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DOT/FTA

RIN: 2132-AB14

Publication ID: Spring 2013

Title: ●Additional Categorical Exclusions Under NEPA (MAP-21)
Abstract: Under MAP-21, section 1318, the Department of Transportation was mandated to survey categorical exclusions (CE) use on transportation projects since 2005, and to solicit requests from transit agencies and state departments of transportation for new CEs. This rulemaking pertains to the new categorical exclusions; FTA is proposing to add CEs to its environmental regulations (23 CFR 771) in order to comply with MAP-21, as well as to improve the efficiency of the environmental review process. The additional CEs make the least intensive form of review available for those actions that typically do not have the potential for significant environmental effects, and, therefore, do not merit additional analysis and documentation associated with an environmental assessment (EA) or an environmental impact statement (EIS).
Agency: Department of Transportation(DOT)	Priority: Other Significant
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage
Major: No	Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 23 CFR 771    49 CFR 622
Legal Authority: Sec 1318 of MAP-21 (PL 112-141)

Legal Deadline: Action Source Description Date NPRM  Statutory  Statutory deadline within MAP-21 for NPRM.  01/29/2013

Timetable: Action Date FR Cite NPRM  10/00/2013

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
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