Environmental Protection cont'd - doe-std-1120-2-20050011

DOE-STD-1120-2005/Vol. 2

Category

Directive

Intent

Emergency Planning and Community Right

The EPCRA requires facility operators to notify the local emergency

Environmental Protection

to Know Act (EPCRA)

planning districts regarding substances stored at and released from sites. The

emergency planning aspect requires local communities to prepare plans to

deal with emergencies relating to hazardous substances, including:

Emergency Planning and Notification, Reporting Requirements, and General

Provisions.

Endangered Species Act (ESA) and the Fish

The ESA provides for designation and protection of invertebrates, wildlife,

and Wildlife Coordination Act (FWCA)

fish, and plant species in danger of becoming extinct and conserves the

ecosystems on which such species depend. The act mandates cooperation

between Federal and State governments, especially concerning land

acquisitions and management. DOE should consult with the FWS and/or

NMFS before engaging in activities that might disrupt any endangered

species.

The FWCA assures that fish and wildlife resources receive equal

consideration with other values during the planning of development projects

that affect water resources. The act requires all Federal agencies to consult

with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service whenever an agency plans to

conduct, license, or permit an activity involving impoundment, diversion,

deepening, control, or modification of a stream or body of water.

National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA)

The Antiquities Act of 1906 protects historic and prehistoric remains on

Federal lands. The Historic Sites Act of 1935 preserves for public use sites,

buildings, and objects of national significance, extending this protection to

Federal and non-Federal lands. The Archeological Recovery Act of 1960

protects archeological data from Federal dam construction; this act was

amended in 1974 to protect same from any Federally related land

modification activities. The NHPA includes the protection, rehabilitation,

restoration, and reconstruction of districts, sites, buildings, etc. NHPA

requires Federal agencies to consider the effect of their projects on historical

and archeological resources and allows the Council on Historical

Preservation to comment on such effects.

Executive Order 11988

Directs Federal agencies to provide leadership and take action to minimize

Flood Plains Management

the risk of flood loss, and to restore and preserve the natural and beneficial

values served by flood plains when carrying out its responsibilities for: (1)

acquiring, managing, and disposing of Federal lands and facilities; (2) pro-

viding Federally undertaken, financed, or assisted construction and improve-

ments; and (3) conducting Federal activities and programs affecting land use.

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