Annotated Outline
This standard operating procedure provides guidance on the development of annotated outlines, which can be used to create the framework for the environmental document.
Environmental Policy and Programs
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Review and Distribution of Environmental Assessments
This standard operating procedure provides guidance for the review and processing of environmental assessments for actions in which the significance of environmental impacts is not clearly established.
Managing Content, Review, and Distribution of Environmental Impact Statements
This standard operating procedure provides guidance on the drafting and processing of environmental impact statements required for This standard operating procedure provides any action that significantly affects the quality of the human (including natural) environment. This SOP also...
Notice of Intent
This standard operating procedure provides guidance on the preparation of a notice of intent (NOI), which announces that FTA and other lead agencies intend to prepare an environmental impact statement.
Alternatives
This standard operating procedure provides guidance on the identification, development, and evaluation of alternatives in the environmental review process.
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.
Environmental Project File and Considerations for Administrative Records
This standard operating procedure provides guidance to ensure that FTA has records of all necessary written materials, electronic or hard copy, that pertain to FTA’s environmental review process for a project.
Standard Operating Procedures Introduction and Background
This document describes the applicability/ scope of the SOPs including general responsibilities and references.