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Stage 1 – Planning/Environmental

Manual of Standard Practice

Stage 1 Planning/Environmental


Christopher G. Gesing, P.E.

Michael Baker Jr., Inc.

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Why a Manual of Standard Practice?

Deliver a Sound Transportation

Program in an Environmentally

Sensitive Manner

DOTD Environmental Policy

TEA-21 Environmental

Streamlining

Environmental Summit

DOTD Project Development

Process (PDP)

DOTD Change Management

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Manual Development Tasks

Understand the Stakeholders

Prepare the Manual

Develop a Training Program

Keep it current !

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Environmental and Decision Documents

NEPA Environmental or Decision DocumentDOTD Equivalent Environmental or

Decision Document

Categorical Exclusion (CE) Environmental Exclusion (EE)

Environmental Assessment (EA) Environmental Assessment (EA)

Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) Environmental Finding (EF)

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)

Record of Decision (ROD) Environmental Record (ER)

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Stage 1 Manual of Standard Practice

DOTD Project

Management

Philosophy

1

NEPA And

Related

Procedures

2

Project

Management3

Managing The

NEPA Process

5

Outputs

From The

Stage 1

Process

6

Glossary and

Index

7

Chapters

Inputs To

The Stage 1

Process

4

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Louisiana Department ofTransportation and DevelopmentandFederal Highway AdministrationLouisiana Division

State Project No. 736-99-1025F.A.P. No. SPR-0010(025)

Stage 1 – Planning/EnvironmentalManual of Standard Practice

DOTD Project

Management

Philosophy

1

NEPA And

Related

Procedures

2

Project

Management3

Managing The

NEPA Process

5

Outputs

From The

Stage 1

Process

6

Glossary and

Index

7

Chapters

Inputs To

The Stage 1

Process

4

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Does not replace Team

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Does not supersede nor

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Chapter 1 – DOTD Project Management Philosophy

Project Manager and Project

Team

Environmental Stewardship &

Streamlining

Continuity of Key Project Staff

Project Teams

Stage 1 Stage 3 and Stage 4

Project Team

PMDD

Discipline-Specific Staff

Project Team

PMOE

Project Manager

PMOE

Project Manager

PMDD


Project Teams


Project Team

PMDD


Project Team

PMOE

Project Manager

PMOE

Project Manager

PMDD


Project Teams


Project Teams


Project Team

PMDD


Project Team

PMOE

Project Manager

PMOE

Project Manager

PMDD


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Chapter 2 – NEPA and Related Procedures

NEPA & FHWA Guidance

Context Sensitive Solutions

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Chapter 3 – Project Management

Project Planning

Team Building

Directing Activities

Control Measures

Road

Design

Bridge

Design

Right-of-

WayEnviro

Location

& Survey

Project

Team

Project

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Project

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Road

Design

Bridge

Design

Right-of-

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Location

& Survey

Project

Team

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Project

Team

Project

Team

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Chapter 4 – Inputs to the Stage 1 Process

Preliminary Purpose & Need

Conceptual Alternatives

Environmental Inventory

Design Criteria & CSS

Coordination Plan

Preliminary Estimate and

Budget

Feasibility Analysis of

the Proposed Project

Detailed Planning &

Environmental Analysis

Elected OfficialsMPOLong Range PlanDistrictsPublic

Stage 0: Feasibility

One Year

Stage 1: Planning/Environmental Process

One to Two Years

Stage 2: Funding Project Prioritization

Indefinite Period

Stage 3: Final Design

One to Three Years

Stage 4: Letting

One Year

Funding Allocation for

Design & Construction

Development of Final

Plans & Specifications

Bid Letting Process

Stage 5: Construction Process

One to Three YearsConstruction of Project

Stage 6: Operation

Indefinite Period

On-going Monitoring of

Operation & Maintenance

REJECT

Indefinite Period

Feasibility Analysis of

the Proposed Project

Detailed Planning &




One Year

Stage 1: Planning/Environmental Process

One to Two Years


Indefinite Period


Indefinite Period


One to Three Years

Stage 4: Letting

One Year

Funding Allocation for

Design & Construction


Plans & Specifications

Bid Letting Process







Stage 6: Operation

Indefinite Period


Operation & Maintenance

REJECT

Indefinite Period

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Chapter 5 – Managing the NEPA Process

MERGED EA / EIS FLOWCHARTMERGED EA / EIS FLOWCHART

Issue Decision

Document

(FONSI, EF,

ROD, ER)

Issue Decision

Document

(FONSI, EF,

ROD, ER)

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CLOSURE

Stakeholder

Comment on

Purpose and

Need

Stakeholder

Comment on

Purpose and

Need

Project Identification /

Project Development

Activities


Project Development

Activities

Develop Purpose and Need /

Preliminary Environmental

Issues



Issues

Stakeholder

Comment on

Preferred

Alternative

Stakeholder

Comment on

Preferred

Alternative

Project Mapping /

Environmental Inventory /

Preliminary Alternatives

Development and Screening

Project Mapping /




Refine Alternatives -

Identify Preferred

Alternative


Identify Preferred

Alternative

Address Comments –

Identify Selected Alternative


Identify Selected AlternativePrepare Draft Environmental

Documents

Prepare Draft Environmental

DocumentsAddress Comments on FEIS

(EIS Only)

Address Comments on FEIS

(EIS Only)

PHASE I: Scoping / Purpose and Need

PHASE II: Alternatives Study

PHASE III: Documentation

Prepare Final Environmental

Document


Document

Stakeholder

Comment on

Alternatives

Development and

Screening

Stakeholder

Comment on

Alternatives

Development and

Screening


Issue Decision

Document

(FONSI, EF,

ROD, ER)

Issue Decision

Document

(FONSI, EF,

ROD, ER)

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CLOSURE

Stakeholder

Comment on

Purpose and

Need

Stakeholder

Comment on

Purpose and

Need


Project Development

Activities


Project Development

Activities



Issues



Issues

Stakeholder

Comment on

Preferred

Alternative

Stakeholder

Comment on

Preferred

Alternative

Project Mapping /




Project Mapping /





Identify Preferred

Alternative


Identify Preferred

Alternative





Documents



(EIS Only)


(EIS Only)





Document


Document

Stakeholder

Comment on

Alternatives

Development and

Screening

Stakeholder

Comment on

Alternatives

Development and

Screening


Issue Decision

Document

(FONSI, EF,

ROD, ER)

Issue Decision

Document

(FONSI, EF,

ROD, ER)

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CLOSURE

Stakeholder

Comment on

Purpose and

Need

Stakeholder

Comment on

Purpose and

Need


Project Development

Activities


Project Development

Activities



Issues



Issues

Stakeholder

Comment on

Preferred

Alternative

Stakeholder

Comment on

Preferred

Alternative

Project Mapping /




Project Mapping /





Identify Preferred

Alternative


Identify Preferred

Alternative





Documents



(EIS Only)


(EIS Only)





Document


Document

Stakeholder

Comment on

Alternatives

Development and

Screening

Stakeholder

Comment on

Alternatives

Development and

Screening

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GIS-Based Analysis

Data Consolidation

Proactive Issue Consideration

Confidence

Comprehensive Analyses

Regulatory Compliance

Defensible Decision-Making

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Stage 1 Process Timeline

Complete EAs in 12 months

Complete EISs in 36 months

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EIS Schedule Considerations

Document Progression Review Schedule

Joint review (30-day min)

Preliminary DEIS

DEIS45-day (min) comment period

Public HearingPreliminary FEIS

Lead Agency review (30-day min)

Legal Sufficiency Determination (30-day min)FEIS30-day (min) comment period

Draft RODLead Agency review (30-day min)

ROD/ER Executed no sooner than 30-days after FEIS

nor 90-days after DEIS

165 Review days (min) = 5.5 months

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EA Schedule Considerations

Document Progression Review Schedule

Lead Agency review (30-day min)

Preliminary Draft EA

Draft EA40-day (min) comment period

Public Hearing

Preliminary Final EALead Agency review (30-day min)

Legal Sufficiency Determination (for Section

4(f) evaluation)

Final EA with FONSI/EF

100 Review Days (min) = 3.5 months

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Chapter 6 – Outputs from the Stage 1 Process

Scope & Budget Memorandum

Decision Document

Permits & Agency Agreements

Location & Major Design

Features

Estimated Costs

Mitigation & Commitments

Approved by Chief Engineer

Feasibility Analysis

of the Proposed

Project

Detailed Planning &




One Year

Stage 1: Planning/Environmental ProcessOne to Two Years


Indefinite Period


One to Three Years

Stage 4: Letting

One Year

Funding Allocation

for Design &

Construction


Plans &

Specifications

Bid Letting Process


One to Three YearsConstruction of

Project

Stage 6: Operation

Indefinite Period


Operation &

Maintenance

REJECT

Indefinite Period

Feasibility Analysis

of the Proposed

Project

Detailed Planning &




One Year

Stage 1: Planning/Environmental ProcessOne to Two Years


Indefinite Period


Indefinite Period


One to Three Years

Stage 4: Letting

One Year

Funding Allocation

for Design &

Construction


Plans &

Specifications

Bid Letting Process



Project



Project



Project

Stage 6: Operation

Indefinite Period


Operation &

Maintenance

REJECT

Indefinite Period

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Chapter 7 – Glossary and Index

Acronyms & Terms

Federal & State Websites

Permits & Approvals

Statutes & Regulations

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Appendix

SAFETEA-LU Section 6002

DOTD CSS Policy

DOTD Public Involvement

Policy

Example SOVs

Example EA & EIS Gantt &

PERT Charts

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DOTD Training

Two Half-Day Sessions

Staff from 8 DOTD Sections

PDHs

Additional training in 2007

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Stage 1 Development Process

Project Team

Public Involvement

Context Sensitive Solutions

Mitigation and Environmental

Commitments

Regulatory Compliance and

Environmental Closure

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