other · US Department of Agriculture · Rule · Published 2026-04-03 · Effective 2026-04-03 · 91 FR 17062
Document
Document number
2026-06537
Federal Register citation
91 FR 17062
CFR reference
7 CFR 1
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
other
Sub-agency
US Department of Agriculture
Publication date
2026-04-03
Effective date
2026-04-03
USDA docket
USDA-2025-0008
Abstract
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is adopting the interim final rule (IFR) published on July 3, 2025, with minor changes, as final. The IFR revised departmental regulations implementing the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and removed various USDA agency regulations for implementing NEPA. The IFR was in response to the Council on Environmental Quality's (CEQ) rescission of its NEPA implementing regulations (which USDA's NEPA regulations were designed to supplement), statutory changes to NEPA, executive orders, and case law. In the IFR, USDA 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.