WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Office of the Secretary has issued a rule called: National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Regulations.
The rule was published in the Federal Register on Feb. 24 by Doug Burgum, Secretary of the Interior.
Summary: The Department of the Interior (Department or DOI) is adopting the interim final rule (IFR) published on July 3, 2025, with minor changes, as final. In the IFR, DOI provided a 30-day comment period for the public to review and make comments. This final rule addresses public comments and adopts as final the IFR, with certain substantive changes as explained herein. The IFR partially rescinded DOI's regulations implementing the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and made necessary targeted update...