Additional NEPA Implementation Rules Sent to OMB – 6-10-25

Yesterday, the OMB’s Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) announced (EO Review Search Criteria: Agencies=All;   Review Status=Pending Review;   Received from 06/09/2025) that it had received six additional National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) implementation rules from agencies in the Department of Commerce and Department of Energy. This is in addition to the rules that I reported yesterday.

Yesterday’s rulemakings include:

• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - NOAA NEPA Procedures,

• National Telecommunications and Information Administration - FirstNet Authority NEPA Procedures,

• National Telecommunications and Information Administration - NTIA NEPA Procedures,

• Economic Development Administration - EDA NEPA Procedures,

• National Institute of Standards and Technology - NIST NEPA Procedures, and

• DOE Office of the General Counsel - National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Procedures

One major difference from yesterday’s report, none of these rulemakings were listed in the Fall 2024 Unified Agenda, making these uniquely Trumpian NEPA rules. While you might be able to question Trumps commitment to environmental quality, there is no doubt that his Administration is ‘taking action’ to a whole new level. This is almost certainly attributable to the actions of Russel Voight, Director of the Office of Management and Budget and the primary author of Project 2025.

Again, I will probably not be covering any of these rulemakings in detail when published, but I do intend to mark that publication with notices in the appropriate Short Takes post.