0596-AD69 202510 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 0596 Forest Service FS 0500 Department of Agriculture USDA Project-Level Predecisional Administrative Review Process

This rule amendment would amend 36 CFR 218 to better align the administrative review process with the minimum statutory requirements, consolidate and streamline the process, and increase the efficiency of environmental reviews. The current regulations also rely heavily on recently rescinded Council on Environmental Quality National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) regulations, as well as Forest Service NEPA regulations that were rescinded and replaced by modified Department-level NEPA regulations. 36 CFR 218 should be revised to reflect these changes.

]]> Substantive, Nonsignificant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Proposed Rule Stage No No Deregulatory 36 CFR 218 Pub. L. 108-148, 117 Stat 1887 (16 U.S.C. 6515 note) Sec. 428, Pub. L. 112-74 125 Stat 1046 Sec. 431, Pub. L. 113-76 Sec. 8006, Pub. L. 113-79 No NPRM 02/06/2026 91 FR 5387 NPRM Comment Period End 03/09/2026 No No None No No No No Mark Lambert B. 0596 Forest Service FS 970 799-2331 mark.b.lambert@usda.gov 15 Burnett Court, Durango CO 81301