National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Procedures
other · US Department of Energy · Published 2020-12-04 · Effective 2021-01-04 · 85 FR 78197
Document
Document number
2020-26459
Federal Register citation
85 FR 78197
CFR reference
10 CFR 1021
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
other
Sub-agency
US Department of Energy
Publication date
2020-12-04
Effective date
2021-01-04
Energy docket
DOE-HQ-2020-0017
Abstract
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE or the Department) is updating its National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) implementing procedures pertaining to authorizations issued under the Natural Gas Act (NGA). These changes will improve the efficiency of the DOE decision-making process by saving time and expense in the NEPA compliance process and eliminating unnecessary environmental documentation for these actions that DOE has determined normally do not have significant effects.