NEPA Process

Sections

• 137.285
  § 137.285 Are Self-Governance Tribes required to accept Federal environmental responsibilities to enter into a construction project agreement?
• 137.286
  § 137.286 Do Self-Governance Tribes become Federal agencies when they assume these Federal environmental responsibilities?
• 137.287
  § 137.287 What is the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)?
• 137.288
  § 137.288 What is the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA)?
• 137.289
  § 137.289 What is a Federal undertaking under NHPA?
• 137.290
  § 137.290 What additional provisions of law are related to NEPA and NHPA?
• 137.291
  § 137.291 May Self-Governance Tribes carry out construction projects without assuming these Federal environmental responsibilities?
• 137.292
  § 137.292 How do Self-Governance Tribes assume environmental responsibilities for construction projects under section 509 of the Act [25 U.S.C. 458aaa-8]?
• 137.293
  § 137.293 Are Self-Governance Tribes required to adopt a separate resolution or take equivalent Tribal action to assume environmental responsibilities for each construction project agreement?
• 137.294
  § 137.294 What is the typical IHS environmental review process for construction projects?
• 137.295
  § 137.295 May Self-Governance Tribes elect to develop their own environmental review process?
• 137.296
  § 137.296 How does a Self-Governance Tribe comply with NEPA and NHPA?
• 137.297
  § 137.297 If the environmental review procedures of a Federal agency are adopted by a Self-Governance Tribe, is the Self-Governance Tribe responsible for ensuring the agency's policies and procedures meet the requirements of NEPA, NHPA, and related environmental laws?
• 137.298
  § 137.298 Are Self-Governance Tribes required to comply with Executive Orders to fulfill their environmental responsibilities under section 509 of the Act [25 U.S.C. 458aaa-8]?
• 137.299
  § 137.299 Are Federal funds available to cover the cost of Self-Governance Tribes carrying out environmental responsibilities?
• 137.300
  § 137.300 Since Federal environmental responsibilities are new responsibilities, which may be assumed by Tribes under section 509 of the Act [25 U.S.C. 458aaa-8], are there additional funds available to Self-Governance Tribes to carry out these formerly inherently Federal responsibilities?
• 137.301
  § 137.301 How are project and program environmental review costs identified?
• 137.302
  § 137.302 Are Federal funds available to cover start-up costs associated with initial Tribal assumption of environmental responsibilities?
• 137.303
  § 137.303 Are Federal or other funds available for training associated with Tribal assumption of environmental responsibilities?
• 137.304
  § 137.304 May Self-Governance Tribes buy back environmental services from the IHS?
• 137.305
  § 137.305 May Self-Governance Tribes act as lead, cooperating, or joint lead agencies for environmental review purposes?
• 137.306
  § 137.306 How are Self-Governance Tribes recognized as having lead, cooperating, or joint lead agency status?
• 137.307
  § 137.307 What Federal environmental responsibilities remain with the Secretary when a Self-Governance Tribe assumes Federal environmental responsibilities for construction projects under section 509 of the Act [25 U.S.C. 458aaa-8]?
• 137.308
  § 137.308 Does the Secretary have any enforcement authority for Federal environmental responsibilities assumed by Tribes under section 509 of the Act [25 U.S.C. 458aaa-8]?
• 137.309
  § 137.309 How are NEPA and NHPA obligations typically enforced?
• 137.310
  § 137.310 Are Self-Governance Tribes required to grant a limited waiver of their sovereign immunity to assume Federal environmental responsibilities under section 509 of the Act [25 U.S.C. 458aaa-8]?
• 137.311
  § 137.311 Are Self-Governance Tribes entitled to determine the nature and scope of the limited immunity waiver required under section 509(a)(2) of the Act [25 U.S.C. 458aaa-8(a)(2)]?
• 137.312
  § 137.312 Who is the proper defendant in a civil enforcement action under section 509(a)(2) of the Act [25 U.S.C. 458aaa-8(a)(2)]?