Table of Contents
Section Subject
1.1 National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
1.2 Copies of NRM Guide/Regulations and Forms
2.0 General Policy
2.1 RBS/RHS Applicant's Responsibilities
2.2 Relationship of Environmental Report to the Preliminary Engineering Report for RUS
2.3 Environmental Compliance Libraries and State Supplements
3.0 Environmental Information and Requirements
3.1.0 Land Use
3.1.1 Important Farmland
3.1.2 Prime Forest Land
3.1.3 Prime Rangeland
3.1.4 Formally Classified Lands
3.1.4.1 Wilderness Areas
3.1.4.2 Trails
3.1.4.3 National, State and Local Parks (and other designations)
3.1.4.4 Natural Landmarks
3.1.4.5 Rivers
3.1.4.5.1 Wild and Scenic Rivers
3.1.4.5.2 American Heritage Rivers
3.2 Floodplains
3.3 Wetlands
3.4 Cultural Resources - Historical and Archaeological
3.4.1 Section 106
3.4.2 Delaware State Historic Preservation Office Information
3.4.3 Maryland State Historic Preservation Office Information
3.4.4 Links to: National Historic Landmarks
(National Historical Places in Delaware
National Historic Districts in Delaware
National Historical Places in Maryland
National Historic Districts in Maryland)
3.5 Sensitive Biological Resources
Threatened and Endangered Species
3.6.0 Water Quality
3.6.1 Protected Waters
3.6.2 Sole Source Aquifers
3.7.0 Coastal Resources
3.7.1 Coastal Barrier Resource System
3.7.2 Coastal Zone Management Areas
3.7.3 Delaware Coastal Zone Management
3.7.4 Maryland Coastal Zone Management Area
3.7.5 Delaware Inland Bays Area Program
3.7.6 Maryland Chesapeake Bay Critical Areas Program
3.8 Socio-Economic Considerations/Environmental Justice
3.9 Air Quality
3.10 Transportation
3.11 Noise Control
3.12.0 Miscellaneous Environmental Considerations
3.12.1 Hazardous Substances-Solid Waste
3.12.2 Hazardous Substances-Waste
3.12.3 Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
3.12.4 Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Livability Act of 1980
3.12.5 Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA)
3.12.6 National Priorities List (NPL)
3.12.7 Due Diligence/Transaction Screen Questionnaire
3.12.8 Radioactive Waste
3.12.9 Underground Storage Tanks (UST)
3.12.10 Radon
3.12.11 Asbestos
3.12.12 Geological Hazards and constraints
3.12.13 Lead Hazards
3.12.14 Clandestine Drug Labs
3.12.15 Mold
3.12.16 Energy
Appendix 1 Abbreviations, Acronyms and Agency Contacts
Appendix 2 Helpful Websites, Organizational Information
Appendix 3 Intergovernmental Review Process
Appendix 4 Biological Survey/Assessment Requirements
Appendix 5 Notice of Residential Occupancy Restriction (Notice of Sale)
Appendix 6 Notice of Residential Occupancy Restriction (Quitclaim Deed)
Appendix 7 Covenant Regarding Hazardous Substance Warranty
Appendix 8 Seller’s Disclosure and Purchaser’s Acknowledgement
Appendix 9 Unanticipated Discovery Plan
Appendix 10 RD Instruction 1940-G Link
Appendix 11 1940-G Environmental Forms and Guide Letters
Appendix 12 Links to RUS Regulations and Bulletins
Appendix 13 1794 Environmental Forms and Guide Letters
REQUEST FOR PARTICIPATION
The contributions of all users of this guide to assist in its ongoing updating are requested. Should you find any corrections needed, or additional materials and references desirable, please contact Roberta L. Adams, State Environmental Coordinator, USDA, Rural Development at (410) 535-1521, Extension 108. The Natural Resources Management Guide is updated on a biannual basis, and every effort will be made to keep it an accurate and valuable tool in the assessment of effects on our valued environmental resources.
DE/MD USDA staff may report broken links or outdated information to me via email at roberta.adams@md.usda.gov.