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Purpose

a. This NASA Procedural Requirements (NPR) establishes procedures and responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the Council on Environmental Quality's (CEQ) implementing regulations, Executive Order 12114, Environmental Effects Abroad of Major Federal Actions, and NASA Policy Directive (NPD) 8500.1, NASA Environmental Management.

b. NASA is committed to environmental stewardship, sustainable design, and green engineering and therefore identifies and manages potential environmental impacts of its proposed actions. It is NASA's policy to integrate environmental considerations early in planning and decision making.

Applicability

a. This NPR applies to NASA Headquarters and NASA Centers, including Component Facilities, Technical and Service Support Centers. This NPR applies to the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), a Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC) and other contractors only to the extent specified or referenced in the appropriate contracts, grants, or agreements.

b. In this NPR, "shall" denotes a mandatory action; "may" or "can" denotes discretionary privilege or permission; "should" denotes a good practice and is recommended, but not required; "will" denotes expected outcome; and "are/is" denotes descriptive material.

c. In this directive, all document citations are assumed to be the latest version unless otherwise noted.