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NEPA Process and Specic Requirements
The preceding chapter summarized the requirements of the National Envi-
ronmental Policy Act (NEPA) and this chapter addresses meeting those
requirements. The process of implementing NEPA mandates is rst pre-
sented based on a ow diagram and is followed by a discussion of elements
in the process that are NEPA specic. Although several of the NEPA-specic
elements can be useful tools in any environmental impact analysis, they have
unique application in NEPA and therefore are discussed in this chapter. The
elements that are universal to any environmental impact analysis, including
NEPA, are on ...