NEPA Process and Specific Requirements - Environmental Impact Analysis: Process and Methods - page 92

TABLE 3.3 ( Continued )
Department of the Navy's List of Categorical Exclusions
40 Prelease upland exploration activities for oil, gas, or geothermal
reserves, (e.g., geophysical surveys)

44 Routine testing and evaluation of military equipment on a military
reservation or an established range, restricted area, or operating area;
similar in type, intensity, and setting, including physical location and
time of year, to other actions for which it has been determined, through
NEPA analysis where the Department of the Navy was a lead or
cooperating agency, that there are no signiicant impacts; and conducted
in accordance with all applicable standard operating procedures
protective of the environment

41 Installation of devices to protect human or animal life (e.g., raptor
electrocution prevention devices, fencing to restrict wildlife
movement onto airields, and fencing and grating to prevent
accidental entry to hazardous areas)

42 Reintroduction of endemic or native species (other than endangered
or threatened species) into their historic habitat when no substantial
site preparation is involved

45 Routine military training associated with transits, maneuvering, safety,
and engineering drills, replenishments, light operations, and weapons
systems conducted at the unit or minor exercise level; similar in type,
intensity and setting, including physical location and time of year, to
other actions for which it has been determined, through NEPA analysis
where the Department of the Navy was a lead or cooperating agency,
that there are no signiicant impacts; and conducted in accordance with
all applicable standard operating procedures protective of the
environment.

43 Temporary closure of public access to Department of the Navy
property in order to protect human or animal life

Abbreviation: PCB, polychlorinated biphenyls.