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AASHTO Practitioner's Handbooks
- AASHTO Practitioner's Handbook Series, including practical tips on a range of NEPA implementation issues for DOTs.
- 01 Maintaining a Project File and Preparing an Administrative Record for a NEPA Study (AASHTO Practitioner's Handbook)
- 02 Responding to Comments on an Environmental Impact Statement (AASHTO Practitioner's Handbook)
- 03 Managing the NEPA Process for Toll Lanes and Toll Roads (AASHTO Practitioner's Handbook)
- 04 Tracking Compliance with Environmental Commitments/Use of Environmental Monitors (AASHTO Practitioner's Handbook)
- 05 Utilizing Community Advisory Committees for NEPA Studies (AASHTO Practitioner's Handbook)
- 06 Consulting Under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (AASHTO Practitioner's Handbook)
- 07 Defining the Purpose and Need and Determining the Range of Alternatives for Transportation Projects (AASHTO Practitioner's Handbook)
- 09 Using the SAFETEA-LU Environmental Review Process (23 U.S.C. 139) (AASHTO Practitioner's Handbook)
- 10 Using the Transportation Planning Process to Support the NEPA Process (AASHTO Practitioner's Handbook)
- 11 Complying with Section 4(f) of the U.S. DOT Act (AASHTO Practitioner's Handbook)
- 12 Assessing Indirect Effects and Cumulative Impacts under NEPA (AASHTO Practitioner's Handbook)
- 15 Preparing High-Quality NEPA Documents for Transportation Projects (AASHTO Practitioner's Handbook)
Implementing Quality NEPA Documents
- Examples of Effective Techniques for Preparing High-Quality NEPA Documents (AASHTO 2014)
- Preparing High-Quality NEPA Documents for Transportation Projects (AASHTO Practioners Handbook #15)
FHWA Resources
- FHWA Environmental Review Toolkit: NEPA and Project Development Resources
- FHWA NEPA and Project Delivery Resources:
  - eNEPA Portal (Project Collaboration Tools for Transportation)
  - NEPA Implementation (laws, regulations and guidance)
  - NEPA and Transportation Decisionmaking
  - NEPA Documentation
  - Environmental Justice
  - Safety and NEPA
  - Interim Guidance on the Application of Travel and Land Use Forecasting in NEPA
  - Active & Inactive Environmental Impact Statements
- Re:NEPA - the Federal Highway Administration's online "community of practice"
NCHRP Reports
- National Cooperative Highway Research Program Reports
  - Guidance for Managing NEPA-Related and Other Risks in Project Delivery, Volume 2: Expediting NEPA Decisions and Other Practitioner Strategies for Addressing High Risk Issues in Project Delivery (NCHRP Web-Only Document 183; NCHRP Project 20-24, Task 71 Phase 2) (May 2014)
  - Potential Use of Social Media in the NEPA Process (NCHRP 25-25, Task 80) (September 2013)
  - Evaluation of Methodologies for Visual Impact Assessments (NCHRP Project 25-33, Report 741) (April 2013)
  - Strategic Options of Inventorying and Updating Environmental Guidance and Links (NCHRP Project 25-25, Task 77) (July 2012)
  - NCHRP Web-Only Document 183: Guide for Managing NEPA-Related and Other Risks in Project Delivery (NCHRP Project 20-24, Task 71) (February 2012)
  - 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)
  - Improved Linkage Between Transportation Systems Planning and the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) (NCHRP Project 8-36, Task 48) (January 2006)
  - Synthesis on Data Needs for EA and EIS Documentation (NCHRP Project 25-25, Task 1) (January 2005)
CEQ NEPA Resources
- CEQ NEPA.gov home page
- CEQ Resources:
EPA Links
- EPA NEPA Website: including information on filing EISs, e-NEPA electronic filing, NEPAssist, NEPA and Environmental Justice, and the EIS database.
Other Resources
- Evaluation Guidance Needed for States with National Environmental Policy Act Authority (Government Accountability Office, Jan. 2018) - a review of provisions to expedite the NEPA process for transportation projects, including assignment of NEPA authority to states
Samples and Templates for SAFETEA-LU Section 6002 Environmental Review Process
- Sample and Templates

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