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            <PUBLICATION_TITLE>The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions</PUBLICATION_TITLE>
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            <NAME>National Aeronautics and Space Administration</NAME>
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        <RULE_TITLE>Procedures for Implementing the National Environmental Policy Act</RULE_TITLE>
        <ABSTRACT><![CDATA[NASA is proposing revisions to its regulations for implementing the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) as authorized by the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) (40 CFR parts 1500 to 1508) and The National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958, sec 20113(a), 51 U.S.C. section 20113 (a). This proposed rule would update NASA's procedures at 14 CFR 1216.3, Procedures for Implementing the National Environmental Policy Act. This proposed regulation is accompanied by a detailed Preamble. As part of this rulemaking, NASA is proposing to amend existing and add new categories of actions eligible for categorical exclusion and add generally applicable extraordinary circumstances to bound the use of all NASA categorical exclusions (CatExs). Consistent with CEQ regulations, subpart 1216.304 of the proposed rule defines "categorical exclusion" to mean "categories of agency actions with no individually or cumulatively significant effect on the human environment." Some of the new CatExs are similar to the CatExs of other Federal agencies and reflect NASA's experience with similar circumstances. The Preamble cites related CatExs from the NEPA regulations of other Federal agencies and examples of NASA NEPA Actions for each of the 23 CatExs proposed. Additional examples supporting the CatExs and NEPA documents are also available at NASA's NEPA Library at http://www.nasa.gov/green/nepa. Since the previous major update of NASA's NEPA regulation in 1988, a number of Executive orders have streamlined the Federal Government through decentralization, reduction and simplification of regulations, and management of risk.]]></ABSTRACT>
        <PRIORITY_CATEGORY>Other Significant</PRIORITY_CATEGORY>
        <RIN_STATUS>Previously Published in The Unified Agenda</RIN_STATUS>
        <RULE_STAGE>Completed Actions</RULE_STAGE>
        <MAJOR>No</MAJOR>
        <UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
            <UNFUNDED_MANDATE>No</UNFUNDED_MANDATE>
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        <CFR_LIST>
            <CFR>14 CFR 1216.3</CFR>
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        <LEGAL_AUTHORITY_LIST>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>NEPA of 1969 and CEQ CFR 40 CFR 1500 to 1508</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
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        <RPLAN_ENTRY>No</RPLAN_ENTRY>
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            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>07/21/2011</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>76 FR 43616</FR_CITATION>
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            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM Comment Period End</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>09/19/2011</TTBL_DATE>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Final Rule</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>01/23/2012</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>77 FR 3102</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
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        <RFA_REQUIRED>No</RFA_REQUIRED>
        <SMALL_ENTITY_LIST>
            <SMALL_ENTITY>No</SMALL_ENTITY>
        </SMALL_ENTITY_LIST>
        <GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
            <GOVT_LEVEL>None</GOVT_LEVEL>
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        <FEDERALISM>No</FEDERALISM>
        <ENERGY_AFFECTED>No</ENERGY_AFFECTED>
        <PRINT_PAPER>No</PRINT_PAPER>
        <INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>No</INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>
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            <CONTACT>
                <FIRST_NAME>Tina</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Norwood</LAST_NAME>
                <TITLE>NASA NEPA Program Manager</TITLE>
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                    <CODE>2700</CODE>
                    <NAME>National Aeronautics and Space Administration</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>NASA</ACRONYM>
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                <PHONE>202 358-7324</PHONE>
                <FAX>202 358-3948</FAX>
                <EMAIL>tnorwood@hq.nasa.gov</EMAIL>
                <MAILING_ADDRESS>
                    <STREET_ADDRESS>300 E Street SW,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Washington</CITY>
                    <STATE>DC</STATE>
                    <ZIP>20546</ZIP>
                </MAILING_ADDRESS>
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