2016-17138: National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Procedures
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We are proposing to amend the regulations that set out our National Environmental Policy Act implementing procedures. The amendments include clarifying and amending the categories of action for which we would normally complete an environmental impact statement or an environmental assessment for an action, expanding the list of actions subject to categorical exclusion from further environmental documentation, and setting out an environmental documentation process that could be used in emergencies. The proposed changes are intended to update the regulations and improve their clarity and effectiveness.
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What this changes
Amends 1 part of the Code of Federal Regulations — the standing rules this notice rewrites.
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