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Update to the Regulations Implementing the Procedural Provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act
The Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) issues this final rule to update its regulations for Federal agencies to implement the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). CEQ has not comprehensively updated its regulations since their promulgation in 1978, more than four decades ago. This final rule comprehensively updates, modernizes, and...
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Emergencies and the National Environmental Policy Act Guidance
On September 14, 2020, the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) issued guidance, CEQ-NEPA-2020-01, in a memorandum to the heads of Federal departments and agencies (agencies) to assist agencies with compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) during emergencies. The CEQ regulations implementing NEPA provide for alternative...
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Guiding Principles for Sustainable Federal Buildings and Associated Instructions
Consistent with Executive Order, ``Efficient Federal Operations,'' and the ``Implementing Instructions for Executive Order 13834 Efficient Federal Operations,'' the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) has issued updated guidance to Federal agencies titled, ``Guiding Principles for Sustainable Federal Buildings and Associated Instructions''...
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Guidance Document Procedures
Pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13891, ``Promoting the Rule of Law Through Improved Agency Guidance Documents,'' this final rule establishes the process that the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) will follow for issuing guidance documents. E.O. 13891 requires Federal agencies to finalize regulations or amend existing regulations to...
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Guidance Document Online Portal
In accordance with Executive Order (E.O.) 13891, ``Promoting the Rule of Law Through Improved Agency Guidance Documents,'' dated October 9, 2019, and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Memorandum M-20-02, dated October 31, 2019, the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) is providing notice of where the public may access CEQ guidance documents.
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National Environmental Policy Act Guidance on Consideration of Greenhouse Gas Emissions
The Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) is rescinding its ``Draft National Environmental Policy Act Guidance on Consideration of Greenhouse Gas Emissions'' consistent with Executive Order (E.O.) 13990, ``Protecting Public Health and the Environment and Restoring Science to Tackle the Climate Crisis.''