NEPA Process

• 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)

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• Examples of Effective Techniques for Preparing High-Quality NEPA Documents (AASHTO 2014)
• Preparing High-Quality NEPA Documents for Transportation Projects (AASHTO Practioners Handbook #15)

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• 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"

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• 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)

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• CEQ NEPA.gov home page
• CEQ Resources:
  
  • CEQ NEPA Pilot Report and Recommendations
  • Final Guidance on Consideration of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Climate Change (2016)
  • CEQ Final Programmatic NEPA Guidance
  • CEQ NEPA Modernization Efforts
  • New Agency NEPA Procedures
  • Agency EIS Filings
  • Success Stories and NEPA Benefits

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• EPA NEPA Website: including information on filing EISs, e-NEPA electronic filing, NEPAssist, NEPA and Environmental Justice, and the EIS database.

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• 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

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• Sample and Templates
  
  
  • 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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