United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 2014_register executive 2014-10-06 article Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c7f863e7 D09002ee1c7f86475 United States Department of Transportation originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency United States Federal Highway Administration originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency United States Federal Transit Administration originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency This final rule amends the FHWA and FTA joint procedures that implement the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) by adding new categorical exclusions (CE) for FHWA and FTA; allowing State departments of transportation (State DOT) to process certain CEs without FHWA's detailed project-by-project review and approval as long as the action meets specific constraints; and adding a new section on programmatic agreements between FHWA and State DOTs that allow State DOTs to apply FHWA CEs on FHWA's behalf, as described in section 1318 of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21). 79 FR 60100 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2014-10-06/2014-23660 2014-23660 fr06oc14-16 4910-22-P Docket No. FHWA-2013-0049 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2014-10-06/2014-23660 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2014-10-06/html/2014-23660.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2014-10-06/pdf/2014-23660.pdf Environmental Protection Grant Programs-Transportation Highways and Roads Historic Preservation Public Lands Recreation Areas Reporting and Record Keeping Requirements Environmental Impact Statements Public Transit Public Transportation 17 p. 60100 60116 79 FR 60100 Title 23 Part 771 23 CFR Part 771 Title 49 Part 622 49 CFR Part 622 Environmental Impact and Related Procedures-Programmatic Agreements and Additional Categorical Exclusions; Federal Register Vol. 79, Issue RULE 2014-23660 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Highway Administration Federal Transit Administration 2014-11-05 Docket No. FHWA-2013-0049 4910-22-P 2014-23660 Final rule.

This final rule amends the FHWA and FTA joint procedures that implement the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) by adding new categorical exclusions (CE) for FHWA and FTA; allowing State departments of transportation (State DOT) to process certain CEs without FHWA's detailed project-by-project review and approval as long as the action meets specific constraints; and adding a new section on programmatic agreements between FHWA and State DOTs that allow State DOTs to apply FHWA CEs on FHWA's behalf, as described in section 1318 of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21).

Effective on November 5, 2014. For the FHWA: Owen Lindauer, Ph.D., Office of Project Delivery and Environmental Review (HEPE), (202) 366- 2655, or Jomar Maldonado, Office of the Chief Counsel (HCC), (202) 366- 1373, Federal Highway Administration, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001. For the FTA: Megan Blum, Office of Planning and Environment (TPE), (202) 366-0463, or Nancy-Ellen Zusman, Office of Chief Counsel (TCC), (312) 353-2577. Office hours are from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. e.t., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. Environmental Protection Grant Programs-Transportation Highways and Roads Historic Preservation Public Lands Recreation Areas Reporting and Record Keeping Requirements Environmental Impact Statements Public Transit Public Transportation Environmental Impact and Related Procedures Programmatic Agreements and Additional Categorical Exclusions , http://environment.fhwa.dot.gov/projdev/docuceda.asp http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/everydaycounts http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/map21/reports/sec1318report.cfm http://www.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/freewaymgmt/hovguidance/glossary.htm Regulations.gov www.fhwa.dot.gov/legsregs/directives/orders/664023a.htm www.fta.dot.gov www.fta.dot.gov/legislation_law/12349_14740.html Vol. 79, no. 193 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2014-10-06 continuing daily deposited born digital 269 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2014-10-06 P0b002ee189d8aa6c 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr06oc14 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2014-10-06 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2014-10-06/pdf/FR-2014-10-06.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2014-10-06/xml/FR-2014-10-06.xml fdlp 60057 60317 DGPO 2014-10-06 2024-06-02 FR-2014-10-06 machine generated eng FR FR-2014-10-06 79 193