The Department of Transportation has withdrawn a proposed rule that was meant to update its National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) procedures. The original proposal, introduced in 2020, aimed to revise existing procedures for considering environmental impacts, but these changes were never finalized. This decision comes following updates to the NEPA statute in the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 and improved management practices in environmental reviews. The department plans to issue any new revisions for public review and comment before finalization.
Simple Explanation
The Department of Transportation decided not to change some rules about how they think about nature when making plans, because they need to make sure these rules fit with new laws and updates they got recently. They will take more time to get it right and will ask people what they think before making any final changes.