[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 93 (Monday, May 13, 2024)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 41300-41301]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-10415]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

10 CFR Part 1021

[DOE-HQ-2023-0063]
RIN 1990-AA48


National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Procedures; 
Correction

AGENCY: Office of the General Counsel, Department of Energy.

ACTION: Final rule; correction.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE or the Department) is 
correcting a final rule that was published in the Federal Register on 
April 30, 2024. The final rule revised National Environmental Policy 
Act (NEPA) implementing procedures (regulations). This document 
corrects an error in that final rule.

DATES: Effective May 30, 2024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information regarding DOE's NEPA 
regulations, contact Ms. Carrie Abravanel, Deputy Director, Office of 
NEPA Policy and Compliance, at [email protected] or 202-586-
4798.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    DOE published a final rule in the Federal Register on April 30, 
2024, revising NEPA implementing procedures to add a categorical 
exclusion for certain energy storage systems and revise categorical 
exclusions for upgrading and rebuilding powerlines and for solar 
photovoltaic systems, as well as to make conforming changes to related 
sections of DOE's NEPA regulations. 89 FR 34074. These changes will 
help ensure that DOE conducts an appropriate and efficient 
environmental review of proposed projects that normally do not result 
in significant environmental impacts.

II. Correction

    In FR Doc. 2024-09186 appearing on pg. 34093 in the Federal 
Register of Tuesday, April 30, 2024, the following correction is made:
    On pg. 34093 in the first column, correct paragraph M, 
Congressional

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Notification, to read: ``As required by 5 U.S.C. 801, DOE will report 
to Congress on the promulgation of this rule prior to its effective 
date. The report will state that the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs has determined that the rule does not meet the 
criteria set forth in 5 U.S.C. 804(2).''

Signing Authority

    This document of the Department of Energy was signed on May 8, 
2024, by Samuel T. Walsh, General Counsel, pursuant to delegated 
authority from the Secretary of Energy. That document with the original 
signature and date is maintained by DOE. For administrative purposes 
only, and in compliance with requirements of the Office of the Federal 
Register, the undersigned DOE Federal Register Liaison Officer has been 
authorized to sign and submit the document in electronic format for 
publication, as an official document of the Department of Energy. This 
administrative process in no way alters the legal effect of this 
document upon publication in the Federal Register.

    Signed in Washington, DC, on May 8, 2024.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2024-10415 Filed 5-10-24; 8:45 am]
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