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Council on Environmental Quality

Contact

The Council on Environmental Quality is housed within the Executive Office of the President. CEQ has offices within the Eisenhower Executive Office Building (EEOB) and within the Jackson Place townhouses on Lafayette Square. Mailing Address Council on Environmental Quality 730 Jackson Place, NW Washington, D.C. 20503 Main Line: (202) 395-5750 Please send any inquiries related…

Council on Environmental Quality

FOIA

Welcome to the Council on Environmental Quality’s Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Requester Service Center. This center was created in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act and Executive Order 13392, “Improving Agency Disclosure of Information,” which directs Federal agencies to ensure citizen-centered, results-oriented FOIA operations. The center provides basic instruction on obtaining CEQ information…

Council on Environmental Quality

Resources

CEQ Open Government Plan CEQ No FEAR Notice (For more information on No FEAR and Whistleblowing, please visit www.osc.gov.) Equal Employment Opportunity Data Posted Pursuant to the No FEAR Act: FY17, Q4 (PDF) FY17, Q3 (PDF) FY17, Q2 (PDF) FY17, Q1 (PDF) Leadership History and Organization History of CEQ Leadership CEQ Organizational Chart CEQ Guidance…

Council on Environmental Quality

Initiatives

CEQ’s Final Rule Modernizing its National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Regulations: CEQ oversees Federal agency implementation of NEPA, principally through regulations it has issued interpreting NEPA’s procedural requirements. On July 15, 2020, CEQ announced its final rule comprehensively updating and modernizing its regulations for implementing NEPA for the first time in over 40 years. For more information…

Office of Science and Technology Policy

NSTC

The National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) is the principal means within the Executive Branch to coordinate science and technology (S&T) policy across the diverse entities that make up the Federal research and development enterprise. The NSTC convenes Federal S&T leaders and establishes clear national goals for science and technology policy and investment. The Council…

Council on Environmental Quality

The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) established the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) in 1970 within the Executive Office of the President. CEQ oversees Federal agency NEPA implementation and develops and recommends national policies to the President that promote the improvement of environmental quality and meet the Nation’s goals. In addition, CEQ is assigned various duties and responsibilities under other statutes, Executive Orders, and Presidential Memoranda, including with regard to Federal ocean policy, Federal sustainability, and timely environmental review and permitting processes for infrastructure development, and other matters.