Comments on Update to the Regulations for Implementing the Procedural Provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act

Letters
August 20, 2018
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce (“the Chamber”) appreciates the opportunity to comment on the Council of Environmental Quality’s (“CEQ”) advance notice of proposed rulemaking (“ANPR”)1 as CEQ considers revising its regulations concerning the National Environmental Policy Act (“NEPA”).  
The Chamber supports CEQ’s interest in revising the NEPA regulations to ensure a more efficient, timely, and effective process consistent with NEPA’s important purpose and mission.  In the 40 years since CEQ promulgated its NEPA regulations,2 there has been a tremendous transformation in how agencies review projects and how information is developed, shared, and analyzed in support of agency NEPA decisions.  The Chamber’s comments focus on revising the regulations to bolster the efficiency and efficacy of NEPA reviews...