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Environmental Practice Skills, Methods and Controversies: Siting and Permitting of a Wind Farm as a Case Study
Section 3 . 7

Homework Due March 25th at noon

Jacqueline Calahong

Review NEPA regulations at 40 C.F.R. Part 1503 (commenting); Part 1506.6 (public involvement); and Part 1500 (generally). Read Administrative Procedure Act scope of judicial review of agency actions. 5 U.S.C. ยง 706. Be ready to present oral comments at our public hearing. Each student will have 5-7 minutes maximum. That includes time to answer questions if any are posed by the hearing officer. You may NOT read. You may use notes, but no laptops. No powerpoints. Your written comments are to be submitted anytime before midnight on April 3. Read syllabus for details. Read materials posted on the iSite in the Homework Assignments folder under Course Materials. The materials include the NEPA statute, NEPA regulations, DOI regulations, several cases, and portions of a treatise.

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