The Secretary of Energy responded to the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board's February 21, 2020, Recommendation 2020-1, Nuclear Safety Requirements, in accordance with the Atomic Energy Act of 1954. 

FERC provided guidance regarding the Commission's response to the effects of the national emergency caused by COVID-19 on oil pipelines. 

The U.S. Trade Representative rescinded the October 2019 withdrawal of the exclusion of bifacial solar panels from application of the safeguard measure on imports of certain solar products pursuant to a Section 201 investigation; the withdrawal is superseded by the Representative's April 2020 withdrawal determination that the bifacial solar panel exclusion is undermining the objectives of the safeguard measure. 

BLM proposed to revise its regulations for protests of forest management decisions and administration of the timber sale process to streamline the process for sale of forest products by BLM.

The Federal Trade Commission seeks comment on the overall costs, benefits, and regulatory and economic impact of its Prohibition of Energy Market Manipulation Rule prohibiting fraud or deceit in wholesale petroleum markets, and omissions of material information that are likely to distort petroleum markets, as part of the Commission's systematic review of all its current rules and guides. 

DOI announced its proposal to revise NEPA implementing procedures for BLM by adding a new categorical exclusion for authorization of the salvage harvest of dead or dying trees.

The U.S. Department of State updated its regulations for implementation of NEPA to reflect Exec. Order No. 13867, which revised the process for the development and issuance of presidential permits for certain facilities and land transportation crossings at the international boundaries of the United States.

The Mine Safety and Health Administration canceled a program policy letter that was issued on July 29, 2019, to provide guidance on escapeways and refuges used by underground metal and nonmetal miners in emergency situations. 

The Federal Highway Administration (FHwA) and the Utah Department of Transportation proposed a renewal of Utah's participation in the state assumption of responsibility for categorical exclusions, which allows FHwA to assign to states its authority and responsibility for determining whether certain designated activities within the geographic boundaries of the state, as specified in the proposed memorandum of understanding, are categorically excluded from preparation of an EA or EIS under NEPA.

The Small Business Administration issued an interim final rule regarding the implementation of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act to provide guidance on additional Paycheck Protection Program eligibility requirements for certain electric cooperatives.