Interior Department NEPA Regulations Partially Rescinded

The Department of the Interior finalized changes to its NEPA implementing regulations, partially rescinding prior CFR provisions and moving most internal NEPA procedures to a Departmental Handbook. This alters how DOI conducts environmental reviews for its actions and could affect project assessments on federal lands and resources.

Status
Backlog
Category
Environment
Geographic Scope
National
Priority Score
88

Timeline

  1. : Issue automatically created from AI pipeline analysis. The Department of the Interior finalized changes to its NEPA implementing regulations, partially rescinding prior CFR provisions and moving most internal NEPA procedures to a Departmental Handbook. This alters how DOI conducts environmental reviews for its actions and could affect project assessments on federal lands and resources.

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