Rules and Regulations. Policy statement; withdrawal

Agency: Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Action: Policy statement; withdrawal
Citation: FR Doc. 2025-07449 · 10 CFR 51

Summary

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is withdrawing its Policy Statement on the Treatment of Environmental Justice Matters in NRC Regulatory and Licensing Actions (Environmental Justice Policy Statement) and its Environmental Justice Strategy. The NRC is withdrawing these documents to reflect a recent executive order on Environmental Justice.

Dates

Effective April 30, 2025, the NRC withdraws the Environmental Justice Policy Statement published at 69 FR 52040 on August 24, 2004, and Environmental Justice Strategy.

Supplementary Information

The NRC's Policy Statement on the Treatment of Environmental Justice Matters in NRC Regulatory and Licensing Actions (Environmental Justice Policy Statement) and Environmental Justice Strategy reflected the NRC's voluntary commitments on environmental justice (69 FR 52040). The NRC made these commitments in response to the policies stated in Executive Order 12898, Federal Actions to Address Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations (59 FR 7629). The Environmental Justice Policy Statement recognized that the NRC primarily considered Environmental Justice through its reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq. On January 21, 2025, the President issued Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity, Executive Order No. 14173, which rescinded Executive Order 12898 (90 FR 8339). Therefore, the NRC is withdrawing its Environmental Justice Policy Statement and Environmental Justice Strategy. The NRC will continue to ensure that it fully meets its obligations under NEPA. Dated: April 25, 2025. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Carrie Safford, Secretary of the Commission. [FR Doc. 2025-07449 Filed 4-29-25; 8:45 am]