NEPA requires all Federal Departments and agencies to assess, as an integral part of their decision making process, the potential environmental impacts of their actions prior to initiation of those actions. NEPA establishes environmental policy, sets goals (Section 101), and provides procedures (Section 102) for carrying out the policy. Specifically, Section 102(2)(C) of NEPA requires all agencies of the Federal Government to include an environmental statement "in every recommendation or report on proposals for legislation and other major Federal actions significantly affecting the quality of the human environment..." The purpose of this and other requirements is to ensure that environmental information is available to public officials and citizens before Federal agencies make decisions to take actions which could significantly affect the quality of the human environment.