Council on Environmental Quality 2006 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

By Federal Register notice of September 19, 2006 (71 FR 54816- 54820), the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) notified interested parties it was proposing guidance to Federal agencies for establishing and for using categorical exclusions in meeting their responsibilities under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). CEQ invited comments on the proposed guidance, ``Establishing, Revising, and Using Categorical Exclusions under the National Environmental Policy Act.'' Interested parties have requested that CEQ extend the public comment. The deadline for comments was October 27, 2006. By this notice, CEQ is extending the public comment period to December 1, 2006. Although the time for comments has been extended, CEQ requests that interested parties provide comments as soon as possible.

The Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) used an interagency work group to develop a guide to Federal agencies in aligning their Environmental Management Systems (EMS) with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). CEQ invites comments on the proposed guide before publishing and distributing a final guide. The proposed guide, ``Aligning the Complementary Processes of Environmental Management Systems and the National Environmental Policy Act'', is available at www.nepa.gov in the Current Developments section.