<searchTitle>National Environmental Policy Act: Categorical Exclusions for Certain Internal, Domestic USAID Activities Funded From the USAID Operating Expense Account; Federal Register Vol. 74, Issue </searchTitle>
<granuleClass>NOTICE</granuleClass>
<accessId>E9-21740</accessId>
<agency order="1">AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT</agency>
<commentDate>2009-10-09</commentDate>
<billingCode>6116-01-P</billingCode>
<frDocNumber>E9-21740</frDocNumber>
<action>Directive of Final Action and Request for Comments.</action>
<summary>The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) hereby establishes Categorical Exclusions (CEs) under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) for certain types of activities that focus on internal, domestic USAID Operating Expense (OE) account-funded activities such as routine internal administrative actions, routine maintenance of domestic facilities, and procurement and deployment of information technology software and systems in existing facilities. The Directive CEs will better ensure USAID implementation of NEPA by providing for the efficient and timely environmental review of routine internal administrative operations at USAID facilities.</summary>
<dates>Submit comments on or before October 9, 2009.</dates>
<contact>George Higginbotham, M/MPBP/POL Rm. 6.8-104, United States Agency for International Development, Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, DC 20523, ghigginbotham@usaid.gov.</contact>
<tocSubject1>National Environmental Policy Act:</tocSubject1>
<tocDoc>Categorical Exclusions for Certain Internal, Domestic USAID Activities Funded from the USAID Operating Expense Account
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<emailRef>ghigginbotham@usaid.gov</emailRef>