Greening EPA

National Environmental Policy Act Compliance at EPA

The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) requires federal agencies to integrate environmental values into their decision-making processes by considering the environmental impacts of their proposed actions and reasonable alternatives to those actions.

The Office of Administration (OA) manages EPA facilities, including construction and facility alteration projects. All of OA's NEPA documents that have been signed since January 1, 2011, including Categorical Exclusions and Environmental Assessments/Findings of No Significant Impact, will be posted on this page for public review and disclosure. A full explanation of EPA's NEPA compliance requirements can be found on the national EPA Compliance With NEPA website.

Environmental Assessments/Findings of No Significant Impact and Categorical Exclusions

Date Project Name Location Comment Period Determination
January 12, 2011 Upgrade and Installation of the UPS and Emergency Generator Systems Edison, New Jersey N/A Categorical Exclusion
March 23, 2011 Construct Additional Building Chiller Ann Arbor, Michigan N/A Categorical Exclusion
June 6, 2011 Building 209, Bay F Roof Replacement Edison, New Jersey N/A Categorical Exclusion
June 22, 2011 Roof Replacement Montgomery, Alabama N/A Categorical Exclusion
July 28, 2011 Laboratory Roof Replacement Newport, Oregon N/A Categorical Exclusion
October 26, 2011 Proposed Solar Photovoltaic System (SPVS) at the EPA Edison Facility, revised final Edison, New Jersey August 18, 2011–September 16, 2011

Environmental Assessment for the SPVS

Finding of No Significant Impact for the SPVS

November 22, 2011 A-Wing Building Addition Research Triangle Park, North Carolina N/A Categorical Exclusion
November 22, 2011 Campus Laboratory Renovations Research Triangle Park, North Carolina N/A Categorical Exclusion
December 2, 2011 Vehicle Compliance PEMS Building Addition Ann Arbor, Michigan N/A Categorical Exclusions
July 11, 2012 Boiler & Generator Replacement Montgomery, Alabama N/A Categorical Exclusion
July 13, 2012 Building 209, Bay A Renovation Edison, New Jersey N/A Categorical Exclusion
August 21, 2012 New Hot Water Boiler System Narragansett, Rhode Island N/A Categorical Exclusion
August 24, 2012 Heavy Duty Test Cell Construction Ann Arbor, Michigan N/A Categorical Exclusion
May 16, 2013 Laboratory Renovations Montgomery, Alabama N/A Categorical Exclusion
August 15, 2013 Buildings 245, 246, 255, and 256 Deconstruction Edison, New Jersey N/A Categorical Exclusion

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