These rules are designed to assure adequate consideration of environmental and energy factors in the Board’s decisionmaking process pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act, 42 U.S.C. § 4332; the Energy Policy and Conservation Act, 42 U.S.C. § 6362(b); and related laws, including the National Historic Preservation Act, 16 U.S.C. § 470f, the Coastal Zone Management Act, 16 U.S.C. § 1451, and the Endangered Species Act, 16 U.S.C. § 1531.