🌍DOT Updates NEPA Procedures for Environmental Impact Assessments
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is updating DOT Order 5610.1C "Procedures for Considering Environmental Impacts," which establishes procedures for complying with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The Order was last updated in 1985. This update is necessary in light of the recent recission of the Council on Environmental Quality's (CEQ's) NEPA procedures, which DOT's procedures were designed to supplement. In addition, the update incorporates provisions from the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU); Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21); the Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA); and the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 (FRA 2023) related to the environmental review process. The updated Order promotes collaboration and efficiencies in the implementation of NEPA and modernizes the processes and procedures for environmental review. This update enables DOT to conduct coordinated, consistent, predictable, and timely environmental reviews, thus reducing unnecessary burdens and delays.
Learn More🚧NHTSA Rescinds 1975 Environmental Procedures for Efficiency
This interim final rule rescinds the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA) 1975 Procedures for Considering Environmental Impacts from the Code of Federal Regulations because they are outdated, because they were promulgated on the basis of authorities that have been rescinded, and because the Department of Transportation has promulgated updated Department-wide National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) procedures that will guide NHTSA's NEPA process.
Learn More✈️FAA Rescinds NEPA Order 1050.1F
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is rescinding FAA Order 1050.1F, Environmental Impacts: Policies and Procedures in light of Executive Order 14154, Unleashing American Energy. The FAA is issuing new streamlined National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) procedures, FAA NEPA Order 1050.1G, to align with amendments to the NEPA, 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq., and to reflect the February 25, 2025 Interim Final Rule issued by the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) rescinding its regulations implementing NEPA. The new procedures maintain environmental amenities and protection and reduce regulatory delays that may impede aviation safety improvements and infrastructure development as well as integration of new entrant technologies. The Order is immediately effective upon publication and applies to all FAA actions that require environmental review and commence on or after the publication of this Notice. This Order does not apply to or alter any decisions made or final environmental documents issued prior to the effective date of this Order. Order 1050.1G promotes collaboration and efficiencies in the implementation of NEPA and modernizes the procedures for environmental reviews. This update is intended to provide clear, consistent, and simplified guidance for complying with the amended directives set forth in NEPA, and to the extent applicable, CEQ guidance that remains valid following the rescission of CEQ's NEPA implementing regulations. The FAA is providing an opportunity for public review and comment of this Order, which will inform future revisions.
Learn More🌊New NEPA Procedures for Army Corps Permits
This interim final rule removes the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) implementing regulations, used for evaluating permit applications, which were promulgated to supplement now-rescinded Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) regulations, and replaces them with a new regulation that also address requests for permission under Section 14 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899. Further, the Army is also making conforming changes to its regulations to eliminate references to Appendix B and other NEPA implementation regulations. In addition, this interim final rule requests comments on this action and related matters to inform Army's decision making.
Learn More🌍New NEPA Regulations from Department of Defense in 2025
The Army, Navy and Air Force are rescinding their NEPA implementing regulations in separate interim final rules. The Department will make the Department of Defense National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Procedures (DoD NEPA Procedures) available on the website listed in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice on June 30, 2025.
Learn More🌳Adoption of Categorical Exclusions Under NEPA by BLM
The Department of the Interior (Department) is notifying the public and documenting the adoption of nine U.S. Forest Service (USFS), one U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), one Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) and four Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) categorical exclusions (CXs) by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), under section 109 of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), for recreation, restoration, road management, rangeland management, access for hydrologic and geologic exploration, transmission infrastructure, and reburial of human remains and funerary objects under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. In accordance with section 109, this notice identifies the types of actions for which the BLM will rely on the CXs, the considerations that the BLM will use in determining the applicability of the CXs and the consultation between the agencies on the use of the CXs, including application of extraordinary circumstances.
Learn More🚧Adoption of Categorical Exclusion for Sanitation Facility Construction
The Department of the Interior (Department) is notifying the public and documenting the adoption of the Indian Health Service (IHS) categorical exclusion (CE) for actions associated with construction of sanitation facilities to serve Indian homes and communities, under section 109 of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The CE is adopted for use by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA). In accordance with section 109, this notice identifies the types of actions to which BIA will apply the CE, the considerations that BIA will use in determining the applicability of the CE, and the consultation between the agencies on the use of the CE, including application of extraordinary circumstances.
Learn More🚧Texas DOT MOU Renewal Impacts Federal Highway Project Responsibilities
This notice announces that FHWA received an amended renewal package from the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) requesting participation in the Surface Transportation Project Delivery Program (Program). This Program allows for FHWA to assign, and States to assume, responsibilities under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), and all or part of FHWA's responsibilities for environmental review, consultation, or other actions required under any Federal environmental law with respect to one or more Federal highway projects within the State.
Learn More🌳DHS Adopts Categorical Exclusions under NEPA for 27 Actions
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is notifying the public and documenting the adoption of 27 categorical exclusions (CEs) under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). This notice identifies the types of actions to which DHS will apply the CEs, the considerations that DHS will use in determining the applicability of the CEs, and the consultation between the agencies on the use of the CEs, including application of extraordinary circumstances.
Learn More🏞️USIBWC Adopts NASA's Categorical Exclusion for Property Transfers
Pursuant to section 109 of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), USIBWC is adopting National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) Categorical Exclusion (4)(iv) for the transfer of real property administrative control to another Federal agency. This notice describes the proposed action for which USIBWC intends to use NASA's Categorical Exclusion and describes the consultation between the agencies.
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