NPS Director's Order 12: Conservation Planning, Environmental Impact Analysis and Decision Making
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Introduction | Overview of the NEPA Process | Categorical Exclusions | Environmental Impact Statements | Environmental Assessments | Decision Documents | Programmatic Documents and Planning | NPS Review of Non-NPS Documents | Definitions and Acronyms | Appendix 1: Environmental Screening Form | Appendix 2: Categorical Exclusion Form | Contacts | Index
Congaree Swamp National Monument, SC4.9 Environmental Impact Statements — Administrative Process of Review of EISs
Introduction | Criteria for Significant Impact | Ongoing or Continuing Action | Actions that Normally Require an EIS | EIS Format | The Final EIS | Supplements to Draft and Final EISs | Public Involvement Requirements | Administrative Process of Review of EISs | Terminating the EIS Process

The review, distribution, and approval of EISs and their RODs is handled by the Regional Director, unless the proposal is a Secretarial proposal (such as a proposed addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers system or the Wilderness System). If a Secretarial proposal is involved, the Secretary or his or her designee handles review and processing (see section 6.2).

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