e-NEPA
Electronic Submittal of
Environmental Impact Statements to EPA
About e-NEPA
e-NEPA is EPA's tool for submitting EIS documents electronically. The system meets EPA's
requirements for EIS filing, and eliminates the need to mail hard copies of EISs to EPA. As before, to
have your agency's EIS appear in EPA's Federal Register Notice of Availability, submit by 5:00 pm
Eastern Standard Time on the prior Friday. Starting August 26, 2019, EPA will be extending the EIS
submittal deadline to Mondays at 10:00 AM Eastern Time for publication that same week in
Friday's Federal Register.
Please note that using e-NEPA for filing does not affect agencies' responsibilities for public
distribution of EISs. Additionally, e-NEPA registration is only open to government employees:
contractors cannot submit EIS documents through e-NEPA.
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How to Register for e-NEPA
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Go to https://cdx.epa.gov/epa home.asp and select "Register with CDX"
Read and accept the Terms and Conditions. Select "Proceed"
In the Request Program Service screen select "e-NEPA: NEPA Electronic Filing System"
(See Figure 1)
On the Request Role Access Screen, select the role Federal Agency EIS Filer and select "Request
Role Access" (See Figure 2)
On the Registration Information Screen, input User and Organization Information. If your
Organization does not show up in the search results, select "request that we add your
organization" and input Organization information to add to the system and select "Submit
Request for Access" (See Figures 3 and 4)
A confirmation screen appears, and soon you will receive a confirmation e-mail with a
verification link to activate your account. When you receive the email, click the link and log in
to create additional security questions for signature verification.
You are now able to submit documents
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Select a role from the drop down list and provide any required additional information, if applicable.
e-NEPA can only be accessed by Federal employees; users must have a ".gov", ".mil" or ".us" email address to verify Federal employee status.
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Search for your organization using the text box below. You may search by entering the Organization Name or the Organization ID.
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If your organization does not
show up in the search results,
select "request that we add
your organization", and input
your organization information
Preparing Your EIS Document for Electronic Submission
EPA will be hosting all submitted EIS PDF documents on the EPA website. All PDF documents must meet
EPS's online PDF requirements
File Size Requirements
• PDF files posted for the public must be no greater than 50MB.
• If the document is larger, please divide it into chapters or subchapters, if necessary.
• Adobe's Reduce File Size option will compress portions of the document, and offers the
opportunity to limit backwards compatibility, which can further reduce file sizes.
Further Information on How to Save and Compress PDF Files
http://help.adobe.com/en US/acrobat/pro/using/WSFCDFBF6D-795A-4364-
BA93BB157AAD53ED.w.html
Formatting your EIS Document for Electronic Submission
• It is recommended to format the filenames with the chapter or subchapter number first,
followed by its name
Example: Chapter 1 - Purpose and Need
• If submitting a single file, please use the full EIS title as the filename.
• All documents must be searchable. Most PDFs that, other than scanned documents, are already
searchable. For documents with unsearchable text, please run an optical character recognition.
How to Run Optical Character Recognition
http://tv.adobe.com/watch/learn-acrobat-x/recognizing-text-in-scanned-pdf-documents/
Metadata
• EPA requires metadata be entered in Document Properties for Title, Subject, Author, and
Keywords.
• Use the title of the document for both the Title and Subject fields.
• Use the name of your agency in the Author field.
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• Please see the link below for guidance on appropriate keywords.
Further instruction on EPA metadata Requirements
http://yosemite.epa.gov/OEI/webguide.nsf/content/pdf metadata
Bookmarking
All PDF files should have chapters and subchapters bookmarked and the bookmark view should
be displayed upon opening the file.
How to Create a Bookmark
http://help.adobe.com/en US/acrobat/pro/using/WS58a04a822e3e50102bd615109794195ff-
7cc6.w.html
How to Set the Bookmark View
http://help.adobe.com/en US/Acrobat/9.0/Standard/WS58a04a822e3e50102bd615109794195
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How to Submit Your Document
1. When you are ready to submit your document, return to https://cdx.epa.gov
2. Log in with your username and password
3. Upon logging-in select "Submit an EIS" (See Figure 5)
4. You will then be directed to the form shown in Figure 6.
5. After clicking "Submit"you will be prompted to digitally sign the uploaded files (See Figure 7)
6. Once signed, you will receive a confirmation email verifying your signature and submission.
7. Congratulations! You've completed filing your EIS with e-NEPA.
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Organization Point Of Contact (POC) Information
The information below is from your CDX Registration and will be passed on to EPA with your submission. If this information is
incorrect, please update your CDX Registration information prior to starting your submission. These details can only be updated
within the MyCDX link on the left-hand side of this screen or by the CDX Help Desk. Please visit the FAQ section for more
information on making these updates.
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Additional information
EIS Title
EIS Type
Lead Agency
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(This name will be published in the Federal Register Notice of Availability)
Phone Number |
E-mail |
Other Lead Agencies
Advisory Council on Hist. Preservation
Agency for International Development
Agriculture Research Service
Animal & Plant Health Insp. Service
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Comment/Review
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Project Information
Primary State or
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State and local agencies can be
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(Note: draft comment periods are 45 days minimum,
final review periods are 30 days minimum)
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Files are bookmarked
Bookmark view is shown when file is opened
Document text is searchable
Use "Document Summary" and enter data into the following fields:
"Title" -
"Author" -
"Subject" -
"Keywords"
File Upload
EIS Title
Lead Agency
EIS Title
Include several relevant terms, including synonyms,
which describe the content of the document
By submitting, you verify that this EIS has been transmitted to commenting agencies and the public simultaneously with
this filing, and that the EIS will be received by all interested parties prior to EPA's Notice of Availability appearing in the
Federal Register.
All files must be submitted in PDF format. Individual file sizes must be no greater than 50MB. If the entire EIS is less
than 50MB, please submit it as a single file. If the EIS file is greater than 50MB, separate your document into files sized
less than 50MB.
There is no file size limit per submission nor is there a limit on the number of files per submission; you must select all
PDFs comprising the EIS and submit them at one time.
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Chapter 03.Affected Environment.FEIS (File 1 of 2, Pages 1-144).
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