NEPA Environmental Reviewer

NEPA review/document preparation activities include:

• Serve as experts on complying with National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), Council

on Environmental Quality (CEQ) regulations and other environmental laws, including
Departmental, and Bureau guidelines, procedures, and other Executive directives
concerning environmental issues pertaining to FAST 41 and other permitting projects on
Indian trust lands nationwide, as well as the interpretation and application of regulations,
executive orders, or policies specific to Division programs that occur on Indian trust
lands nationwide to ensure FAST-41 and other permitting project compliance. 

• Review NEPA packages submitted by project applicants for completeness and

compliance which may include review of Environmental Assessments, Environmental
Impact Statements, Categorical Exclusion Exception Review (CEER) checklists, Section
106 and Section 7 compliance documents, survey plats/drawings, tribal approval
documents and other project proposal documents.

• Prepare original NEPA documents for those direct service Tribes who need or request

BIA to do so. In this category of work, the contractor will prepare original draft
documents on behalf of the Tribe and BIA, and will submit to the respective BIA region
for their finalization of draft documents and subsequent decision making.

• Communicate with applicants, Tribes, other agencies and necessary parties through the

review process, in coordination with the BIA.

• Prepare written responses to the applicant. Recommendations for formal determination or

decision shall be submitted to BIA for decision-making. BIA will communicate decisions
to the applicant.

• Provide national coordination amongst BIA environmental program staff and compile

data for reporting

Job Type: Full-time

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Work Location: Remote