Integrating Freight into NEPA Analysis
Appendix B – References for NEPA Legislation, Regulations, and Guidance
Legislation
- Federal-Aid Highways, Title 23, United States Code, “Highways,” National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA), plus numerous other related statutes and orders.
http://environment.fhwa.dot.gov/projdev/tdmpdo.asp.
Regulations
- “Regulations for Implementing the Procedural Provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act” – 40 CFR Parts 1500-1508, November 29, 1978 (Council on Environmental Quality – CEQ).
- “Environmental Impact and Related Procedures” 23 CFR 771, August 28, 1987 (FHWA).
http://environment.fhwa.dot.gov/projdev/tdmpdo.asp.
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Guidance
- “Guidance for Preparing and Processing Environmental and Section 4(f) Documents” – FHWA Technical Advisory T6640.8A, October 30, 1987.
http://environment.fhwa.dot.gov/projdev/tdmpdo.asp.
- FHWA Technical Advisory T6640.8.
http://www.environment.fhwa.dot.gov/projdev/impTA6640.asp.
Other Guidance
- Questions and Answers about NEPA Regulations, Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) Memorandum, March 16, 1981.
- The RED BOOK – Applying the Section 404 Permit Process to Federal-Aid Highway Projects, FHWA, et al., September 1988.
- FHWA Environmental Guidebook (primarily an internal document) – An all-inclusive compendium of environmental guidance information which includes the following:
- Section 4(f) Policy Paper, October 5, 1987 as updated June 7, 1989;
- Transportation Enhancement Activities, FHWA Memorandum, April 24, 1992;
- Cooperating Agencies, FHWA Memorandum, March 19, 1992; and
- Purpose and Need, FHWA Memorandum, September 18, 1990.
- NEPA and Transportation Decision-Making – Project Development and Documentation Overview, August 21, 1992, http://environment.fhwa.dot.gov/projdev/tdmpdo.asp.
