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November 9, 2012 Memorandum

Memorandum

U.S. Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration

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...

Social & Economic Impacts

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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 and Coastal Zones

Navigable Waterways Compliance Process

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...

Historic, Archeological, and Cultural Resources

BackgroundFederal Statutes, Regulations, and Guidance on Historic, Archeological, and Cultural Resources Compliance Useful LinksBackground

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...

Hazardous Materials & Brownfields

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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...

Floodplains

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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....

Endangered Species

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U.S. federal law protects critically rare animal and plant species and their habitats. The Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C 1531) provides for the protection of species that are at risk of extinction throughout all, or a significant portion of their range, and for the...