42 USC § 4336c - Adoption of categorical exclusions

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identifier: "/us/usc/t42/s4336c"
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title: "42 USC § 4336c - Adoption of categorical exclusions"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "4336c"
section_name: "Adoption of categorical exclusions"
chapter_number: 55
chapter_name: "NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "POLICIES AND GOALS"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 91–190, title I, § 109, as added Pub. L. 118–5, div. C, title III, § 321(b), June 3, 2023, 137 Stat. 43.)"
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# § 4336c. Adoption of categorical exclusions

An agency may adopt a categorical exclusion listed in another agency’s NEPA procedures for a category of proposed agency actions for which the categorical exclusion was established consistent with this paragraph. The agency shall—

**(1)** identify the categorical exclusion listed in another agency’s NEPA procedures that covers a category of proposed actions or related actions;

**(2)** consult with the agency that established the categorical exclusion to ensure that the proposed adoption of the categorical exclusion to a category of actions is appropriate;

**(3)** identify to the public the categorical exclusion that the agency plans to use for its proposed actions; and

**(4)** document adoption of the categorical exclusion.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 91–190, title I, § 109, as added Pub. L. 118–5, div. C, title III, § 321(b), June 3, 2023, 137 Stat. 43.)