The Office of Advocacy is hosting a Small Business Roundtable that will focus on the FCC’s proposed rules to update NEPA compliance.
Date: September 4, 2025
Time: 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM ET
Meeting Platform: Microsoft Teams
The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) requires all federal agencies to evaluate the environmental impacts of their actions. The statute created the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), which assists with NEPA implementation across the federal government. Federal agencies issue their own NEPA implementing procedures in consultation with CEQ. The Federal Communications Commission issued its proposed NEPA regulations on August 19th. These proposed regulations can impact small businesses by determining the level of environmental review assigned to the projects they work on and benefit from. Extensive NEPA review processes can delay projects and lead to litigation. The purpose of this roundtable will be to help inform FCC on current issues with the existing NEPA process and how the agency’s proposed revisions can reduce unnecessary delay.
Advocacy is an independent government office responsible for advancing the views of small businesses in the regulatory policy across the federal government. We conduct roundtables to hear the experiences, challenges, and recommendations of small businesses, and identify alternative approaches for policy development at federal regulatory agencies. Our roundtables are largely held online to facilitate the attendance of stakeholders from a diverse range of backgrounds, industries, and geographic regions.
Roundtable meetings are open to all interested persons and are intended to facilitate an open and frank discussion about issues of interest to small business. These meetings are off the record and not intended for press purposes. Direct quotations of presenters or attendees may not be used without direct written approval of the person(s) making the statement. All press inquiries should be sent to Chandler Baxter at chandler.baxter@sba.gov. Agendas and presentations are available to all. If you need accommodations for a disability to participate in the roundtable, please contact David Mullis at david.mullis@sba.gov for assistance.
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