USDA: Rural Development Environmental Regulation for Rural Infrastructure Projects; Rule

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development (RD) and its sub-agencies have issued a final rule to update the Environmental Policies and Procedures regulation to allow the agencies limited flexibility to obligate federal funds for infrastructure projects prior to completion of the environmental review, while ensuring full compliance with National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) procedures prior to project construction and disbursement of any RD funding. The rule is being filed concurrently with a proposed rule on the same action and is effective January 7, 2019, unless significant adverse comments are received before the deadline of December 24, 2018.
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - Category: Rural Health Source Type: news