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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Andre ́e Goldsmith, GMAC Designated 

Federal Officer, Commodity Futures 

Trading Commission, Three Lafayette 

Centre, 1155 21st Street NW, 

Washington, DC 20581; (202) 418–6624; 

agoldsmith@cftc.gov. 

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Authority: 5 U.S.C. App. 2. 

Dated: February 16, 2021. 

Robert Sidman, 

Deputy Secretary of the Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2021–03405 Filed 2–18–21; 8:45 am] 

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COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL 

QUALITY 

National Environmental Policy Act 

Guidance on Consideration of 

Greenhouse Gas Emissions 

AGENCY: Council on Environmental 

Quality (CEQ). 

ACTION: Notice of rescission of draft 

guidance. 

SUMMARY: The Council on 

Environmental Quality (CEQ) is 

rescinding its ‘‘Draft National 

Environmental Policy Act Guidance on 

Consideration of Greenhouse Gas 

Emissions’’ consistent with Executive 

Order (E.O.) 13990, ‘‘Protecting Public 

Health and the Environment and 

Restoring Science to Tackle the Climate 

Crisis.’’ 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jomar Maldonado, Associate Director for 

the National Environmental Policy Act, 

730 Jackson Place NW, Washington, DC 

20503, jomar.maldonadovazquez@

ceq.eop.gov or (202) 395–5750. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

National Environmental Policy Act of 

1969 (NEPA), 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq., 

sets forth a national environmental 

policy to harmonize environmental, 

economic, and social goals, and is a 

cornerstone of the Nation’s efforts to 

protect the environment. See 42 U.S.C. 

4321, 4331. NEPA also created the 

Council on Environmental Quality 

(CEQ), 42 U.S.C. 4342, which oversees 

its implementation. NEPA requires 

Federal agencies to consider the 

environmental effects of its proposed 

actions and involve the public in its 

decision-making processes. CEQ’s NEPA 

implementing regulations at 40 CFR 

parts 1500 through 1508 set forth the 

procedures for agencies to comply with 

NEPA. Additionally, CEQ issues 

guidance to agencies on how to fulfil 

NEPA’s mandates. See 40 CFR 1506.7. 

Many projects and programs 

proposed, funded, or approved by 

Federal agencies have the potential to 

emit or sequester greenhouse gases 

(GHGs), and may be affected by climate 

change. Federal courts consistently have 

held that NEPA requires agencies to 

disclose and consider climate impacts 

in their reviews. See, e.g., Ctr. for 

Biological Diversity v. Nat’l Highway 

Traffic Safety Admin., 538 F.3d 1172 

(9th Cir. 2008). On March 31, 2016, CEQ 

issued ‘‘Final Guidance for Federal 

Departments and Agencies on 

Consideration of Greenhouse Gas 

Emissions and the Effects of Climate 

Change in National Environmental 

Policy Act Reviews’’ (2016 GHG 

Guidance) to help agencies with this 

requirement. 81 FR 51866 (Aug. 5, 

2016). 

E.O. 13873, ‘‘Promoting Energy 

Independence and Economic Growth,’’ 

directed CEQ to withdraw this 

guidance. E.O. 13783, 82 FR 16093 

(Mar. 31, 2017). CEQ withdrew the 

guidance on April 5, 2017. 82 FR 16576. 

CEQ then proposed for public comment, 

but never finalized, ‘‘Draft National 

Environmental Policy Act Guidance on 

Consideration of Greenhouse Gas 

Emissions’’ (2019 Draft GHG Guidance). 

84 FR 30097 (June 26, 2019), RIN 0331– 

ZA03. 

On January 20, 2021, President Biden 

issued E.O. 13990, ‘‘Protecting Public 

Health and the Environment and 

Restoring Science to Tackle the Climate 

Crisis,’’ to establish a national policy ‘‘to 

empower our workers and communities; 

promote and protect our public health 

and the environment; and conserve our 

national treasures and monuments, 

places that secure our national 

memory.’’ 86 FR 7037 (Jan. 25, 2021). 

Section 7(e) directs CEQ to rescind the 

2019 Draft GHG Guidance and review, 

revise, and update its 2016 GHG 

Guidance. In accordance with this E.O., 

CEQ is rescinding the 2019 Draft GHG 

Guidance. The withdrawal of this 

guidance does not change any law, 

regulation, or other legally binding 

requirement. CEQ will address in a 

separate notice its review of and any 

appropriate revisions and updates to the 

2016 GHG Guidance. In the interim, 

agencies should consider all available 

tools and resources in assessing GHG 

emissions and climate change effects of 

their proposed actions, including, as 

appropriate and relevant, the 2016 GHG 

Guidance. For more information on 

NEPA and Federal agency compliance 

with NEPA, please see nepa.gov. 

Jomar Maldonado, 

Associate Director for the National 

Environmental Policy Act. 

[FR Doc. 2021–03355 Filed 2–18–21; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Applications for New Awards: 

Disability Innovation Fund—Career 

Advancement Initiative Model 

Demonstration Project 

AGENCY: Office of Special Education and 

Rehabilitative Services, Department of 

Education. 

ACTION: Notice; corrections. 

SUMMARY: On January 7, 2021, the U.S. 

Department of Education (the 

Department) published in the Federal 

Register a notice inviting applications 

for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2021 

for the Disability Innovation Fund— 

Career Advancement Initiative Model 

Demonstration Project, Assistance 

Listing Number 84.421C (NIA). We are 

correcting the date that applications 

were made available to January 8, 2021, 

the deadline for transmittal of 


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