# 18 CFR § 380.9: Public availability of NEPA documents and public notice of NEPA related hearings and public meetings

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-18-380.9

## Section

- **Citation:** 18 CFR § 380.9
- **Heading:** Public availability of NEPA documents and public notice of NEPA related hearings and public meetings
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 18—Conservation of Power and Water Resources > CHAPTER I—FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY > SUBCHAPTER W—REVISED GENERAL RULES > PART 380—REGULATIONS IMPLEMENTING THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT

## Text

(a)(1) The Commission will comply with the requirements of section 107(c) of NEPA, 42 U.S.C. 4336a(c).
(2) If an action has effects of primarily local concern, the Commission may give additional notice in a Commission order.
(b) The Commission will make environmental impact statements, environmental assessments, the comments received, and any underlaying documents available to the public pursuant to the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552 (1982)). The exclusion in the Freedom of Information Act for interagency memoranda is not applicable where such memoranda transmit comments of Federal agencies on the environmental impact of the proposed action. Such materials will be made available to the public through the Commission's website, https://www.ferc.gov, at a fee and in the manner described in part 388 of this chapter. A copy of an environmental impact statement or environmental assessment for hydroelectric projects may also be made available for inspection at the Commission's regional office for the region where the proposed action is located.
[Order 486, 52 FR 47910, Dec. 17, 1987, as amended by Order 603-A, 64 FR 54537, Oct. 7, 1999; Order 899, 88 FR 74032, Oct. 30, 2023; Order 908, 90 FR 29425, July 3, 2025]

## Nearby sections

- [18 CFR § 380.1 § 380.1 Purpose.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-18-380.1.md)
- [18 CFR § 380.2 § 380.2 Definitions and terminology.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-18-380.2.md)
- [18 CFR § 380.3 § 380.3 Environmental information to be supplied by an applicant.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-18-380.3.md)
- [18 CFR § 380.4 § 380.4 Projects or actions categorically excluded.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-18-380.4.md)
- [18 CFR § 380.5 § 380.5 Actions that require an environmental assessment.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-18-380.5.md)
- [18 CFR § 380.6 § 380.6 Actions that require an environmental impact statement.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-18-380.6.md)
- [18 CFR § 380.7 § 380.7 Format of an environmental impact statement.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-18-380.7.md)
- [18 CFR § 380.8 § 380.8 Preparation of environmental documents.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-18-380.8.md)
- [18 CFR § 380.9 § 380.9 Public availability of NEPA documents and public notice of NEPA related hearings and public meetings.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-18-380.9.md)
- [18 CFR § 380.10 § 380.10 Participation in Commission proceedings.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-18-380.10.md)
- [18 CFR § 380.11 § 380.11 Environmental decisionmaking.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-18-380.11.md)
- [18 CFR § 380.12 § 380.12 Environmental reports for Natural Gas Act applications.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-18-380.12.md)
- [18 CFR § 380.13 § 380.13 Compliance with the Endangered Species Act.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-18-380.13.md)
- [18 CFR § 380.14 § 380.14 Compliance with the National Historic Preservation Act.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-18-380.14.md)

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