National Environmental Policy Act
Data Set (DS) | Office for Coastal Management (OCM)GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:48903 | Updated: July 24, 2023 | Published / External
Summary
Short Citation
Office for Coastal Management, 2024: National Environmental Policy Act, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/48903.
Full Citation Examples
The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) was the first major environmental law in the United States and established national environmental policies for the country. NEPA mandates federal agencies to consider the impacts of their activities-including the issuance of federal permits, Federal funding, and other federal agency actions-on the environment, and to ensure that information about these environmental impacts is available to the public before final decisions are made. The Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) promulgates regulations that require agencies to create their own NEPA implementing procedures. These procedures must meet the CEQ standard while reflecting each agency's unique mandate and mission. Consequently, NEPA procedures vary from agency to agency.
Source: http://www.epw.senate.gov/nepa69.pdf
Date enacted: January 1, 1970
Codification: 42 U.S.C. Sec. 4321 et seq.
Authority: U.S. Council on Environmental Quality
Distribution Information
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MarineCadastre.gov Data Registry
None
For coastal and ocean planning
Controlled Theme Keywords
boundaries, ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE/MANAGEMENT, oceans, planningCadastre
Child Items
Type | Title |
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Entity | NationalEnvironmentalPolicyAct |
Contact Information
Point of Contact
NOAA Office for Coastal Management (NOAA/OCM)
coastal.info@noaa.gov
(843) 740-1202
Extents
-180° W,
180° E,
74.708840004° N,
-17.555000002° S
2016
Item Identification
Title: | National Environmental Policy Act |
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Status: | Completed |
Publication Date: | 2016-05-11 |
Abstract: |
The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) was the first major environmental law in the United States and established national environmental policies for the country. NEPA mandates federal agencies to consider the impacts of their activities-including the issuance of federal permits, Federal funding, and other federal agency actions-on the environment, and to ensure that information about these environmental impacts is available to the public before final decisions are made. The Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) promulgates regulations that require agencies to create their own NEPA implementing procedures. These procedures must meet the CEQ standard while reflecting each agency's unique mandate and mission. Consequently, NEPA procedures vary from agency to agency. Source: http://www.epw.senate.gov/nepa69.pdf Date enacted: January 1, 1970 Codification: 42 U.S.C. Sec. 4321 et seq. Authority: U.S. Council on Environmental Quality |
Purpose: |
To support ocean planning activities pursuant to the Executive Order Regarding the Ocean Policy to Advance the Economic, Security, and Environmental Interests of the United States, the Energy Policy Act, the National Environmental Policy Act, the Rivers and Harbors Act, and the Coastal Zone Management Act. |
Supplemental Information: |
Bureau Code: 006:48, Program Code: 006:055 |
Keywords
Theme Keywords
Thesaurus | Keyword |
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Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords |
EARTH SCIENCE > HUMAN DIMENSIONS > ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE/MANAGEMENT
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ISO 19115 Topic Category |
boundaries
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ISO 19115 Topic Category |
oceans
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ISO 19115 Topic Category |
planningCadastre
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UNCONTROLLED | |
None | maritime boundaries |
None | ocean planning |
Spatial Keywords
Thesaurus | Keyword |
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Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords |
CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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UNCONTROLLED | |
None | Alaska |
None | American Samoa |
None | Exclusive Economic Zone |
None | Guam |
None | Hawaii |
None | Northern Mariana Islands |
None | Outer Continental Shelf |
None | Puerto Rico |
None | Territorial Sea |
None | United States of America |
Physical Location
Organization: | Office for Coastal Management |
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City: | Charleston |
State/Province: | SC |
Data Set Information
Data Set Scope Code: | Data Set |
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Maintenance Frequency: | None Planned |
Entity Attribute Overview: |
citation, codification |
Distribution Liability: |
https://www.marinecadastre.gov/about/disclaimer.html |
Data Set Credit: | U.S. Council on Environmental Quality, NOAA Office for Coastal Management, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management |
Support Roles
Point of Contact
Date Effective From: | 2016-05-11 |
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Date Effective To: | |
Contact (Organization): | NOAA Office for Coastal Management (NOAA/OCM) |
Address: |
2234 South Hobson Ave Charleston, SC 29405-2413 |
Email Address: | coastal.info@noaa.gov |
Phone: | (843) 740-1202 |
URL: | https://coast.noaa.gov |
Extents
Currentness Reference: | Publication Date |
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Extent Group 1
Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 1
W° Bound: | -180 | |
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E° Bound: | 180 | |
N° Bound: | 74.708840004 | |
S° Bound: | -17.555000002 |
Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1
Time Frame Type: | Discrete |
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Start: | 2016 |
Spatial Information
Spatial Representation
Representations Used
Vector: | Yes |
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Access Information
Security Class: | Unclassified |
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Data Access Constraints: |
None |
Data Use Constraints: |
For coastal and ocean planning |
Distribution Information
Distribution 1
Download URL: | https://marinecadastre.gov/data/ |
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Distributor: | |
Description: |
MarineCadastre.gov Data Registry |
Distribution 2
Download URL: | https://marinecadastre.gov/downloads/data/mc/NationalEnvironmentalPolicyAct.zip |
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Distributor: |
Activity Log
Activity Log 1
Activity Date/Time: | 2016-05-11 |
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Description: |
Date that the source FGDC record was last modified. |
Activity Log 2
Activity Date/Time: | 2017-11-14 |
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Description: |
Converted from FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata (version FGDC-STD-001-1998) using 'fgdc_to_inport_xml.pl' script. Contact Tyler Christensen (NOS) for details. |
Activity Log 3
Activity Date/Time: | 2018-02-08 |
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Description: |
Partial upload of Positional Accuracy fields only. |
Technical Environment
Description: |
Microsoft Windows, ArcGIS Pro, Azure SQL |
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Data Quality
Accuracy: |
Untested |
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Horizontal Positional Accuracy: |
Compiled to meet 10 meters horizontal accuracy at 95% confidence level |
Completeness Report: |
Untested |
Conceptual Consistency: |
These data are logically consistent |
Lineage
Sources
Binational Features for the United States and Mexico Border Region
Contact Name: | Department of the Interior (DOI), United States Geological Survey (USGS) |
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Publish Date: | 2006-01-01 |
Extent Type: | Discrete |
Extent Start Date/Time: | 2006 |
Citation URL: | http://txpub.usgs.gov/BEHI/Data_download/Boundaries_Layers/International_Boundary.zip |
Source Contribution: |
US/Mexico international boundary | Type of Source Media: online |
U.S. Maritime Limits and Boundaries
Contact Name: | Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), Office for Coast Survey (OCS) |
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Publish Date: | 2013-09-13 |
Extent Type: | Discrete |
Extent Start Date/Time: | 2013-09-13 |
Citation URL: | http://maritimeboundaries.noaa.gov/downloads/USMaritimeLimitsAndBoundariesSHP.zip |
Source Contribution: |
National boundary of the Exclusive Economic Zone and equivalent boundaries | Source Geospatial Form: vector digital data | Type of Source Media: online |
Process Steps
Process Step 1
Description: |
1. The National Environmental Policy Act's geographic coverage was developed from two existing data sets: (A) OCS's U.S. Maritime Limits and Boundaries shapefile (EEZ and equivalent boundary), and (B) USGS's US/Mexico international boundary. 2. Where boundaries from the two data sources intersected in Texas and California, boundaries were cut accordingly so that no ArcGIS "dangles" remained. 3. Where boundaries in the Pacific Ocean crossed the International Date Line, the single part polylines were manually closed within an edit session. 4. Topology errors were addressed, which included two errors in southern Alaska and two errors in the Gulf of Mexico (within the OCS data). 5. The national polyline (including Alaska, Hawaii, and all U.S. territories) was converted to a polygon. 6. Added fields and populated accordingly. |
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Process Date/Time: | 2016-01-01 00:00:00 |
Child Items
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Type | Title | |
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Entity | NationalEnvironmentalPolicyAct |
Catalog Details
Catalog Item ID: | 48903 |
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GUID: | gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:48903 |
Metadata Record Created By: | Anne Ball |
Metadata Record Created: | 2017-11-14 15:56+0000 |
Metadata Record Last Modified By: | Daniel Martin |
Metadata Record Last Modified: | 2023-07-24 12:07+0000 |
Metadata Record Published: | 2018-02-08 |
Owner Org: | OCM |
Metadata Publication Status: | Published Externally |
Do Not Publish?: | N |
Metadata Last Review Date: | 2018-02-08 |
Metadata Review Frequency: | 1 Year |
Metadata Next Review Date: | 2019-02-08 |