National Telecommunications and Information Administration March 30, 2023 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (``NTIA'') proposes to follow First Responder Network Authority's (``FirstNet Authority'') National Environmental Policy Act (``NEPA'') procedures on an interim basis with modifications to account for NTIA's internal organization and establish 33 categorical exclusions (``CEs'') in compliance with NEPA, the Council on Environmental Quality (``CEQ'') regulations, and other related authorities. NTIA's proposed CEs cover administrative, real property and facility, and operational actions that individually or cumulatively do not have a significant effect on the human environment. This process is intended to further NTIA's compliance with the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (``IIJA'') and increase NTIA's efficiency in environmental analysis and decision making while fully meeting NEPA's requirements.