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Official websites use .gov. ... (UFR) process for complying with Environmental Planning and Historic Preservation (EHP) requirements applicable to disaster recovery projects. Following Presidentially-declared disasters, the UFR Process facilitates the...
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The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) directs agency decision-makers to evaluate the potential impacts of major federal actions on the environment. NEPA is one of the environmental planning and historic preservation laws FEMA must comply with.
An Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) is a detailed analysis and evaluation of all of the impacts of the proposed project and all reasonable alternatives. This document usually provides more detailed and rigorous analysis than an EA and provides for...
The Environmental Planning and Historic Preservation (EHP) cadre at FEMA plays a crucial role in ensuring that disaster response and recovery projects comply with federal environmental and historic preservation laws. EHP assesses the potential impacts...
From planning how to protect endangered species during recovery efforts after a disaster to addressing environmental justice concerns, FEMA's Office of Environmental Planning and Historic Preservation (EHP) has a broad mission. For the...
Resources for Environmental and Historic Preservation Practitioners. The Unified Federal Review (UFR) Process establishes a consistent process and best practices for you, as an Environmental and Historic Preservation (EHP) Practitioner, to conduct...
Last updated September 8, 2022. Return to top. As a federal agency, DHS/FEMA is required to consider the effects of its actions on the environment and historic properties to ensure that all activities and programs funded by DHS/FEMA, including...
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Signed into law on January 1, 1970 and applies to federal agencies. Obligates federal agencies to consider potential impacts of their actions to the human environment. Requires consideration of alternatives....
From planning how to protect endangered species during recovery efforts after a disaster to addressing environmental justice concerns, FEMA's Office of Environmental Planning and Historic Preservation (EHP) has a broad mission. For the...
Release Date. April 22, 2022. As the climate changes, FEMA is adapting to meet new challenges. Focusing on preserving the environment is just one of the many ways we are confronting the impacts of climate change. Director of the Office of Environmental...
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