Each year the Commission publishes its Annual Report to Congress. The Annual Report is a separate Congressional requirement not required by the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA). It gives information on the Commission's major activities for the most recently completed fiscal year. It reports on the major program areas, including accomplishments, goals, and new initiatives.

84th annual report covering the fiscal year from October 1, 2003 through September 30, 2004. Organized according to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERe two key regulatory processes, around which its staff has been reconfigured: developing and maintaining competitive energy markets and authorizing and overseeing energy projects in the public interest.

Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is a significant, anticipatory, environmental management tool. International debate focuses on its enhancement to meet the challenges of sustainable development as well as demands for scientifically robust integrated and participative decision-making. This handbook hopes to improve practices by contributing an international, multidisciplinary, ready-reference source to this debate. Volume I addresses EIA principles, process and methods. Part 1 maps the EIA process and its impact on decision. It positions EIA in the context of sustainable development and relative to other decision tools, including economic valuation. It also positions strategic environmental assessment (SEA) in a similar way. Part 2 addresses the elements of the EIA process and significant impact assessment topics (air, water, ecological, social, risk, landscape and visual) not only in terms of good practice but also methodological evolution. This volume concludes by addressing cumulative impact assessment and SEA methods. Volume II provides a unique consideration for EIA implementation and practice in Europe, Africa, the Far East, South America and North America. It uses a number of project types to provide 'how to do' guidance and addresses practice in policy and plan assessment. This book should be read by legislators, decision-makers, economists, developers, industrial managers and consultants involved in this significant field.