ODOT NEPA Manual

The Oregon Department of Transportation invests considerable resources, time and talent in compiling detailed information about environmental issues, conducting analyses and preparing documents to comply with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.

We have created this manual as a resource for our staff as well as local agency representatives and consultant firms engaged in these efforts.

Section 100 - Introduction

• 110 - Purpose
• 120 - Organization
• 130 - Process for Revisions
• 140 - Environmental Policy

Section 200 - NEPA and Transportation Projects

Section 300 - NEPA and the ODOT Project Lifecycle

• 303 - General REC Roles / Responsibilities

Section 400 - FHWA Oregon Division NEPA Process and Documentation

• Section 410 - General Process and Documentation Guidance
• 411 - Scoping
• 412 - Public Involvement / Agency Coordination
• 413 - Classifying a Proposed Action
• 414 - Purpose and Need
• 415 - Project Description
• 416 - Mapping
• 417 - NEPA Re-evaluations
• 418 -  Advanced and Preliminary Investigations
• Section 420 - Categorical Exclusions / Programmatic Categorical Exclusions (CE/PCE)
• 421 - 422 - Overview & Applicability
• 423 - Programmatic Categorical Exclusions (PCEs)
• 424 - Categorical exclusions (CEs)
• 425 - FHWA NEPA Documentation for ER Program PCEs
  
• 426 - PCE/CE Discipline / Resource Compliance
• 426.0 - Introduction
• 426.1 - Right of Way
• 426.2 - Land Use
• 426.3 - Socioeconomics
• 426.4 - Environmental Justice
• 426.5 - CWA S404 - Wetlands/Waters & USCG Bridge Permits
• 426.6 - Floodways and Floodplains
• 426.7 - Water Quality/Stormwater
• 426.8 - ESA, MSA, MMPA
• 426.9 - Cultural Resources/Section 106 of the NHP Act
• 426.10 - Visual Resources
• 426.11 - Section 4(f) of the USDOT Act
• 426.12 - Section 6(f) of the LWCF Act
• 426.13 - Air Quality
• 426.14 - Noise
• 426.15 - Hazardous Materials
• 426.16 - Tribal Coordination
• 426.17 - Public Outreach / Engagement
• 426.18 - Other Required Federal Agency Approvals
• 426.19 - Environmental Commitments
• 427 - Managing Documentation (ProjectWise)
• Section 430 - Environmental Assessments
• Section 440 - Environmental Impact Statements
• Section 450 - NEPA QA/QC Program
• 451 - Overview
• 452 - Definitions
• 453 - CE/PCE QA/QC
• 454 - EA & EIS QC
• 455 - NEPA Program Communication Plan
• 456 - Training Program
• Section 460 - NEPA Recordkeeping / Record Retention

Section 500 - FRA, FTA and WFL NEPA Process and Documentation

Section 600 - Environmental Considerations for State-Only Projects

Section 700 - Resource Guides

Section 800 - Construction and Environmental Commitments

Section 900 - Right-of-Way

Section 1000 - Maintenance Support and Emergency Response

Section 1200 - Consultant Management

Appendices