1291-AA45 202504 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 1291 Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management OASAM 1200 Department of Labor DOL Department of Labor National Environmental Policy Act Compliance Procedure Revisions

On January 20, 2025, President Donald J. Trump signed Executive Order (E.O.) 14154, "Unleashing American Energy."  Section 5(b) of E.O. 14154 directs CEQ to provide guidance on implementing NEPA to expedite and simplify the permitting process.   Pursuant to section 5(c) of the E.O., the guidance and any resulting agency NEPA implementing regulations must "expedite permitting approvals and meet deadlines established in the Fiscal Responsibility Act (FRA) of 2023 (Public Law 118-5)."  Agencies must prioritize efficiency and certainty over any other policy objectives that could add delays and ambiguity to the permitting process, as consistent with applicable law.

In accordance with E.O. 14154, the Department proposes to revise its NEPA implementing procedures to expedite permitting approvals and conform with NEPA as amended by the FRA, including the deadlines established in NEPA.

]]> Substantive, Nonsignificant First Time Published in The Unified Agenda Proposed Rule Stage No No Deregulatory 29 CFR 1910.134 42 U.S.C. secs. 4321 et seq. Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023, Pub. L. No. 118-5, sec. 321, 137 Stat. 10 Executive Order 14154 Unleashing American Energy No NPRM 08/00/2025 No Businesses Undetermined Undetermined No No Christopher Rehkop Heath Director of Real and Personal Property 1291 Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management OASAM 202 693-4016 200 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington DC 20210