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Revision of National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Procedures
The Energy Department published this final rule in the Federal Register on July 3, 2025. It took effect on July 3, 2025. Comments closed on August 4, 2025.
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What the agency says
This interim final rule substantially revises Department of Energy's (DOE) regulations containing its National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) implementing procedures, which were promulgated to supplement now-rescinded Council on Environmental Quality regulations. Mindful that the Supreme Court recently clarified NEPA is a "purely procedural statute," DOE will henceforth maintain the remainder of its procedures in a procedural guidance document separate from the Code of Federal Regulations (DOE NEPA implementing procedures). Thus, DOE is revising 10 CFR part 1021 to contain only administrative and routine actions excepted from NEPA review in appendix A, its existing categorical exclusions in appendix B, related requirements, and a provision for emergency circumstances. DOE is revising appendix A in 10 CFR part 1021 to align with DOE's new NEPA implementing procedures that it is publishing separate from the Code of Federal Regulations. Appendix A in 10 CFR part 1021 (formerly categorical exclusions) are now administrative and routine actions that do not require NEPA review. DOE is also revising 10 CFR part 205, subpart W, to remove the NEPA procedures from its Presidential permit regulations.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2025-12383
- Type
- Final rule
- Action
- Interim final rule; request for comments
- Agency
- Energy Department
- Published
- July 3, 2025
- Takes effect
- July 3, 2025
- Comments due
- August 4, 2025
- Dates
- This interim rule is effective July 3, 2025. Comments are due by August 4, 2025.
- Docket
- DOE-HQ-2025-0026
- Regulation ID (RIN)
- 1990-AA52
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 10 CFR 205; 10 CFR 1021
- Topics
- Administrative practice and procedure; Classified information; Confidential business information; Environmental impact statements; Environmental protection; Freedom of information; Hazardous waste; Natural resources; Nuclear energy; Nuclear materials; Nuclear power plants and reactors; Penalties; Reporting and recordkeeping requirements; Sex discrimination; Waste treatment and disposal
- Significant
- Yes, under Executive Order 12866
- Pages
- 40
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