United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Wind Erosion and Water Conservation Research Unit Wind Erosion Study
CX(s) Applied: B3.1, B3.8
Date: 08/22/2012
Location(s): New Mexico
Offices(s): Waste Isolation Pilot Plant
Existing Regulations
B3.8: Outdoor terrestrial ecological and environmental research
Outdoor terrestrial ecological and environmental research in a small area (generally less than 5 acres), including, but not limited to, siting, construction, and operation of a small-scale laboratory building or renovation of a room in an existing building for associated analysis. Such activities would be designed in conformance with applicable requirements and use best management practices to limit the potential effects of any resultant ground disturbance.
Previous Regulations
Categorical Exclusion Determinations dated before November 14th, 2011 were issued under previous DOE NEPA regulations. See the Notice of Final Rulemaking (76 FR 63763, 10/13/2011) for information changes to this categorical exclusion.
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August 22, 2012
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July 26, 2012
Nesting Bird Deterrent Study at the 241-C Tank Farm
CX(s) Applied: B3.8
Date: 07/26/2012
Location(s): Washington
Offices(s): River Protection-Richland Operations Office -
July 19, 2012
Work for Others (WFO) Proposals and Cooperative/collaborative Research and Development Agreements (CRADA) at Brookhaven National Laboratory
CX(s) Applied: B3.6, B3.8, B3.15
Date: 07/19/2012
Location(s): New York
Offices(s): Brookhaven Site Office -
July 17, 2012
Oneida Nation Energy Optimization Model Development Project
CX(s) Applied: B3.6, B3.8
Date: 07/17/2012
Location(s): Wisconsin
Offices(s): Golden Field Office -
March 30, 2012
Clinch River Environmental Studies Organization (CRESO) Partners Wetland Project
CX(s) Applied: B3.3, B3.8
Date: 03/30/2012
Location(s): Tennessee
Offices(s): Oak Ridge Office -
December 2, 2011
Donald Danforth Plant Science Center - Center for Enhanced Camelina Oil
CX(s) Applied: B3.6, B3.8
Date: 12/02/2011
Location(s): Michigan, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico
Offices(s): Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy -
October 17, 2011
Improving Production, Resilience, and Biodiversity of Perennial Grass Mixtures and Monocultures as Biofuel Feedstocks across Environmentally Heterogeneous Landscapes
CX(s) Applied: B3.8, B5.1
Date: 10/17/2011
Location(s): Colman, South Dakota
Office(s): Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Golden Field Office -
October 12, 2011
Use of Inedible Energy Crops for Production of Advanced Biofuels with the Mcgyan Process
CX(s) Applied: A9, B3.6, B3.8
Date: 10/12/2011
Location(s): Anoka; Isanti, Minnesota
Office(s): Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Golden Field Office -
October 12, 2011
Production and Economics of Perennial-Based Woody and Herbaceous Biomass Crops under Alley-Cropping Systems
CX(s) Applied: A9, B3.6, B3.8
Date: 10/12/2011
Location(s): Dakota County, Minnesota
Office(s): Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Sandia Site Office -
October 12, 2011
Montana BioDiesel Initiative
CX(s) Applied: B3.6, B3.8
Date: 10/12/2011
Location(s): Sheridan, Wyoming; Soap Lake in Grant County, Washington, Montana
Office(s): Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Golden Field Office -
September 29, 2011
Alternative and Unconventional Energy Research and Development
CX(s) Applied: B3.6, B3.8
Date: 09/29/2011
Location(s): Utah
Office(s): Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Golden Field Office -
August 30, 2011
Routine Monitoring and Maintenance, Naturita, Colorado, Disposal/Processing Site
CX(s) Applied: B1.3, B1.11, B3.1, B3.8
Date: 08/30/2011
Location(s): Naturita, Colorado
Office(s): Legacy Management -
August 29, 2011
Routine Monitoring and Maintenance, Slick Rock, Colorado, Disposal/Processing Site
CX(s) Applied: B1.3, B1.11, B3.8
Date: 08/29/2011
Location(s): Slick Rock, Colorado
Office(s): Legacy Management -
August 23, 2011
Site Characterization, Monitoring, and General Research Activities, Fiscal Year 2012-2013
CX(s) Applied: B3.1, B3.6, B3.8
Date: 08/23/2011
Location(s): Amarillo, Texas
Office(s): NNSA-Headquarters, Pantex Site Office -
August 17, 2011
Differential Absorption Lidar (DIAL) for Spatial Mapping of Carbon Dioxide
CX(s) Applied: B3.8, B3.11
Date: 08/17/2011
Location(s): Toole County, Montana
Office(s): Fossil Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory -
June 4, 2011
Characterization of Most Promising Sequestration Formations in the Rocky Mountain Region - Drilling/Coring Actions
CX(s) Applied: B3.1, B3.8
Date: 06/04/2011
Location(s): Craig, Colorado
Office(s): Fossil Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory -
June 2, 2011
Monitoring, Maintenance, Environmental and Biological Sampling, and Administrative Actions on Amchitka and Adak Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska
CX(s) Applied: B1.3, B1.28, B3.1, B3.8
Date: 06/02/2011
Location(s): Amchitka, Alaska
Office(s): Legacy Management -
May 26, 2011
Regional Biomass Feedstock Partnership
CX(s) Applied: B3.8, B5.1
Date: 05/26/2011
Location(s): Champaign County, South Dakota
Office(s): Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Golden Field Office -
May 26, 2011
Renewable Energy Center
CX(s) Applied: B3.6, B3.8
Date: 05/26/2011
Location(s): North Carolina
Office(s): Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Golden Field Office -
May 4, 2011
State Energy Program- The Power Alternative- BioEnergy
CX(s) Applied: B3.8, B5.1
Date: 05/04/2011
Location(s): Michigan
Office(s): Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Golden Field Office -
May 4, 2011
State Energy Program - Michigan State University - BioEnergy
CX(s) Applied: B3.8, B5.1
Date: 05/04/2011
Location(s): Michigan
Office(s): Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Golden Field Office -
April 28, 2011
Columbia River Inter-Tidal Fish Commission Use of White Bluffs Boat Launch and Hanford Town Boat Ramp for Salmon Tagging
CX(s) Applied: B3.8
Date: 04/28/2011
Location(s): Richland, Washington
Office(s): Environmental Management, Office of River Protection-Richland Office -
March 15, 2011
Foro Energy, Incorporated - Low-Contact Drilling Technology to Enable Economical Enhance Geothermal System Wells
CX(s) Applied: B3.6, B3.8, B3.11
Date: 03/15/2011
Location(s): Colorado
Office(s): Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy -
February 16, 2011
Van Dyk Dairy Anaerobic Digester
CX(s) Applied: A9, B3.8, B5.1
Date: 02/16/2011
Location(s): Lynden, Washington
Office(s): Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Golden Field Office -
February 2, 2011
Van Dyk Dairy Anaerobic Digester
CX(s) Applied: A9, B3.8, B5.1
Date: 02/02/2011
Location(s): Lynden, Washington
Office(s): Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Golden Field Office