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Implementing Regulation for National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA): Environmental Effects of the Department of Veterans Affairs Actions
The Veterans Affairs Department published this final rule in the Federal Register on June 15, 2026. It took effect on June 15, 2026. Comments closed on July 15, 2026.
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What the agency says
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is issuing this interim final rule to amend its agency procedures for implementing the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Since VA last updated its NEPA regulations in 1989, Congress amended NEPA through the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 and the One Big Beautiful Bill Act of 2025, the Council on Environmental Quality rescinded its NEPA regulations, and substantial changes have occurred in VA's delivery of care and benefits to veterans. The revisions to VA's NEPA regulations improve the efficiency and quality of VA's NEPA process and align the NEPA process with decision-making across VA by more clearly focusing on the planning stages of VA actions, improving consistency in NEPA implementation throughout VA, updating the VA categorical exclusion list to reflect current VA activities, and complying with NEPA, as revised.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2026-11973
- Type
- Final rule
- Action
- Interim final rule
- Agency
- Veterans Affairs Department
- Published
- June 15, 2026
- Takes effect
- June 15, 2026
- Comments due
- July 15, 2026
- Dates
- This interim final rule is effective June 15, 2026. Comments must be received by July 15, 2026.
- Regulation ID (RIN)
- 2900-AS33
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 38 CFR 26
- Topics
- Environmental impact statements
- Significant
- Yes, under Executive Order 12866
- Pages
- 26
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|---|---|---|
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| Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance 2026-10817 | Proposed rule | May 29 |
| Expanding Access to State Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs 2026-10084 | Proposed rule | May 20 |
| Updates to Waiver of Charges for Copayments 2026-09144 | Proposed rule | May 8 |
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