• 01 Maintaining a Project File and Preparing an Administrative Record for a NEPA Study 
• 02 Responding to Comments on an Environmental Impact Statement 
• 03 Managing the NEPA Process for Toll Lanes and Toll Roads 
• 04 Tracking Compliance with Environmental Commitments/Use of Environmental Monitors 
• 05 Utilizing Community Advisory Committees for NEPA Studies 
• 06 Consulting Under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act 
• 07 Defining the Purpose and Need and Determining the Range of Alternatives for Transportation Projects 
• 08 Developing and Implementing an Environmental Management System in a State Department of Transportation (DOT) 
• 09 Using the SAFETEA-LU Environmental Review Process (23 U.S.C. 139) 
• 10 Using the Transportation Planning Process to Support the NEPA Process
• 11 Complying with Section 4(f) of the U.S. DOT Act
• 13 Developing and Implementing a Stormwater Management Program in a Transportation Agency

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• Power Point Presentation on SAFETEA-LU Section 6002 Environmental Review Process, FHWA and State DOT presentations (AASHTO Washington Briefing, 3/8/07)
• Coordination Plan Template FHWA California Division 
• Cooperation/Participating Agency Sample Letter FHWA California Division
• Participating Agency Sample Letter FHWA California Division   
• Cooperating Agency Invitation Template - FHWA
• Participating Agencies Invitation Template - FHWA
• Participating Agencies Sample for Tribes - FHWA
• Section 6002 Notice to FHWA (Oregon DOT)
• Section 6002 Notice to FTA (Oregon DOT)
• Participating Agency Invitation Template (Oregon DOT)
• Coordination Plan Template (Oregon DOT)
• Participating Agency Letter (Ohio DOT)

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• Improving the Quality of NEPA Documents, a Joint Report from the AASHTO/ACEC Committee in Cooperation with the Federal Highway Administration (May 2006) [PDF 1.09mb]

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• Guidelines on the Use of Tiered Environmental Impact Statements for Transportation Projects (NCHRP Project 25-25, Task 38) (June 2009)
• Effective Project Management for NEPA and Appendix (NCHRP Project 25-25, Task 27) (Aug. 2008)
• Reevaluations of NEPA Documents (NCHRP Project 25-25, Task 28) (March 2008)
• Synthesis on Data Needs for EA and EIS Documentation [PDF 347kb] (NCHRP Project 25-25, Task 1)
  

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CEQ NEPA Task Force Report and Information

• A Citizen's Guide to the NEPA - Having Your Voice Heard (December 2007)
• Collaboration in NEPA: A Handbook for NEPA Practitioners (October 2007)
• EMS-NEPA Guide: Aligning NEPA Processes with Environmental Management Systems - A Guide for NEPA and EMS Practitioners (April 2007)  in WORD or PDF format; Federal Register Notice (4/26/07)
• Proposed Collaboration Handbook: Collaboration in NEPA - A Handbook for NEPA Practitioners, (3/16/07) in WORD or PDF (comments due May 4, 2007)
• Federal Register Notice (comments due March 30, 2007)
• Proposed Guidance: Establishing, Revising, and Using Categorical Exclusions under the National Environmental Policy Act (September 14, 2006) in WORD or pdf format. Federal Register Notice (9/19/06); Federal Register Notice Extended Comment Period Until December 1, 2006 (10/18/06)
• Recommendations to Modernize NEPA Implementation Interagency Work Groups (June 30, 2006)
• Recommendations to Modernize NEPA Implementation Interagency Work Groups (May 31, 2006)
• Modernizing NEPA Implementation, the report of the federal NEPA Task Force, issued Sept. 23, 2003
• NEPA Task Force information

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CEQ NEPAnet Resources: statutes, regulations, guidance, executive orders, EIS information

• NEPAnet Homepage
• Draft CEQ NEPA Guidance - CEQ has released three draft guidance documents addressing federal agency compliance with the NEPA. (2-18-10)
  • Establishing and Applying Categorical Exclusions - Comments are due April 9, 2010.
  • Mitigation and Monitoring - Comments are due May 24, 2010.
  • Considering Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Climate Change - Comments are due May 24, 2010.

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• Guidance on Early Acquisitions and Compliance with NEPA and Uniform Act  (8-24-07)
• SAFETEA-LU Environmental Review Process Final Guidance (Nov. 15, 2006)
• Statewide Transportation Planning; Metropolitan Transportation Planning; Final Rule (effective 3/16/07), (includes updated version of FHWA Guidance on Linking Planning and NEPA as an appendix) Feb.14, 2007
• FHWA Guidance on Linking Planning and NEPA (Feb. 22, 2005, superseded by Feb. 14, 2007, revisions)
• FHWA Presentation on Linking Planning and NEPA Guidance Overview [PDF 56kb]
• FHWA Presentation on Highlights of Procedural, Substantive, and Administrative Issues in Linking Planning and NEPA Guidance [PDF 23kb]
• Revised Tutorial of the NEPA and Transportation Project Development Process
• Estimated Time Required to Complete the NEPA Process-Updated to include FY03
• FHWA/FTA Interim Guidance on Purpose and Need
• FHWA NEPA Project Development Site
• FHWA Environmental Streamlining Site
• FHWA Environmental Guidebook
• FHWA Re:NEPA Discussion Group
  

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• FHWA/ FTA NEPA Rule Amendments to Implement SAFETEA-LU Section 6002 – final rule (3-24-09)
• Safe, Accountable, Flexible and Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users, Environmental Review Provisions and Related Information (FHWA)
• Statewide Transportation Planning; Metropolitan Transportation Planning; Final Rule (effective 3/16/07), (includes updated version of FHWA Guidance on Linking Planning and NEPA as an appendix)
• CEQ Regulations 40 CFR 1500 - 1508
• 23 USC 109 (h)
• 23 CFR 771 - Subchapter H Environmental Impact and Related Procedures
• 23 CFR 771 - Preamble to the Regulation
• Project Development and Documentation Overview
• Purpose and Need Paper
• The Development of Logical Project Termini
• FHWA Technical Advisory
• CEQ Guidance
  

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• Keys to Efficient Development of Useful Environmental Documents (Sept. 2007)

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• Consideration Of Cumulative Impacts In EPA Review of NEPA Documents [PDF 101kb]
• Final Guidance For Incorporating Environmental Justice Concerns in EPA's NEPA Compliance Analyses [PDF 303kb]
• Final Guidance for Consideration of Environmental Justice in Clean Air Act 309 Reviews [PDF 133kb]
• Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) Filing System Guidance
• Policy and Procedures for the Review of Federal Actions Impacting the Environment [PDF 168kb]
• Current EISs
• Submitting EISs
• Obtaining EISs
• EPA Comments on EISs
• EPA Compliance

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• Federal Facilities Environmental Stewardship and Compliance Assistance Center (FedCenter.gov)  
  • NEPA Program Area – includes guidance, policies, and examples of federal regulations and agency policies for the implementation of NEPA.

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• District of Columbia
  • District Department of Transportation Environmental Process & Policy Manual (July 2008) The first comprehensive document addressing environmental issues as they relate to DDOT projects, the manual provides information on the DDOT Project Development Process, NEPA, DCEPA, and other local and federal environmental laws and regulations.

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