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DOCUMENT ACTION: Notice extending comment period.
SUBJECT CATEGORY: The National Environmental Policy Act--Guidance on Categorical Exclusions
DATES: Written comments should be submitted on or before December 1, 2006.
DOCUMENT SUMMARY: 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.
SUMMARY: Establishing, revising, and using categorical exclusions under the National Environmental Policy Act,
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
On September 19, 2006, CEQ published notice in the Federal Register requesting public comment on proposed guidance to Federal agencies for establishing and for using categorical exclusions in meeting their responsibilities under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).The Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) established a National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Task Force and is now implementing recommendations designed to modernize the implementation of NEPA and make the NEPA process more effective and efficient. Additional information is available on the task force Web site at http://ceq.eh.doe.gov/ntf .
The proposed guidance, ``Establishing, Revising, and Using Categorical Exclusions under the National Environmental Policy Act,'' was developed to assist agencies with developing and using categorical exclusions for actions that do not have significant effects on the human environment and eliminate the need for unnecessary paperwork and effort under NEPA for categories of actions that normally do not warrant preparation of an environmental impact statement (EIS) or environmental assessment (EA). Developing and using appropriate categorical exclusions promotes the costeffective use of agency NEPA related resources.
Interested parties have requested that CEQ extend the public comment period. The Council believes that by extending the comment period we will receive more indepth comments on the proposed guidance published in the Federal Register notice of September 19, 2006 (67 FR 4551045512) and also available at http://www.NEPA.gov in the Current Developments section. Therefore, the comment period is being extended.
Public comments are requested by December 1, 2006.
Dated: October 13, 2006.
James L. Connaughton,
Chairman, Council on Environmental Quality.
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