On November 19, 2020, the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) finalized revisions of its regulations under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The amendments expand categorical exclusions, which allow the USFS to conduct projects with limited environmental review. The final rule creates six new categorical exclusions, including for forest restoration and resilience, recreational sites, and road management. USFS deferred finalizing other proposed changes to its NEPA regulations until the agency can reconcile them with recent amendments to the Council on Environmental Quality's NEPA regulations, which apply across the federal government.