Department of the Interior’s Revised NEPA Regulations: Compliance Essentials

This course equips environmental professionals, project managers, and compliance officers with the knowledge to meet the Department of the Interior’s (DOI) latest requirements for National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) compliance. Learn the specifics of which NEPA procedures remain in regulation, which have transitioned to the Departmental Handbook, and actionable steps to ensure your projects meet the new standards. Understand updated requirements for emergency responses, categorical exclusions, and applicant or contractor-prepared documents—plus the consequences of non-compliance. Designed for anyone involved in DOI-related environmental reviews, this course provides clarity, practical guidance, and tools to confidently navigate the revised regulatory landscape.

In this course you will learn the following:
* Understand the key changes to DOI’s NEPA implementing regulations and the rationale behind them.
* Identify which NEPA procedures remain in regulation and which are now in the Departmental Handbook.
* Apply the updated requirements for emergency responses, categorical exclusions, and applicant/contractor-prepared environmental documents.
* Implement the new procedural standards and documentation requirements.
* Recognize the legal and procedural consequences of non-compliance with the revised NEPA framework.