United States Department of Transportation

3: Environmental Stewardship

Chapter_03_0.pdf (1.54 MB)

PDDM Chapter 3

Section 3.1 Introduction
- 3.1.1 Purpose
- 3.1.2 Applicability to Federal Lands Highway Projects
- 3.1.3 Organization
- 3.1.4 Revisions
Section 3.2 Responsibilities by Program
- 3.2.1 General Environmental Compliance Responsibilities
- 3.2.2 Program-Specific Environmental Compliance Responsibilities
- 3.2.3 Other Agreements and Programs

Section 3.3 Laws, Regulations, Policies, Guidance and Permits

3.3.1 National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 USC 4321; PL 91 90)
3.3.2 Resource-Specific Environmental Considerations
3.3.3 Commonly Required Permits

Section 3.4 Environmental Process

3.4.1 Role of Environmental Streamlining in the Environmental Process
3.4.2 Federal Lands Highway Environmental Process

Section 3.5 NEPA Documentation

3.5.1 NEPA Class of Action
3.5.2 NEPA Document Contents
3.5.3 Internal Document Approvals

Section 3.6 Tracking and Reporting

3.6.1 Environmental Document Tracking System
3.6.2 Wetland Impact and Mitigation Reporting
3.6.3 Endangered Species Act Compliance Costs
3.6.4 Section 4(f) De Minimis Findings
3.6.5 Environmental Commitments
3.6.6 Other Tracking

Appendices

Chapter_03A_0.pdf (291.83 KB)

Section 3A.1 Laws, Regulations, Policies, Guidance and Permits
- 3A.1.1 Resource-Specific Environmental Considerations

Section 3A.2 NEPA Documentation

3A.2.1 Categorical Exclusion
3A.2.2 Environmental Assessment
3A.2.3 Finding of No Significant Impact
3A.2.4 Draft Environmental Impact Statement
3A.2.5 Reevaluations