Public Comments submitted in response to the Department of Homeland Security draft directive containing policy and procedures for implementing the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), as amended, Executive Order 11514, as amended, Executive Order 12114, and Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) regulations for implementing the procedural provisions of NEPA (40 CFR parts 1500-1508). Pursuant to CEQ regulations, the DHS is soliciting comments on its proposed internal management directive from members of the interested public.

Submitted Public comments:

August 16, 2004:

• American Library Association (PDF, 5 pages - 30 KB)
• Tammy Ayers (PDF, 1 page - 12 KB)
• Mayor Richard Bloom, City of Santa Monica (PDF, 1 page - 70 KB)
• Center for Progressive Regulation (PDF, 7 pages - 66 KB)
• Christopher Coen (PDF, 1 page - 12 KB)
• Coalition of Journalists for Open Government (PDF, 15 pages - 904 KB)
• Edmonds Institute (PDF, 2 pages - 66 KB)  
• Wallace Elton (PDF, 1 page - 14 KB)
• Sean Glover & John Glover (PDF, 2 pages - 15 KB)
• Donald Harland (PDF, 1 page - 11 KB)
• Timothy Hissam (PDF, 1 page -12 KB)
• Alexandra Lamb (PDF, 1 page - 12 KB)
• OMB Watch (PDF, 9 pages - 113 KB)
• Defenders of Wildlife, Natural Resources Defense Council, American Rivers, Audubon Society, Biodiversity Conservation Alliance, Friends of the Earth, New Mexico Wilderness Alliance, Oceana, Ocean Conservancy, Oil and Gas Accountability Project, Powder River Basin Resource Council, Sierra Club, Southwest Environmental Center, U.S. Public Interest Research Group, and Wyoming Outdoor Council (PDF, 4 pages - 155 KB)

August 15, 2004:

• Mary O'Brien (PDF, 1 page - 14 KB)
• Polly Parks (PDF, 1 page - KB)
• Zack Shlachter (PDF, 1 page - 47 KB)  

August 14, 2004:

• Jim Caffrey (PDF, 1 page - 17 KB)  
• Bruce Combs (PDF, 1 page - 66 KB)  

August 13, 2004:

• Mike Heaney  (PDF, 1 page - 12 KB)  
• Ryan Iverson (PDF, 1 page - 65 KB)  
• Carla Truax (PDF, 1 page - 12 KB)  
• Julia Trujillo  (PDF, 1 page - 11 KB)
• Sarah Webb (PDF, 1 page - 39 KB)  
• Ruth Young (PDF, 1 page - 32 KB)  

August 12, 2004:

• Dian Deevey (PDF, 1 page - 30 KB)  
• Jeff Dewan (PDF, 1 page - 139 KB)  
• Jim Steitz (PDF, 1 page - 46 KB)  

August 11, 2004:

• Daniel R. Patterson (PDF, 1 page - 51 KB)  

August 10, 2004:

• Christine Bard (PDF, 2 pages - 12 KB)  
• Robert Barnhart (PDF, 1 page - 52 KB)  
• Dianne Polasik (PDF, 1 page - 12 KB)  

August 9, 2004:

• Jerry Coalgate (PDF, 1 page - 48 KB)  
• Phillip Combs (PDF, 1 page - 49 KB)
• Judith Embry (PDF, 1 page - 12 KB)  
• Lisanne Freese (PDF, 1 page -  13 KB)  
• Susan Horn (PDF, 1 page - 12 KB)  
• Jody Lanier (PDF, 1 page - 54 KB)  
• Maryland Department of Environment (PDF, 4 pages - 169 KB)  
• Jennie Rambo (PDF, 1 page - 11 KB)  
• Mathilda Ravine (PDF, 1 page - 13 KB)  
• Caleb C. Wistar (PDF, 1 page - 53 KB)  

August 8, 2004:

• Barry Fass-Holmes (PDF, 1 page - 12 KB)  

August 7, 2004:

• Cherie Guerrant (PDF, 1 page - 55 KB)
• P. Jean Kincaid (PDF, 1 page - 18 KB)  
• Christopher Lish (PDF, 3 pages - 12 KB)  
• Lucy Murdock (PDF, 2 pages - 13 KB)  
• Wren Osborn (PDF, 1 page - 11 KB)  
• Jacki Weber  (PDF, 2 pages - 13 KB)  

August 6, 2004:

• Michael Hutton (PDF, 1 page - 11 KB)  
• David and Marsha Low (PDF, 1 page - 11 KB)  

August 5, 2004:

• Vivian B (PDF, 1 page - 18 KB)  
• Linda Bartlett (PDF, 1 page - 17 KB)  
• Jeffrey Eyges (PDF, 1 page - 51 KB)
• Ellen Fauerbach (PDF, 1 page - 37 KB)  
• Sandy Forrest (PDF, 1 page - 51 KB)  
• Melissa Gillund (PDF, 1 page - 24 KB)  
• Holly Hirchert (PDF, 1 page - 16 KB)
• Stuart Holoman (PDF, 1 page - 129 KB) multiple copies received
• Sarah Ives (PDF, 1 page - 12 KB)     
• Brian Kraby (PDF, 1 page - 66 KB)
• Richard LaVallee (PDF, 1 page - 64 KB)  
• Katie McCarthy (PDF, 1 page - 62 KB)  
• Tom Powers (PDF, 1 page - 13 KB)  
• Patricia Rossi (PDF, 1 page - 25 KB)  
• Phyllis Wolff (PDF, 1 page - 51 KB)
• Sarah Wolff (PDF, 1 page - 63 KB)

August 4, 2004:

• Clara Blair (PDF, 1 page - 54 KB)
• Kathy DeMey (PDF, 1 page - 47 KB)
• Joy Easley (PDF, 1 page - 29 KB)  
• Janet Girard (PDF, 1 page - 55 KB)
• Lisa Goetz (PDF, 1 page - 18 KB)  
• Valerie Heinonen (PDF, 2 pages - 14 KB)  
• Calvin Hilton (PDF, 1 page - 35KB)  
• Mary Kiesau (PDF, 1 page - 52 KB)  
• Mark Motyka (PDF, 1 page - 38 KB)  
• Jackie Pomies (PDF, 1 page - 26 KB) multiple copies received  
• Deborah Smith (PDF, 1 page - 65 KB)  
• Inga Stanelun (PDF, 2 pages - 29 KB)  
• Anthanette Stotts (PDF, 2 pages - 61 KB)
• Michael Swanson (PDF, 1 page - 32 KB)
• Jim & Virginia Wagner (PDF, 1 page - 54 KB)

August 3, 2004:

• Sierra Club (PDF, 7 pages - 452 KB)
• Jonathan Vestal (PDF, 1 page - 39 KB)  

July 28, 2004:

• Virginia Hunnicutt (PDF, 1 page - 26 KB)  
• Patricia Miller (PDF, 2 pages - 77 KB)  
• Cody Traweek (PDF, 1 page - 56 KB)  

July 15, 2004:

• The Department of Arkansas Heritage (PDF, 1 page - 56 KB)

July 14, 2004:

• Alliance for Nuclear Accountability (PDF, 4 pages - 440 KB)
• Coalition of Journalists for Open Government (PDF, 1 page - 51 KB)  
• Committee to Bridge the Gap (PDF, 1 page - 59 KB)
• Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Environmental Quality (PDF, 24 pages - 1 MB)  
• Defenders of Wildlife (PDF, 9 pages - 577 KB)
• Mark Donham, Heartwood (PDF, 1 page - 34 KB)  
• Edmunds Institute (PDF, 1 page - 39 KB)
• Mark Graham (PDF, 7 pages - 400 KB)
• Natural Resources Defense Council (PDF, 7 pages - 535 KB)
• Nuclear Watch New Mexico (PDF, 5 pages - 330 KB)
• Oregon Natural Resources Council (PDF, 7 pages - 431 KB)
• Society of Environmental Journalists (PDF, 8 pages - 469 KB)
• Southern Appalachian Biodiversity Project (PDF, 6 pages - 431 KB)  
• The Sunshine Project (PDF, 1 page - 115 KB)  
• Tri-Valley CAREs (Communities Against a Radioactive Environment)  (PDF, 8 pages - 548 KB)

July 13, 2004:

• Prince William Sound Regional Citizens' Advisory Council (PDF, 2 pages - 133 KB)
• Stop UCD Biolab Now (PDF, 2 pages - 70 KB)
• United States Section International Boundary and Water Commission (USIBWC) (PDF, 3 pages - 131 KB)

July 12, 2004:

• Coalition for a Safe Lab (PDF, 1 page - 280 KB)
• Defenders of Wildlife (PDF, 1 page - 199 KB)
• OMB Watch (PDF, 1 page - 210 KB)
• Sierra Club (PDF, 1 page - 41 KB)
• Greg and Mary Tilford (PDF, 1 page - 175 KB)  
• Max Wilson (PDF, 1 page - 123 KB)

July 9, 2004:

• Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection (PDF, 4 pages - 249 KB)
• Jim Leonard (PDF, 1 page - 53 KB)
• Reponse to National Resources Defense Council (PDF, 1 page - 69 KB)

July 8, 2004:

• Federal Energy Regulatory Commmission (PDF, 1 page - 32 KB)
• National Resources Defense Council request for extension (PDF, 1 page - 184 KB)

June 28, 2004:

• Jean Public (PDF, 3 pages - 291 KB)

June 24, 2004:

• Maryland Department of Planning (PDF, 4 pages - 252 KB)  

June 22, 2004:

• Arkansas Department of Finance (PDF, 12 pages - 1.1 MB)  

June 19, 2004:

• Jean Public (PDF, 2 pages - 209 KB)

June 15, 2004:

• Kathleen Shingledecker (PDF, 1 page - 33 KB)  

Undated:

• Patti Amelotte (PDF, 1 page - 59 KB)  
• Melanie Janarelli (PDF, 1 page - 67 KB)
• Peter Janarelli (PDF, 1 page - 60 KB)
• Robert Macaux (PDF, 2 pages - 72 KB)
• Brian Murphy (PDF, 1 page - 49 KB)  
• Jason Sands (PDF, 1 page - 52 KB)