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1. Office of the Secretary of Transportation
Infrastructure Permitting Improvement Center
Kelsey Owens
US Department of Transportation
Infrastructure Permitting Improvement Center
October 22, 2019
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2. Infrastructure Permitting
Improvement Center (IPIC)
• IPIC sits within the Office of the Secretary of
Transportation’s Office of Policy Development, Strategic
Planning, and Performance.
• IPIC is responsible for
• Improving performance of DOT’s Federal environmental review
and permitting of infrastructure projects,
• Serving as the central resource for streamlining delivery of all
DOT projects,
• Advancing methods that facilitate efficient environmental review
and approval of projects, and
• Promoting the use of best practices across DOT to improve
consistency and effectiveness in all phases of project delivery.
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3. Infrastructure Permitting
Improvement Center (IPIC)
• IPIC’s key initiatives include
• Implementing Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act
(FAST Act) project delivery reforms;
• Collaborating with the Federal Permitting Improvement
Steering Council;
• Managing and maintaining the online Permitting
Dashboard;
• Supporting DOT’s Operating Administrations and the
Build America Bureau; and
• Coordinating with the White House Council on
Environmental Quality.
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4. Federal Environmental
Review and Permitting 101
Kelsey Owens
US Department of Transportation
Infrastructure Permitting Improvement Center
October 22, 2019
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5. Table of Contents
• National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
• Environmental Resource Laws
• Federal Agency Regulations
• State/Local Environmental Laws
• USDOT Environmental Tools
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7. What is NEPA?
• The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) is the
primary environmental regulation for Federal agencies.
• The goal of NEPA is to
• Declare a national policy which will encourage productive and
enjoyable harmony between humans and the environment;
• Promote efforts that prevent or eliminate damage to the
environment and biosphere and stimulate the health and welfare
of man;
• Enrich the understanding of the ecological systems and natural
resources important to the nation; and
• Establish the White House Council on Environmental Quality
(CEQ).
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8. What is NEPA?
• NEPA ensures agencies’ decisions evaluate environmental
impacts along with economic and technical
considerations.
• It does not mandate a decision, but is instead a decision-
making tool.
• NEPA is triggered when a project sponsor indicates to a
Federal agency their intent to pursue Federal funding/
authorization/approval/permitting/etc.
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9. NEPA Timing
• NEPA must be completed prior to the Federal agency
making a final decision (e.g., before the agency disburses
any funds or issues a permit).
• The environmental review process should be started as
early as possible in project development to allow any
required mitigation measures to be included in project
design.
• This can save years of time and thousands of dollars in costly re-
designs later!
• As soon as the project sponsor thinks they might seek
Federal funding or need a Federal permit/authorization,
they should contact the Federal agency.
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10. The NEPA Process
• The NEPA process involves collaboration among
• Federal/state/local agencies,
• Tribes,
• The project sponsor, and
• The public/stakeholders.
• The result (for non-excluded actions) is a document that
details
• The purpose and need for the project,
• All reasonable alternatives,
• Impacts to environmental and socio-economic resources, and
• All methods that will be used to avoid/minimize/mitigate
adverse effects.
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11. Essential NEPA Terms
• Lead and Cooperating Agencies: To the maximum
extent possible (and required, in some cases), all Federal
agencies with a NEPA responsibility for the same action
will consolidate their reviews into one.
• Leady Agency: The agency with the most/longest review
responsibility is typically designated as the lead agency (e.g., the
agency with the most funding involved or the need to review
the longest portion of a linear project).
• Cooperating Agency: All other agencies with decision making
roles or special expertise on an impacted resource will serve as
cooperating agencies.
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12. Essential NEPA Terms
• Connected Actions: Actions that are closely related must
be discussed in the same NEPA document. These are
actions that
• Automatically trigger other actions,
• Cannot/will not proceed unless other actions are taken
previously or simultaneously, or
• Are interdependent parts of a larger action and depend on the
larger action for their justification.
• Purpose and Need: This is the basis of the NEPA
document and sets out what the project is intended to
accomplish and why it is necessary.
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13. Essential NEPA Terms
• Scoping: The process by which the agency seeks public
and agency/tribal input to determine the scope of issues
that will be considered in the NEPA review.
• Alternatives: Agencies must consider all reasonable
alternatives that substantially meet the project’s purpose
and need.
• Direct, Indirect, and Cumulative Effects:
• Direct: Caused by the action, or occur at the same time and place.
• Indirect: Caused by the action, but are later in time or farther away.
• Cumulative: Combined, incremental effects of human activity.
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14. Essential NEPA Terms
• Extraordinary Circumstances: Circumstances that
may cause a normally excluded action to have a
significant impact.
• Public or scientific controversy
• Adverse impacts to protected resources
• Threatened or endangered species
• Wetlands
• Historic resources
• Floodplains
• Etc.
• Violations of Federal, state, or local laws
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15. NEPA’s Three Categories
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Categorical Exclusions
~ 90% of projects
Environmental Assessments
~ 9% of projects
Environmental Impact Statements
~ 1% of projects
Typically <1 year Typically 1-2 years DOT average of 6.5 years
Small action or agency has
extensive experience with similar
projects
Larger in scope or has
multiple resources that could
be impacted
Large in scope and can affect
multiple resources
No significant impacts
(absent extraordinary
circumstances)
Significant impacts not known Significant impacts
Minimal analysis Some analysis Extensive analysis
Limited public involvement Some public involvement Extensive public involvement
16. NEPA Categorical Exclusion (CE)
Process
1. The Federal action is identified.
2. The Federal agency/project sponsor engages in any
necessary Federal/state/local agency and tribal
consultation.
3. Additional information is compiled to document the
absence of extraordinary circumstances, if required.
4. The Federal agency’s CE documentation is completed by
the agency or project sponsor, as appropriate.
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17. NEPA Environmental Assessment
(EA) Process
1. The Federal action is identified.
2. The Federal agency/project sponsor engages in any
necessary Federal/state/local agency and tribal
consultation.
3. The project sponsor/contractor/Federal agency prepares
the draft EA.
4. The EA goes out for public review, followed by a [usually]
14-30 day public comment period.
5. Any substantial comments are responded to/the EA
document is revised, if needed.
6. The Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) is executed,
if appropriate.
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18. NEPA Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS) Process
1. A Federal action and a lead Federal agency is identified.
2. Early engagement is performed and potential
cooperating agencies/tribes are identified.
3. Formal scoping is conducted, starting with the
publication of a Notice of Intent to Prepare an EIS
(minimum of 30 days).
4. The project sponsor’s contractor/Federal agency prepares
the draft EIS.
5. Draft EIS is published, followed by a comment period
(minimum of 45 days).
6. Any substantial comments are responded to/the EIS
document is revised, if needed.
7. The final EIS is issued, followed by a waiting period
(minimum 30 days).
8. The Record of Decision is executed.
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20. Environmental Resource Laws
• Laws protecting individual environmental resources are
considered to be under the “NEPA umbrella,” meaning
that the project’s compliance with these laws is considered
in the NEPA process.
• Compliance is outlined within the
NEPA document.
• If a project qualifies for a NEPA
categorical exclusion, that does
not automatically mean that no
environmental resource laws apply.
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21. Environmental Resource Laws
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50+ Environmental Resource Laws, Including
• Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act
• Coastal Barriers Resources Act
• Coastal Zone Management Act
• Clean Air Act
• Clean Water Act
• Endangered Species Act
• E.O. 12734 “Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs”
• Magnuson-Stevens Act
• Migratory Bird Treaty Act
• National Historic Preservation Act
• Noise Control Act
• Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899
• Etc.
22. National Historic Preservation Act
(NHPA) Section 106 Consultation
• The NHPA seeks to protect the nation’s historic
resources.
• Section 106 requires Federal agencies to determine if
the projects they fund/authorize/permit/etc. will
impact historic properties.
• This MUST be completed before construction begins.
• The project sponsor is responsible
for providing any information
the agency needs to make their
determination, possibly including
• Archaeological surveys
• Architectural surveys
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23. National Historic Preservation Act
(NHPA) Section 106 Process
1. Initiate the process by identifying the undertaking and
the appropriate SHPO/tribes/stakeholders to be involved
throughout the process.
2. Identify historic properties within the area of potential
effects and determine if they are listed, or may be eligible
for listing, on the National Register of Historic Places
(NRHP).
3. Assess any effects to NRHP-listed or eligible properties to
determine if they are adverse.
4. Develop a plan to minimize, avoid, or mitigate adverse
effects.
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24. Endangered Species Act Section 7
Consultation
• The goal of the Endangered Species Act is to “protect and
recover imperiled species and the ecosystems upon which they
depend.”
• Section 7 requires Federal agencies to determine if projects they
fund/authorize/permit/etc. will adversely impact an endangered,
threatened, or candidate species (“listed species”).
• The Federal agency may need to consult
with the US Fish and Wildlife Service
(USFWS) and/or the National
Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS).
• The project sponsor is responsible
for providing any information/studies
the agency needs to make a finding.
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25. Endangered Species Act Section 7
Consultation Findings
• No Effect- The project will not impact a listed species (does
not require concurrence from USFWS/NMFS).
• May Affect, Not Likely to Adversely Affect- Impacts to
the species are unlikely (requires USFWS/NMFS
concurrence).
• May Affect, Likely to Adversely Affect- Adverse impacts
are likely to occur, but consultation with USFWS/NMFS is
required to determine if the project will jeopardize the
existence of the species.
• No Jeopardy- The project will adversely affect the species,
but will not jeopardize the species’ existence.
• Jeopardy- The project will jeopardize the species’
existence.
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26. Clean Water Act Section 404 Permits
• Clean Water Act was enacted to preserve the integrity of
the nation’s waters.
• A project may need a Clean Water Act permit if it impacts
Waters of the United States (WOTUS), which are waters
• Used in interstate or foreign commerce;
• Interstate waters, including wetlands;
• Interstate waters and wetlands whose use, degradation, or
destruction could affect interstate or foreign commerce (e.g.,
recreational use, fisheries, commerce, and industrial purposes);
• Tributaries and impoundments; and
• Wetlands adjacent to jurisdictional waters.
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27. Clean Water Act Section 404 Permits
• Section 404 regulates the discharge of dredged or fill
material into the WOTUS.
• The US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and the
Environmental Protection Agency jointly administer the
Section 404 program, but USACE is responsible for
reviewing and issuing permits.
• USACE allows compensatory mitigation (restoration,
establishment, enhancement, or preservation).
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28. Clean Water Act Section 404 Permits
• USACE requires the use of the Least Environmental
Damaging Alternative (LEDPA):
• There must be no “practicable alternative to the proposed
discharge which would have less adverse impact on the aquatic
ecosystem, so long as the alternative does not have other
significant adverse environmental consequences.”
• “Practicable” means “available and capable of being done after
taking into consideration cost, existing technology, and logistics
in light of overall project purposes.”
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29. Clean Air Act Permits
• The Clean Air Act (CAA) gave the EPA authority to establish
National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) to protect
public health and the environment.
• NAAQS have been established for six pollutants: particulate matter,
ground-level ozone, carbon monoxide, sulfur oxides, nitrogen
oxides, and lead.
• EPA designates three types of areas for each pollutant:
• Attainment areas meet the NAAQS standard,
• Non-attainment areas exceed the NAAQS standards, and
• Maintenance areas were formerly non-attainment areas that must
maintain sub-NAAQS levels for two 10-year periods in order to be
re-designated.
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30. Clean Air Act Federal Requirements
• Federal actions must
• Conform to a state’s implementation plan (SIP) for achieving
attainment of all NAAQS,
• Cannot cause new violations,
• Cannot worsen existing violations, and
• Cannot delay timely attainments of the NAAQS.
• If a project is within an attainment/
maintenance area, SIP conformity
may need to be evaluated.
• Two types of conformity apply to
transportation projects:
• Transportation and
• General.
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31. Clean Air Act Conformity
• Transportation applies to FHWA/FTA projects and
regionally significant state-only projects.
• All other transportation projects must comply with
general conformity requirements.
• Multi-modal projects may require both types of
conformity.
• For projects in non-attainment/maintenance areas,
projects are considered exempt from General Conformity
if they
• Are actions covered by transportation conformity;
• Have emissions at or below de minimis levels set by EPA;
• Are explicitly exempted in the CAA rule; or
• Are covered by the EPA list of activities that are “presumed to
conform.”
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32. Clean Air Act Transportation
Conformity
• Transportation plans must conform with SIPs in order to
be approved by FHWA/FTA.
• Individual FHWA/FTA projects must demonstrate that they
are included in an approved transportation plan in order
to remove the requirement for additional CAA conformity
analysis.
• Metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) make the
initial conformity determination, which is then approved
by FHWA/FTA.
• For those areas without MPOs that are in non-
attainment/maintenance areas (rare), special rules apply.
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33. Projects on Federal Land
• If the project will need to be located on or cross
Federal land (Bureau of Land Management,
National Park Service, US Forest Service, etc.), a
right-of-way or special use permit may be required.
• The lead agency will assist with identifying which
land management agencies will need to be
contacted.
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35. Federal Agency Regulations
• Each Federal agency has regulations that set out how
they implement Federal environmental laws.
• These regulations will detail:
• Additional agency environmental policies,
• Which actions fall into each NEPA review category, and
• The format and required information for environmental review
documentation.
• Read these regulations up front, and always feel free
to ask questions about them!!!
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37. State/Local Laws
• States and localities may also have their own environmental
resource laws that have additional requirements of the
project/project sponsor.
• These laws may be more stringent.
• Some states have a NEPA-like law of their own (e.g.,
California Environmental Quality Act).
• Lead and cooperating Federal agencies will work with
project sponsors to identify all appropriate state agencies
that need to be involved in the environmental review.
• Compliance with state/local laws will also be outlined in the
NEPA document.
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39. USDOT Environmental Tools
• USDOT has some unique environmental review
capabilities:
• NEPA Assignment- USDOT can delegate most NEPA
responsibilities to a state DOT.
• FHWA Liaisons- Personnel housed in Federal and state resource
agencies that facilitate the environmental review and permitting
process for transportation projects.
• Combined Final EIS and Record of Decision- Issuing this
combined document removes 30 days from the EIS process.
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40. USDOT Environmental Tools
• Permitting Dashboard- An online tracking system for FHWA,
FRA, FTA, and FAA environmental reviews
(https://www.permits.performance.gov/).
• FAST Act Environmental Review Checklist- A checklist to
be used by USDOT and the project sponsor to aid in the preparation
of NEPA documents.
• Planning and Environmental Linkages (PEL)- An approach
to efficient decision-making that considers benefits and impacts of
transportation system improvements on the environment.
• Environmental Guides and Videos- DOT’s Operating
Administrations have a wide variety of instructional guides and
videos.
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41. New USDOT Guidance
• One Federal Decision (OFD) Implementation
Guidance- E.O. 13807 created the ODF process aimed at
streamlining and speeding the completion of NEPA for
major infrastructure projects (MIPs) (infrastructure
construction projects with identified funding that require
an EIS and multiple authorizations from multiple Federal
agencies). OFD requires
• Preparation of a single EIS;
• Execution of a shared ROD;
• Lead and cooperating agency concurrence on the purpose and
need, range of alternatives, and preferred alternative; and
• Goal of an agency 2-year average for the completion of MIP EISs,
plus 90 additional days to complete all remaining
authorizations/permits.
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42. QUICK SUMMARY
• NEPA will apply to projects seeking Federal funding or
requiring a Federal review/permit/approval/
authorization/etc.
• Other state/local and environmental resource laws may
apply depending on the nature and location of the
project.
• The environmental review process should start as early as
possible in project development, and must be completed
prior to the Federal agency(ies) making a final decision.
• USE THE FEDERAL AGENCY(IES) AS A RESOURCE-
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEWS ARE COLLABORATIVE
EFFORTS!
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43. Questions?
(Think of something you’d like to discuss later? Please call or email
me at kelsey.owens@dot.gov or 202-366-7378)
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