NEPA processes are complex interactions involving multiple entities with competing accountabilities, responsibilities, roles, interests, and demands. This study focuses on the perceptions of
individuals holding one role within these processes, the IDTL. Prior research suggests that these individuals are the most heavily involved in all aspects of these processes (Stern and Mortimer,2009; Stern et al., 2009). However, prior studies also suggest that these individuals tend to see these processes and their outcomes from a particular point of view not necessarily shared by othersinternal or external to the agency (Stern et al., 2010a, 2010b; Stern and Predmore, 2011).