# National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Procedures
> **US Department of Energy** · Final rule. · Published 2020-12-04 · Effective 2021-01-04 · 85 FR 78197
## Document
- **Document number:** 2020-26459
- **Category:** other
- **Sub-agency:** US Department of Energy
- **Federal Register citation:** 85 FR 78197
- **CFR reference:** 10 CFR 1021
- **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.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/04/2020-26459/national-environmental-policy-act-implementing-procedures)
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