# National Environmental Policy Act; Environmental Assessments for Tobacco Products; Categorical Exclusions
> **Food and Drug Administration** · Final rule. · Published 2015-09-24 · Effective 2015-10-26 · 80 FR 57531
## Document
- **Document number:** 2015-24219
- **Category:** fda-tobacco
- **Sub-agency:** Food and Drug Administration
- **Federal Register citation:** 80 FR 57531
- **CFR reference:** 21 CFR 25
- **Publication date:** 2015-09-24
- **Effective date:** 2015-10-26
- **HHS docket:** Docket No. FDA-2013-N-1282
## Abstract

In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) and the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) Regulations Implementing NEPA (CEQ regulations), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the Agency) is issuing a final rule to revise its NEPA implementing regulations to provide categorical exclusions for certain actions related to substantial equivalence (SE) reports, SE exemption requests, and tobacco product applications, and the rescission (order withdrawing an order) or suspension of orders regarding the marketing of tobacco products under the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (Tobacco Control Act). FDA is also amending its NEPA implementing regulations to include tobacco products, where appropriate, in light of its new authority under the Tobacco Control Act.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2015/09/24/2015-24219/national-environmental-policy-act-environmental-assessments-for-tobacco-products-categorical)
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