparation and review.
EPA documents describing EPA's responsibilities under the National Environmental Policy Act and its review responsibilities of EIAs prepared by other Federal agencies under Section 309 of the Clean Air Act, and procedures for implementation are of general interest. In particular, several documents help to explain the process used to file Environmental Impact Statements and gain access to them for public review and comment. The following documents are available in response to questions about the process.
EPA Policy and Procedures for the Review of Federal Actions Impacting the Environment (1995)
Guidelines for Environmental Justice considerations in 309 Reviews
National Environmental Policy Act Review Procedures for EPA Facilities (1994)
Cross-Cutting Environmental Laws: A Guide for Federal/State Project Officers (1991)
These documents are issued principally for use within U.S. EPA but also of interest to other federal agencies and to the public as they define our expectations for complete and accurate federal agency compliance with NEPA.
Consideration of Cumulative Impacts in EPA Review of NEPA Documents (1999)
Habitat Evaluation: Guidance for the Review of Environmental Impact Assessment Documents (1993)
Grazing on Federal Lands: Background for NEPA Reviewers (1993)
Evaluation of Ecological Impacts from Highway Development (1993)
Guidance Memorandum Incorporating EPA's Pollution Prevention Strategy into the Environmental Review Process (1993)
Pollution Prevention Environmental Impact Reduction Checklists for NEPA/309 Reviewers (1995)
Environmental Impact Assessment Guidelines for New Source Permits/Activity or Economic-Sector Guidance For: (Note: A number of these reports may be outdated but the guidance in them may still prove useful. For more up-to-date policy and guidance information, outside resources and other EPA documents should also be consulted.)
Petroleum Refineries and Coal Gasification Facilities (1994)
Crude Oil and Natural Gas Exploration Development and Production (1992)
Non-Coal Mine Sites (1991)
Environmental Assessment Sourcebook, U.S. EPA (Sep. 1993) Text and
Environmental Assessment Resource Guide, CD-ROM and contains the U.S. Environmental Assessment Sourcebook with selected reference materials from World Bank included (requires WindowsTM V3.1), available from:
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Technical Support documents for International Training in the Principles of Environmental Enforcement which are broadly applicable, providing overviews of environmental problems, control and prevention and an annotated bibliography on the following subjects:
Petroleum Refining and Petrochemicals (1995)
Transboundary Shipments of Potentially Hazardous (Waste, Pesticides, Ozone-Depleting) Substances (1996) (under development)
International
Association for Impact Assessment
(http://IAIA.ext.NoDak.edu/IAIA/)
The purpose of the IAIA is to bring
together professionals from a multitude of disciplines who are involved with
impact assessment. They sponsor
conferences, publish a quarterly journal, and have active chapters
throughout the world.
United
Nations Environment Programme (www.unep.org)
and their Division of Environmental Information and Assessment (www.unep.org/unep/eia/)
These offices and divisions within the
United Nations work to forge international partnerships to benefit the
environment and improve access to environmental information worldwide.
Council
on Environmental Quality (www.whitehouse.gov/CEQ)
Established under the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and within the Executive Office of the
President of the United States, the Council of Environmental Quality is
responsible for ensuring the promotion and compliance with NEPA.
It also maintains a comprehensive website with NEPA guidance and
informational documents at http://ceq.eh.doe.gov/nepa/nepanet.htm.
Canter, L.W. 1995. Environmental Impact Assessment. McGraw-Hill Book Company, New York, New York, USA.
Gilpin, A. 1995. Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA: Cutting Edge for the Twenty-First Century. Cambridge University Press: Cambridge. 182 pp.
Marriot, B.B. 1997. A Practical Guide to Environmental Impact Assessment. McGraw-Hill Text. 320 pp.
Wiesner, D. 1995. EIA: The Environmental Impact Assessment Process: What it is and What it means to you. Prism Printers Ltd.
Journal of Environmental Management. Academic Press Limited, London, England.
Journal of Environmental Systems. Baywood Publishing Co., Inc., Amityville, New York, USA.
Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. Kluwer Academic Publishing Group, Dordrect, Netherlands.