NASA AND THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT (NEPA)
The NASA NEPA program is managed by the Environmental Management Division, NASA Headquarters, and is implemented by the 13 NASA Centers and component facilities NEPA Coordinators. The agency-wide program provides policy and procedures for ensuring compliance with NEPA and related Executive Orders.
Below is information and links to current NASA NEPA activities and past NASA NEPA documents.
CURRENT NEPA ACTIONS
Wallops Flight Facility Shoreline Restoration and Infrastructure Protection Program (SRIPP)
Environmental Assessment for the Expansion of the Wallops Flight Facility Launch Range
Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR) Finding of No Significant Impact
PAST NEPA DOCUMENTS
Constellation Programmatic EIS and tiered documents
Space Shuttle Program Transition and Property Disposition Programmatic EA
REGULATORY LINKS
14 CFR 1216.3 – Procedures for Implementing the National Environmental Policy Act
42 U.S.C. 4321-4347 - The National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended
40 CFR 1500-1508- Regulations for Implementing NEPA
NASA NPR 8580.1 – Implementing the National Environmental Policy Act and Executive Order 12114
RELATED LINKS
Council for Environmental Quality NEPAnet
CONTACTS
For further information about the NASA NEPA process, or to provide comments and suggestions on how to make this site more useful, please write to us at:
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NEPA Program Manager
EMD - Suite 5E39
300 E Street SW
Washington, DC 20546
Or send an email to nepa@hq.nasa.gov. |