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On August 15, 2017, President Trump issued Executive Order 13807, titled "Establishing Discipline and Accountability in the Environmental Review and Permitting Process for Infrastructure Projects.” Section 5(e) of Executive Order 13807 directed the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) to develop an initial list of actions it will take to enhance and modernize the Federal environmental review and authorization process. CEQ published its initial list of actions in the Federal Register on September 14, 2017, (82 FR 43226) and stated that CEQ would review existing CEQ regulations implementing the procedural requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) in order to identify changes needed to update and clarify those regulations. The regulations were issued in 1978, were amended in 1986, and have never been comprehensively revised. On June 20, 2018, CEQ published an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) requesting public comments on questions related to the regulations.  CEQ received over 12,500 comments which informed the development of a proposed rule.  On January 10, 2020, CEQ published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and announced a 60-day public comment period, ending March 10, 2020.  The proposed rule seeks to reduce delays and improve interagency coordination in the environmental review process, promote earlier public involvement, increase transparency, and enhance the participation of States, Tribes, and localities, and to promote better decision-making consistent with NEPA’s statutory requirements.