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As shown in the above figure, the following steps comprise the EA documentation process. Where available, more information can be found by clicking each link.
Conduct ScopingDevelop Annotated OutlineRevise Purpose and NeedPrepare Evaluation of AlternativesSelect a Preferred...What is the process to develop an annotated outline of an EA?
After the early coordination or scoping process, the grant applicant should prepare an annotated outline of the EA document.The annotated outline ensures the focus of the EA is on significant issues and not on issues that are...
The grant applicant, in consultation with FTA, shall, at the earliest appropriate time, begin coordination with interested agencies to advise them of the planned scope of the project and to achieve the following objectives: determine which aspects of the proposed action have potential for social...
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Subject: FTA Use of the FHWA Section 4(f) Policy PaperDate: Nov 9, 2012From: Lucy Garliauskas, Associate Administrator for Planning and EnvironmentTo: FTA Regional Administrators
The Federal Highway...
Transit projects frequently produce social and economic externalities and may influence the character and nature of communities. These impacts should be addressed in environmental documents and generally fall into the following categories: land acquisition, community impacts, land use...
Navigable waterways are those waters of the U.S. that are subject to the ebb and flow of the tide shoreward to the mean high water mark, and that are presently used, have been used in the past, or may be susceptible to use for transport of interstate or...
Commonly called the Section 106 process, Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C 470) requires projects which include federal...
Uncontrolled disposal of industrial waste creates adverse impacts on public health and the environment. Materials that may constitute a hazardous waste include petroleum products, pesticides, organic compounds, heavy metals, or other compounds injurious to human health and the...
A floodplain is the lowland adjacent to a river, lake, or ocean. Floodplains are designated by the rarity of the flood that is large enough to inundate them. For example, a 10-year floodplain is likely to be inundated by a 10-year flood and a 100-year floodplain by a 100-year flood....