The Council of Environmental Quality (CEQ) prepared regulations that implement Section 101(2) of the NEPA. Their purpose is to tell federal agencies what they must do to comply with the procedures and achieve the goals of the act. NEPA procedures must ensure that environmental information is available to public officials and citizens before decisions are made and before actions are taken. Accurate scientific analysis, expert agency comments and public scrutiny are essential to implementing NEPA. NEPA documents must concentrate on the issues that are truly significant to the action in question. The NEPA process is intended to help public officials make decisions that are based on understanding of environmental consequences, and to take actions that protect, restore, and enhance the environment. The CEQ regulations provide the direction to achieve this purpose.