Environmental Compliance

What is the purpose of Categorical Exclusion (CATEX)?

The purpose of a Categorical Exclusion(CATEX) is to streamline the environmental review process for actions that donot individually or cumulatively have a significant effect on the humanenvironment. ​CATEX allows federal agencies to exclude certain categories of actions from therequirement to prepare an Environmental Assessment (EA) or Environmental ImpactStatement (EIS) under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). ​ It helps in efficiently managingroutine or low-risk projects by providing a predetermined exclusion from themore detailed environmental review processes, allowing agencies to makeinformed decisions while still considering environmental factors. CATEXprovides a form of compliance with NEPA for actions that do not require adetailed NEPA review, saving time and resources while ensuring regulatorycompliance. ​

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