Rule2024-10415
National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Procedures; Correction
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Published
May 13, 2024
Effective
May 30, 2024
Issuing agencies
Energy Department
Abstract
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE or the Department) is correcting a final rule that was published in the Federal Register on April 30, 2024. The final rule revised National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) implementing procedures (regulations). This document corrects an error in that final rule.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 93 (Monday, May 13, 2024)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 41300-41301]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-10415]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
10 CFR Part 1021
[DOE-HQ-2023-0063]
RIN 1990-AA48
National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Procedures;
Correction
AGENCY: Office of the General Counsel, Department of Energy.
ACTION: Final rule; correction.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE or the Department) is
correcting a final rule that was published in the Federal Register on
April 30, 2024. The final rule revised National Environmental Policy
Act (NEPA) implementing procedures (regulations). This document
corrects an error in that final rule.
DATES: Effective May 30, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information regarding DOE's NEPA
regulations, contact Ms. Carrie Abravanel, Deputy Director, Office of
NEPA Policy and Compliance, at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#95f6f4e7e7fcf0bbf4f7e7f4e3f4fbf0f9d5fde4bbf1faf0bbf2fae3"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c8aba9babaa1ade6a9aabaa9bea9a6ada488a0b9e6aca7ade6afa7be">[email protected]</span></a> or 202-586-
4798.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
DOE published a final rule in the Federal Register on April 30,
2024, revising NEPA implementing procedures to add a categorical
exclusion for certain energy storage systems and revise categorical
exclusions for upgrading and rebuilding powerlines and for solar
photovoltaic systems, as well as to make conforming changes to related
sections of DOE's NEPA regulations. 89 FR 34074. These changes will
help ensure that DOE conducts an appropriate and efficient
environmental review of proposed projects that normally do not result
in significant environmental impacts.
II. Correction
In FR Doc. 2024-09186 appearing on pg. 34093 in the Federal
Register of Tuesday, April 30, 2024, the following correction is made:
On pg. 34093 in the first column, correct paragraph M,
Congressional
[[Page 41301]]
Notification, to read: ``As required by 5 U.S.C. 801, DOE will report
to Congress on the promulgation of this rule prior to its effective
date. The report will state that the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs has determined that the rule does not meet the
criteria set forth in 5 U.S.C. 804(2).''
Signing Authority
This document of the Department of Energy was signed on May 8,
2024, by Samuel T. Walsh, General Counsel, pursuant to delegated
authority from the Secretary of Energy. That document with the original
signature and date is maintained by DOE. For administrative purposes
only, and in compliance with requirements of the Office of the Federal
Register, the undersigned DOE Federal Register Liaison Officer has been
authorized to sign and submit the document in electronic format for
publication, as an official document of the Department of Energy. This
administrative process in no way alters the legal effect of this
document upon publication in the Federal Register.
Signed in Washington, DC, on May 8, 2024.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2024-10415 Filed 5-10-24; 8:45 am]
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