The purpose of this guidance is to assist EPA staff responsible for developing EPA NEPA compliance documentation, including EISs and EAs, in addressing a specific concern -- that of environmental justice. This guidance is intended to: heighten awareness of EPA staff in addressing environmental justice issues within NEPA analyses and considering the full potential for disproportionately high and adverse human health or environmental effects on minority populations and low-income populations; present basic procedures for identifying and describing junctures in the NEPA process where environmental justice issues may be encountered; present procedures for addressing disproportionately high and adverse effects to evaluate alternative actions, and; present methods for communicating with the affected population throughout the NEPA process."