0579-AC60 201804 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 0579 Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service APHIS 0500 Department of Agriculture USDA National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Procedures

We are amending the regulations that set out our National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) implementing procedures. The amendments will clarify when we complete an environmental impact statement or an environmental analysis for an action, provide additional categories of actions for which we will prepare such documents, expand the list of actions subject to categorical exclusion from further environmental documentation, and set out an environmental documentation process that could be used in emergencies. The changes are intended to update the regulations and improve their clarity and effectiveness.

]]> Other Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Final Rule Stage No No Deregulatory 7 CFR 372 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq. Yes NPRM 07/20/2016 81 FR 47051 NPRM Comment Period End 09/19/2016 Final Rule 06/00/2018 Additional information about APHIS and its programs is available on the Internet at http://www.aphis.usda.gov. No None No No No Eileen Sutker APHIS Federal NEPA Contact, Environmental and Risk Analysis Services, PPD 0579 Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service APHIS 301 851-3043 4700 River Road, Unit 149, Riverdale MD 20737-1238