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RIN: 2132-AB03

Publication ID: 2012

Title: ●Environmental Impact and Related Procedures (RRR)
Abstract: This rulemaking proposes to establish a number of categorical exclusions (CE) from the requirement that an environmental assessment or an environmental impact statement be prepared under section 102 of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) for FTA-funded actions. The CEs were developed after an extensive effort, and are consistent with Council on Environmental Quality guidance, Executive Order 13571 on "Streamlining Service Delivery and Improving Customer Service," and the Presidential Memorandum on "Speeding Infrastructure Development through More Efficient and Effective Permitting and Environmental Review." They were developed to identify activities that FTA believes do not have a significant effect on the environment. The proposed CEs covers some of the same actions as existing CEs, but would provide a tool that would expedite the delivery of transit projects without compromising environmental quality. The rulemaking would also make targeted revisions to the joint FTA/FHWA NEPA regulation that would only apply to FTA and would serve to support FTA´s focus on streamlining its environmental process.
Agency: Department of Transportation(DOT)	Priority: Other Significant
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage
Major: No	Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 23 CFR 771
Legal Authority: 42 USC 4321 et seq 23 USC 139 40 CFR parts 1500-1508 49 CFR 1.48(b) and 1.51

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
NPRM	03/15/2012	77 FR 15310
NPRM Comment Period End	05/14/2012
Final Rule	03/00/2013

Additional Information: Includes Retrospective Review under E.O. 13563. SB - N IC - N SLT -Y This item encompasses the first and second FTA items in the August RRR plan. FTA expects costs to be minimal.
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No	Government Levels Affected: None
Small Entities Affected: No	Federalism: No
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
RIN Information URL: www.regulations.gov	Public Comment URL: www.regulations.gov
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No
Related Agencies: Joint: DOT/FHWA;
Agency Contact: Dana Nifosi Attorney Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE,, Washington, DC 20590 Phone:202 366-4000 Email: dana.nifosi@dot.gov