2026-00178 · Final rule
Removal of National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Regulations
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Current status
- Final Rule
- Issuing body / sponsor
- Council on Environmental Quality
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Latest action
Final rule.
Jan 8, 2026
Subject areas
Policy mechanisms
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Quick summary
The Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) is adopting the interim final rule published on February 25, 2025, as final. In the interim final rule, CEQ 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 interim final rule, without changes, removing all iterations of CEQ's regulations implementing the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) from the Code of Federal Regulations.
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