Tag: Federal Laws

Collaboration in NEPA Handbook: A Handbook for NEPA Practitioners

One of the primary goals of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) is to encourage meaningful public input and involvement in the process of evaluating the environmental impacts of proposed federal actions. This once innovative feature of the 1970 landmark legislation has become routine practice for some NEPA review processes. However, the full potential for […]

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA)

This 3-part series explains how and why Federal Agency employees comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act.  Listen to parts 1 and 2 as a podcast. Learn more about how to work with representatives from OMB and your agency’s Information Collection Officer to: develop a new information collections request,  gain approval for the use of approved […]

Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA)

 Listen to this video as a podcast. Learn about the use and management of FACA committees and their role in advising federal agencies and/or the President. Consider if your community collaboration outreach meets FACA criteria and if you are violation or a practitioner of the Federal Advisory Committee Act. Explore four case study examples […]