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Notice2026-08235

National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Procedures for the Bureau of Land Management

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Published
April 28, 2026
Effective
April 28, 2026

Issuing agencies

Interior Department

Abstract

This notice announces a revision to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) implementing procedures for the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) at DOI Handbook of NEPA Implementing Procedures (DOI NEPA Handbook) that supplements Chapter 1 of Part 516 of the Department of the Interior's (Department or DOI) Departmental Manual (516 DM 1). The revision adds a new categorical exclusion (CE) for geothermal resource exploration operations to the DOI Handbook of NEPA Implementing Procedures, Appendix 2: Bureau Categorical Exclusions.

Indexed from Federal Register on April 28, 2026.

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