# National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Procedures
> **US Department of Energy** · Final rule. · Published 1996-07-09 · Effective 1996-08-08 · 61 FR 36222
## Document
- **Document number:** 96-17285
- **Category:** other
- **Sub-agency:** US Department of Energy
- **Federal Register citation:** 61 FR 36222
- **CFR reference:** 10 CFR 1021
- **Publication date:** 1996-07-09
- **Effective date:** 1996-08-08
## Abstract

The Department of Energy (DOE) is amending its existing regulations governing compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The amendments incorporate changes that improve DOE's efficiency in implementing NEPA requirements by reducing costs and preparation time while maintaining quality, consistent with the DOE Secretarial Policy Statement on NEPA issued in June 1994. These amendments also incorporate changes necessary to conform to recent changes in DOE's missions, programs, and policies that have evolved in response to changing national priorities since the current regulations were issued in 1992.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1996/07/09/96-17285/national-environmental-policy-act-implementing-procedures)
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