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DOW/NAVY RIN: 0703-AB31 Publication ID: 2026 
Title: Policies and Responsibilities for Implementation of the National Environmental Policy Act Within the Department of the Navy 
Abstract:

The Department of the Navy is rescinding its National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) regulations at 32 CFR Part 775 in accordance with Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) guidance.  The Navy is taking this action because the Council on Environmental Quality's (CEQ) NEPA regulations, which the Navy’s regulations were intended to supplement, no longer provide a valid foundation for the Navy’s regulations.  The authority under which the CEQ's regulations were promulgated, Executive Order 11991, has been repealed by Executive Order 14154 (90 Fed. Reg. 8353, Jan. 29, 2025).  As a result, the CEQ NEPA regulations were repealed effective April 11, 2025 (90 Fed. Reg. 10610, Feb. 25, 2025).

 
Agency: Department of War(DOW)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
EO 14192 Designation: Deregulatory 
CFR Citation: 32 CFR 775   
Legal Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301    42 U.S.C. 4321 to 4361   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Interim Final Rule  07/03/2025  90 FR 29453   
Interim Final Rule Effective  07/03/2025 
Interim Final Rule Comment Period End  08/04/2025 
Final Action  07/00/2026 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
Initial (Administrative Startup and /or Capital) Cost: $0  Yearly (Annual Operating) Cost: $0 
Base Year of the Dollar Estimates: 2026  RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Amy Farak
Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Environment and Mission Readiness)
Department of War
Department of the Navy
1000 Navy Pentagon , Room 4A674,
Washington, DC 20350-1000
Phone:703 695-4216
Email: amy.m.farak.civ@us.navy.mil