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USDA/APHIS RIN: 0579-AC60 Publication ID: 2012 
Title: National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Procedures 
Abstract: This action would amend the regulations that set out our National Environmental Policy Act implementing procedures. The proposed amendments would make clear that our decision to prepare an environmental impact statement or an environmental assessment, or to apply a categorical exclusion, is based on an action's potential effect on the human environment; make additions to the list of types of actions that qualify for a categorical exclusion because of their negligible environmental impacts; and provide for environmental assessment processes that can be used in special circumstances when action must be taken quickly. These changes are intended to improve the clarity and effectiveness of the regulations. 
Agency: Department of Agriculture(USDA)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-Term Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 7 CFR 372   
Legal Authority: 42 USC 4321 et seq   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  11/00/2013 
Additional Information: Additional information about APHIS and its programs is available on the Internet at http://www.aphis.usda.gov.
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Elizabeth Nelson
Chief, Policy and Program Development
Department of Agriculture
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
4700 River Road, Unit 149,
Riverdale, MD 20737
Phone:301 851-3089