The U.S. Chamber of Commerce led a diverse set of similar organizations in submitting the following comments in response to the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)'s Removal of National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Regulations (90 Fed. Reg. 10610, February 25, 2025).
"Dear Ms. Scarlett: The undersigned associations (collectively, the “Coalition”) offer the following comments in response to the Council on Environmental Quality’s (“CEQ’s”) Interim Final Rule, Removal of National Environmental Policy Act (“NEPA”) Implementing Regulations (“IFR”).
I. Executive Summary
Our organizations represent a diverse set of businesses and industries that provide innovative products and services for the public and the American economy. We represent businesses in agriculture, energy, construction, mining, forestry, manufacturing, transportation, and other sectors. An efficient federal permitting system is one that is consistent with the text of the NEPA statute and is essential for making timely investments to meet a wide array of critical needs. Accordingly, we welcome the Trump Administration’s efforts to streamline environmental reviews under NEPA as outlined in President Trump’s Executive Order, Unleashing American Energy.2 The decision to prioritize efficiency, certainty, and accuracy has the potential to benefit all sectors of the American economy."
