| Title | Keys to efficient development of useful environmental documents |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 34821 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Bausch, Carl |
| Source | 48p. in various pagings |
| Corporate Creator | John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) |
| Publisher | United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration |
| Publication Date | 20070900 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) documents—environmental impact statements and assessments—inform agency decisionmaking and let the public know about anticipated effects of a proposed Federal action. The fundamental purposes and principles of efficient, effective Federal impact statement preparation are set forth in the Council on Environmental Quality’s implementing regulations and guidance that have been in existence for nearly three decades. These implementing regulations stress the need for environmental documents to focus on considerations that are truly useful to decisionmakers and the public. Over the years, however, a tendency to create excessively long, opaque, and costly environmental impact statements and assessments has surfaced. Instead of describing in reasonable and comprehensible terms the substance of a proposed project’s purpose and need, alternatives considered, and potential environmental impacts, these documents are now often sources of confusion and delay in project approval and implementation. To facilitate improvement in the clarity, analytical value, and overall quality of environmental documents for transit projects, the Federal Transit Administration is reexamining its guidance on and practices for environmental documentation. This handbook is intended as a tool to assist in achieving compliance, utility, and practicality when preparing environmental documents. |
| Rosap ID | dot:8898 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/8898 |
| TRT Terms | Environmental impact analysis; Environmental policy; Public policy; Documents; Compliance |
| General Subjects | Environmental impact statements, Environmental assessments, Environmental planning, Federal regulations, Environmental documents, Transit projects, Compliance, Utility, Practicality. |
| Classification | NTL - ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT - ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT; NTL - ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT - Environment Impacts; NTL - ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT - Air Quality; NTL - PLANNING AND POLICY - PLANNING AND POLICY |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States |
| TRIS Online Accession No |
1322412 |
| Contract Number | TPA2/EV869 |
| Report Number | DOT-VNTSC-FTA-07-03; FTA-MA-26-1023-2007.1 |
| Availability | Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Technical Reference Center |
| Resource type | Manual |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/34000/34800/34821/DOT-VNTSC-FTA-07-03.pdf |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |