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Compliance With Floodplain and Wetland Environmental Review Requirements
The Energy Department published this proposed rule in the Federal Register on May 16, 2025. Comments closed on July 15, 2025.
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What the agency says
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is proposing to rescind certain regulations for compliance with floodplain and wetlands environmental review requirements. The Department seeks comments on any reason to rescind or not rescind these regulations. DOE expects to issue new procedures for discharging DOE's responsibilities under certain Executive orders published outside of the Code of Federal Regulations.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2025-08586
- Type
- Proposed rule
- Action
- Proposed rule; request for comments
- Agency
- Energy Department
- Published
- May 16, 2025
- Comments due
- July 15, 2025
- Dates
- Comments: Written comments, data, and information must be received no later than July 15, 2025.
- Docket
- DOE-HQ-2025-0020
- Regulation ID (RIN)
- 1901-AB70
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 10 CFR 1022
- Topics
- Flood plains
- Significant
- Yes, under Executive Order 12866
- Pages
- 3
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