National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Procedures for the Bureau of Land Management

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of the Interior Office of the Secretary [A2407-014-004-065516; #O2412-014-004-047181.1; LLHQ330000] AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Interior. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: This notice announces a revision to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) implementing procedures for the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) at DOI Handbook of NEPA Implementing Procedures (DOI NEPA Handbook) that supplements Chapter 1 of Part 516 of the Department of the Interior's (Department or DOI) Departmental Manual (516 DM 1). The revision adds a new categorical exclusion (CE) for geothermal resource exploration operations to the DOI Handbook of NEPA Implementing Procedures, Appendix 2: Bureau Categorical Exclusions. DATES: The CE is effective April 28, 2026. ADDRESSES: The new CE will be found at the web address for the DOI NEPA Handbook: http://www.doi.gov/​elips/​ . The “Substantiation of Proposed National Environmental Policy Act Categorical Exclusion for Geothermal ( printed page 22849) Resource Exploration Operations” (Substantiation Report) for the CE is available at the BLM's ePlanning site: http://eplanning.blm.gov/​eplanning-ui/​project/​2034945/​510 . FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amelia Savage, Senior Planning and Environmental Specialist Decision Support, Planning, and NEPA, at (303) 239-3635, or alsavage@blm.gov . Individuals in the United States who are deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 7…