2132-AB14 201410 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 2132 Federal Transit Administration FTA 2100 Department of Transportation DOT Additional Categorical Exclusions Under NEPA (MAP-21)

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 added 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).

]]> Substantive, Nonsignificant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Completed Actions No No 23 CFR 771 49 CFR 622 sec 1318 of MAP-21 (PL 112 to 141) Statutory NPRM 01/29/2013 Statutory deadline within MAP-21 for NPRM. No NPRM 09/19/2013 78 FR 57587 NPRM Comment Period End 11/18/2013 Final Rule 10/06/2014 79 FR 60100 Final Rule Effective 11/05/2014 No No None No No www.regulations.gov www.regulations.gov No No Dana Nifosi Attorney 2132 Federal Transit Administration FTA 202 366-4000 dana.nifosi@dot.gov 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE,, Washington DC 20590