WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Northern Border Regional Commission has issued a notice called: Adoption of Categorical Exclusions Under the National Environmental Policy Act.

The notice was published in the Federal Register on July 11 by Jonathan O'Rourke, Senior Program Specialist.

Summary: The Northern Border Regional Commission (NBRC) is adopting categorical exclusions (CEs) established by the United States Forest Service that cover categories of actions that NBRC proposes to take pursuant to Section 109 of the National Environmental Policy Act. This notice identifies the Forest Service CEs and NBRC's categories of proposed actions for which it intends to use the Forest Service CEs and describes the consultation between the agencies.

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