[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 32, Volume 4]
[Revised as of July 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 32CFR651.1]

[Page 380]
 
                       TITLE 32--NATIONAL DEFENSE
 
              CHAPTER V--DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 651--ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS OF ARMY ACTIONS (AR 200-2)--Table of Contents
 
                         Subpart A--Introduction
 
Sec. 651.1  Purpose.


    (a) This part implements the National Environmental Policy Act of 
1969 (NEPA), setting forth the Army's policies and responsibilities for 
the early integration of environmental considerations into planning and 
decision-making.
    (b) This part requires environmental analysis of Army actions 
affecting human health and the environment; providing criteria and 
guidance on actions normally requiring Environmental Assessments (EAs) 
or Environmental Impact Statements (EISs), and listing Army actions that 
are categorically excluded from such requirements, provided specific 
criteria are met.
    (c) This part supplements the regulations of the Council on 
Environmental Quality (CEQ) in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) (40 
CFR parts 1500-1508) for Army actions, and must be read in conjunction 
with them.
    (d) All Army acquisition programs must use this part in conjunction 
with Department of Defense (DOD) 5000.2-R (Mandatory Procedures for 
Major Defense Acquisition Programs and Major Automated Information 
Systems).
    (e) This part applies to actions of the Active Army and Army 
Reserve, to functions of the Army National Guard (ARNG) involving 
federal funding, and to functions for which the Army is the DOD 
executive agent. It does not apply to Civil Works functions of the US 
Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) or to combat or combat-related 
activities in a combat or hostile fire zone. Operations Other Than War 
(OOTW) or Stability and Support Operations (SASO) are subject to the 
provisions of this part as specified in Subpart H of this part. This 
part applies to relevant actions within the United States, which is 
defined as all States; the District of Columbia; territories and 
possessions of the United States; and all waters and airspace subject to 
the territorial jurisdiction of the United States. The territories and 
possessions of the United States include the Virgin Islands, American 
Samoa, Wake Island, Midway Island, Guam, Palmyra Island, Johnston Atoll, 
Navassa Island, and Kingman Reef. This regulation also applies to 
actions in the Commonwealths of Puerto Rico and the Northern Marianas, 
the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Federated States of 
Micronesia and Palau (Republic of Belau). In addition, this part 
addresses the responsibility of the Army for the assessment and 
consideration of environmental effects for peacetime SASO operations 
worldwide. Throughout this part, emphasis is placed upon quality 
analysis of environmental effects, not the production of documents. 
Documentation is necessary to present and staff results of the analyses, 
but the objective of NEPA and Army NEPA policy is quality analysis in 
support of the Army decision maker. The term ``analysis'' also includes 
any required documentation to support the analysis, coordinate NEPA 
requirements, and inform the public and the decision maker.