Transportation for Communities - Advancing Projects Through Partnerships
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- Long Range Transportation Planning
- Integrated Programming and Fiscal Constraint
- Corridor Planning
- Environmental Review Merged with Permitting
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ENV-14
Approve the Record of Decision
Description: At this step in the environmental review phase, the Record of Decision is issued.
There is information developed in prior key decisions that informs this step.
Purpose
To complete the federally mandated decision making process for NEPA.
Outcome
A Record of Decision.
Partner Roles | ||
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FHWA |
Decision Maker |
Approves the federal Record of Decision (ROD). |
MPO |
Observer |
Observes approval of the ROD. |
Resource Agency |
Advisor |
Advise that the ROD contain all environmental commitments as appropriate. |
State DOT |
Advisor |
Provides support for approval of the ROD as needed. |
Process |
Integration Type |
Integration Description |
|---|---|---|
| Land Use and Smart Growth | None. | None. |
| Air Quality Conformity | None. | None. |
| Natural Environment and the IEF | Data To IEF Step 9 - Update Regional Ecosystem Framework & Plan | Final decisions from the environmental review process should be used to update the ecological plan. |
| Capital Improvement | None. | None. |
| Safety and Security | None. | None. |
| Human Environment | None. | None. |
| Economic Development | None. | None. |
| Greenhouse Gas | None. | None. |
Linkages to other Phases of Transportation Decision Making | |
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None. |
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Policy Questions |
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Questions about purpose and roles |
Does the ROD address any comments received from partners since the FEIS? |
Questions about stakeholders |
Does the ROD address any comments received from stakeholders since the FEIS? |
Questions about the transportation process supporting the decision |
Does the ROD describe the preferred alternative, summarize public comment, and describe mitigation? |
Questions about other phases |
No specific questions. |
Questions about non-transportation sectors/processes |
No specific questions. |
Questions to Gather Stakeholder Interests |
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None. |
Questions to Incorporate Stakeholder Interests |
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None. |
Case Study Example(s): |
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None. |
Supporting Data for the Key Decision |
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From other phases of transportation decision making |
Long Range Planning |
No Specific Data | Programming |
No Specific Data |
Corridor Planning |
No Specific Data |
Environmental Review |
No Specific Data |
From other sectors and processes |
Land Use and Smart Growth |
No Specific Data | Air Quality Conformity |
No Specific Data |
Natural Environment and the IEF |
No Specific Data |
Capital Improvement |
No Specific Data |
Safety and Security |
No Specific Data |
Human Environment |
No Specific Data |
Economic Development |
No Specific Data |
Greenhouse Gas |
No Specific Data |
From the transportation technical process supporting this key decision |
Description of the preferred alternative | |
Mitigation plans and other commitments. | ||
From stakeholder collaboration |
Summary of public comments | |
From public private partnership |
No Specific Data | |
The following is a list of data needed to support the key decision. Practitioners collect this information for decision makers to consider. You may add to this list using the comment box at the bottom of the page. Supporting Tools and Technology | |
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None. | |
Key Decision Relationship to Other Topics | |
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| None. |