CEQ NEPA Rulemaking

REMOVAL OF CEQ’S NEPA REGULATIONS

On January 20, 2025, President Trump issued Executive Order (E.O.) 14154, Unleashing American Energy, which directed CEQ to propose rescinding CEQ’s NEPA regulations and to provide guidance on implementing NEPA. CEQ published an Interim Final Rule on February 25, 2025 and a Final Rule on January 8, 2026 in response to this direction.

• Final Rule (January 2026)
  • Federal Register Notice
• Interim Final Rule (February 2025)
  • Federal Register Notice
  • Docket

PAST NEPA RULEMAKING

CEQ’s previous rulemakings, which have been rescinded and are no longer in effect, are listed below for reference.

• May 2024: Phase 2 Final Rule Final Rule
• July 2023: Phase 2 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
• April 2022: Phase 1 Final Rule
• October 2021: Phase 1 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
• June 2021: Interim Final Rule: Extension of Deadline for Agencies to Proposed Updates to NEPA Procedures
• July 2020: 2020 Final Rule
• July 2020: 2020 Proposed and Final Rule Redlines of 1978 CEQ Regulations
• January 2020: 2020 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
• June 2018: 2020 Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
• July 2005: Final Rule amending 40 CFR 1506.9
• April 1986: Final Rule amending 40 CFR 1502.22
• August 1985: Proposed Amendment to 40 CFR 1502.22
• November 1978: 1978 Final Regulations
• June 1978: 1978 Proposed Regulations
• August 1973: Revisions to guidelines
• May 1973: Proposed revisions to guidelines
• April 1971: Original guidelines