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The following links provide access to Section 4(f) guidance documents, research materials, checklists, and examples from state DOTs and federal DOT agencies. If you would like to suggest additional research, documents, or reports on this topic, please submit a short description to AASHTO (including any pertinent links) on the Share Info with AASHTO form.
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| Federal Agencies
- Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) A Five Minute Look at Section 4(f).
- FHWA’s Section 4(f) Policy Paper - March 1, 2005.
- FHWA’s Environmental Review Toolkit – Click on Section 4(f).
- FHWA’s Environmental Guidebook, Section 4(f) page.
- FHWA’s Re:NEPA Community of Practice, Section 4(f) Topic – pose questions and receive advice from peers and experts in the field.
- Federal Transit Administration’s Section 4(f) Overview.
- Section 4(f) De Minimis Guidance –– FHWA Memo and Question and Answer Guidance, December 13, 2005.
- Applying the Section 4(f) exemption for the Interstate Highway System –- FHWA Memo and Question and Answer Guidance, Jan. 13, 2006.
- FHWA Technical Advisory – Guidance for Preparing and Processing Environmental and Section 4(f) documents – October 30, 1987.
- Handbook on Departmental Review of Section 4(f) Evaluations - Revised October 2003 - Department of the Interior, National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of Environmental Policy and Compliance.
State Agencies
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| Programmatic Section 4(f)
- Ohio – This is a link to the Nation’s first 4(f) Programmatic Agreement. Section 4(f) Programmatic Agreements are allowed for under the Section 4(f) law and can help to streamline the transportation development process.
- North Dakota Programmatic 4(f). This programmatic agreement between North Dakota Department of Transportation, FHWA, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service allows for minor wetland and/or grassland easements in areas adjacent to Section 4(f) Resources. The programmatic agreement provides that with written concurrence from the referenced agencies minor impacts to easement wetlands and grasslands may occur to avoid greater impacts to non-easement wetlands if the Section 4(f) property is avoided.
- Pennsylvania DOT Programmatic Section 4(f) Checklists –These checklists streamline the Section 4(f) process for PennDOT by providing programmatic checklists for minor impacts to bridges, historic sites, and parks. There are also checklists for de minimis use, Net Benefit, and temporary use.
Individual Section 4(f) Evaluations
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