On June 15, 2025, the Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) announced that it has adopted 11 categorical exclusions (CEs) from the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) that were previously established by other agencies, as authorized by NEPA section 109. The categorical exclusions include:
- 8 CEs originating in the Department of Homeland Security
- 3 CEs originating in the Bureau of Land Management