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National Environmental Policy Act Process

  • The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) is a U.S. law that requires federal agencies to identify and analyze the potential environmental effects of a proposed action before deciding whether to proceed with that action.
  • Public involvement is a fundamental aspect of the NEPA process.
  • The public participates in the NEPA process during the following stages:
  • Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) Public Review and Comment Period: Evaluate and provide substantive comments on the analysis of the Proposed Action and alternatives.
  • Final EA Phase: Review the Final EA and become informed about the Finding of No Impact Statement or the Notice of Intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (if the Navy finds significant impacts associated with the Proposed Action).
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