The Natural Resources Conservation Service announced that it intends to issue a series of revised conservation practice standards in the National Handbook of Conservation Practices and seeks comments on specified conservation standards in the handbook.

FERC's Office of Energy Projects announced the availability of its final Guidance for Horizontal Directional Drill Monitoring, Inadvertent Return Response, and Contingency Plans, which intends to assist the natural gas industry in preparing horizontal directional drilling project plans for FERC staff review.

The Mine Safety and Health Administration, pursuant to a court order in United Steelworkers v. Mine Safety and Health Administration, 49 ELR 20101 (D.C. Cir. 2019), reinstated regulatory provisions for examinations of working places in metal and nonmetal mines.

The USDA Office of Rural Development updated regulations to allow its administrators limited flexibility to obligate federal funds for rural development infrastructure projects prior to completion of environmental reviews.

OSM proposed to approve an amendment to Ohio's regulatory program under SMCRA concerning transfer, assignment, and sale of permit rights.

DOT seeks comment on interim policies regarding page limits for NEPA documents and focused analyses, and application of the one federal decision process for DOT projects.

CEQ published and seeks comment on its Draft National Environmental Policy Act Guidance on Consideration of Greenhouse Gas Emissions to assist federal agencies in their consideration of greenhouse gas emissions when evaluating proposed major federal actions in accordance with NEPA.

EPA announced the availability of its final Planning for Natural Disaster Debris guidance document; the document revises the Agency's existing guidance on planning for natural disaster debris that was published in 2008 and is intended to assist communities in planning for debris management before a natural disaster occurs.

The president issued Executive Order No. 13867, Issuance of Permits With Respect to Facilities and Land Transportation Crossings at the International Boundaries of the United States, which revises the process for development and issuance of presidential permits covering construction, connection, operation, and maintenance of cross-border infrastructure.

DOJ promulgated regulations establishing the Federal Bureau of Investigation's NEPA procedures; the regulations establish a process for implementing NEPA, Executive Order No. 11514, Executive Order No. 12114, and CEQ and DOJ regulations for implementing NEPA's procedural provisions.