2132-AB32 201804 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 2132 Federal Transit Administration FTA 2100 Department of Transportation DOT Program for Eliminating Duplication of Environmental Reviews

This rulemaking would establish a pilot program for eliminating duplication of environmental reviews under section 1309 of the Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act. The FAST Act directs DOT, in consultation with the Council on Environmental Quality, to establish a pilot program to authorize up to five States to conduct environmental reviews and make approvals for projects under State environmental laws and regulations instead of the National Environmental Policy Act. The FAST Act requires the issuance of regulations to implement the requirements of the program, including application requirements and criteria necessary to determine whether State laws and regulations are at least as stringent as the applicable Federal law. This rule would also implement a provision in section 1308 of the FAST Act that amends the corrective action period that the Agencies must provide to a State participating in the 23 U.S.C. 327 Surface Transportation Project Delivery Program. This rule would establish a pilot program for eliminating duplication of environmental reviews under section 1309 of the FAST Act. The FAST Act directed the Secretary of the Department of Transportation (Secretary), in consultation with the Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) to establish a pilot program to authorize up to five States to conduct environmental reviews and make approvals for projects under State environmental laws and regulations instead of NEPA. The FAST Act requires the Secretary to promulgate regulations to implement the requirements of the Program, including application requirements and criteria necessary to determine whether State laws and regulations are at least as stringent as the applicable Federal law. FTA, FHWA and FRA, hereinafter referred to as the Agencies, are proposing these regulations on behalf of the Secretary. This rule also implements a provision in section 1308 of the FAST Act that amends the corrective action period that the Agencies must provide to a State participating in the 23 U.S.C. 327 Surface Transportation Project Delivery Program (327 Program).

]]> Substantive, Nonsignificant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Final Rule Stage No No Regulatory 23 CFR 778 49 CFR 265 49 CFR 622 23 U.S.C. 330 49 CFR 1.85 No NPRM 09/28/2017 82 FR 45220 NPRM Comment Period End 11/27/2017 Final Rule 07/00/2018 No No None No No www.regulations.gov www.regulations.gov No No 2125-AF73 Related to 2125 Federal Highway Administration FHWA Joint 2130 Federal Railroad Administration FRA Joint Chaya Koffman Assistant Chief Counsel 2132 Federal Transit Administration FTA 202 366-4011 chaya.koffman@dot.gov 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE, Washington DC 20590