Notice of Intent
This standard operating procedure provides guidance on the preparation of a notice of intent (NOI), which announces that FTA and other lead agencies intend to prepare an environmental impact statement.
Public Transit
Legacy ID
301
Alternatives
This standard operating procedure provides guidance on the identification, development, and evaluation of alternatives in the environmental review process.
Purpose and Need
This standard operating procedure provides guidance on the purpose and need statements, which provide the rationale and justification for undertaking a major Federal action and forms the basis for the range of alternatives to be studied in the environmental document.
Early Scoping
This standard operating procedure provides guidance on early scoping, an optional step in the public planning and environmental processes that precedes formal NEPA scoping.
Determining Class of Action
This standard operating procedure provides guidance for the earliest phase of the environmental review process for FTA projects.
Environmental Project File and Considerations for Administrative Records
This standard operating procedure provides guidance to ensure that FTA has records of all necessary written materials, electronic or hard copy, that pertain to FTA’s environmental review process for a project.
Standard Operating Procedures Introduction and Background
This document describes the applicability/ scope of the SOPs including general responsibilities and references.
U.S. Department of Transportation to Use Up to $900,000 in Previously Allocated State and Local Funding to Help Stand up New WMATA SSOA Program
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced in a letter to the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia departments of transportation and the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (MWCOG) that it will utilize...
FTA Letter to MD/VA/DC/MWCOG: FTA To Use $900,000 To Support New MSC
FTA letter to the local jurisdictions and MWCOG that will use $900,000 to support ongoing safety efforts and eventually to standup new MSC.
FTA Letter to WMATA: Extension Request For Project Management Plan
FTA letter responding to WMATA For a Project Management Plan Extension Request For The SafeTrack Initiative.