How should Environmental Justice be addressed in the NEPA process?
A. Environmental Justice should be considered and addressed in all NEPA decision making and in Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), Environmental Assessment (EA), Categorical Exclusion (CE), or Record of Decision (ROD) documentation. The Executive Order and the accompanying Presidential Memorandum call for specific actions to be directed in NEPA-related activities. They include: • analyzing environmental effects, including human health, economic, and social effects on minority populations and low-income populations when such analysis is required by NEPA; • ensuring that mitigation measures outlined or analyzed in EA, EIS, and ROD documents, whenever feasible, address disproportionately high and adverse environmental effects or proposed actions on minority and low-income populations; • providing opportunities for community input in the FHWA NEPA process, including: • identifying potential effects and mitigation measures in consultation with affected communities; and • improving accessi
