United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 2026_register executive 2026-04-11 article Notices D09002ee1e0724774 D09002ee1e0724836 United States Council on Environmental Quality originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency On April 9, 2026, the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) issued a memorandum to the heads of Federal departments and agencies (agencies) on establishing, revising, adopting, and applying categorical exclusions under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). This guidance replaces initial guidance on the same subject issued on December 6, 2010. 91 FR 18836 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2026-04-13/2026-07115 2026-07115 fr13ap26-31 3325-FC-P https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2026-04-13/2026-07115 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-04-13/html/2026-07115.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-04-13/pdf/2026-07115.pdf 1 p. 18836 18836 91 FR 18836 Implementation of the National Environmental Policy Act Guidance; Federal Register Vol. 91, Issue NOTICE 2026-07115 COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY 3325-FC-P 2026-07115 Notice of Availability.

On April 9, 2026, the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) issued a memorandum to the heads of Federal departments and agencies (agencies) on establishing, revising, adopting, and applying categorical exclusions under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). This guidance replaces initial guidance on the same subject issued on December 6, 2010.

This guidance was issued on April 9, 2026. Jomar Maldonado, Director for NEPA, 202-395-5750, Jomar.MaldonadoVazquez@ceq.eop.gov. The guidance is available for viewing online at www.nepa.gov. Guidance Implementation of the National Environmental Policy Act, Jomar.MaldonadoVazquez@ceq.eop.gov www.nepa.gov Vol. 91, no. 70 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2026-04-13 continuing daily deposited born digital 298 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2026-04-13 P0b002ee1e0704d2d 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr13ap26 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2026-04-13 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-04-13/pdf/FR-2026-04-13.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-04-13/xml/FR-2026-04-13.xml fdlp 18767 19056 DGPO 2026-04-11 2026-04-11 FR-2026-04-13 machine generated eng FR FR-2026-04-13 91 70