The pilot is beginning with the Bureau of Land Management’s Moab Field Office, “with additional agency partnerships expected in coming months.” Image: Ian Dewar Photography/Shutterstock.com
By: FEDweek StaffThe White House’s Council on Environmental Quality has announced a pilot “CE Works” platform that “digitizes the environmental review process to assist federal agencies with completing categorical exclusion (CE) determinations pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act.”
“Federal agencies make thousands of CE determinations per year, and making determinations with this new technology will cut through red tape and result in expedited timelines for important energy and infrastructure projects,” it said.
“CE Works provides agencies with a digital pathway to apply categorical exclusions under NEPA. Agency staff can use the platform to select an appropriate CE, collaborate among resource experts within the agency, route the determination for approval, and generate a record for publication,” it said.
The pilot is beginning with the Bureau of Land Management’s Moab Field Office, “with additional agency partnerships expected in coming months.”
The announcement closely follows release of guidance on “alternative means” for meeting obligations under NEPA—which requires agencies to assess the environmental effects of their proposed actions prior to making decisions—in emergency situations.
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