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General

Legacy ID
36

Purpose and Need

This standard operating procedure provides guidance on the purpose and need statements, which provide the rationale and justification for undertaking a major Federal action and forms the basis for the range of alternatives to be studied in the environmental document.

Early Scoping

This standard operating procedure provides guidance on early scoping, an optional step in the public planning and environmental processes that precedes formal NEPA scoping.

Determining Class of Action

This standard operating procedure provides guidance for the earliest phase of the environmental review process for FTA projects.

GAO Report Highlights (2014)

Transportation Disadvantaged Populations: Nonemergency Medical Transportation Not Well Coordinated, and Additional Federal Leadership Needed