Action
Availability of the environmental assessment for the Office of Pipeline Safety's Response Plan Review and Exercise Program.
Summary
Pursuant to Council on Environmental Quality regulations and Department of Transportation policy, the Research and Special Programs Administration announces the availability of an Environmental Assessment for the Office of Pipeline Safety's (OPS) Response Plan Review and Exercise Program. The Environmental Assessment examines the effects of the program on the environment and on pipeline operators' ability to respond to oil spills affecting waters of the United States. The Research and Special Programs Administration is soliciting comments on this Environmental Assessment. These comments will be considered in evaluating it and in making decisions pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).