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Office of Planning and Analytics
U.S. Department of Transportation, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration1200 New Jersey Avenue, SEWashington, DC20590United States

**Phone:**202-366-3395**

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# Resources

**NEPA Implementation**

- National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969  	 
- Final Rule: Update to the Regulations Implementing the Procedural Provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act , July 15, 2020  	 
- Regulations for Implementing the Procedural Provisions of NEPA  (40 CFR Parts 1500–1508) (July 2020)  	 
- Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)  NEPA Guidance  	 
- CEQ 40 Questions  presents forty of the most frequently asked questions concerning NEPA regulations, (Pre-July, 2020)  	 
- The  Red Book  is used as "how to" for synchronizing NEPA reviews for transportation and infrastructure projects with federal regulatory agencies, developed by FRA, FTA, FHWA the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps), U.S. Coast Guard (Coast Guard), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)  	 
- FHWA's   environmental toolkit  has environmental topics and tutorials relating to NEPA and human and natural environmental impacts from transportation projects.  	 
- NEPAssist  is a mapping tool developed by the EPA that helps facilitate the environmental review process and project planning, in relation to environmental considerations  	 
- FHWA's Section 4(f) Policy Paper contains  Questions and Answers on the Application of Section 4(f) De Minimis Impact Criteria  	 
- Protecting Our Infrastructure of Pipelines and Enhancing Safety Act of 2020 ( PIPES Act ) ( P.L. 116-260 )  	 
- Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act ( FAST Act ) ( P.L. 114-94 )  	 
- Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) ( P.L. 112-141 )  	 	   - Title II: Hazardous Materials Safety Improvement Act of 2012  		  
- Permitting Dashboard for Federal Infrastructure Projects

**Other Resources - External Weblinks**

**Air Quality**
- The  Clean Air Act  	 
- General Conformity rule  under the Clean Air Act  	 
- EPA  Regulations for Emissions from Locomotives  	 
- The  EPA Green Book  provides detailed information about area National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) designations  	 
- FHWA's  Transportation Conformity Reference Guide  	 
- EPA De Minimis Emission Thresholds  	 

**Coastal Zones**
- Coastal Zone Management Act  	 
- NOAA's  Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management State Program  website  	 
- List of states  participating in the National Coastal Zone Management Program  	 

**Communities and Environmental Justice**
- Americans with Disabilities Act  	 
- Title VI of the Civil Rights Act  	 
- Environmental Justice (EJ) EO 12898  	 
- U.S. DOT Environmental Justice Website  includes information on environmental justice history, policy documents, FAQ's, case studies, training, and updated resources for consideration of EJ populations during project development  	 
- EJSCREEN  is an EJ mapping and screening tool  	 
- The  U.S. Census Bureau website  provides demographic data for various statistical ranges and geographic extents.  	 
- The  Uniform Act  	 

**Cultural Resources**
- Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP)  ensures federal agencies including FRA implement their work in harmony with the National Historic Preservation Act (Section 106)	   - ACHP's  Section 106 Review Process Flow Chart
  - ACHP's  Section 106 Applicant Toolkit  		  
- National Register of Historic Places  	 
- State Historic Preservation Office  Directory  (SHPO)  	 
- National Association of Tribal Historic Preservation Officers'  Directory  (THPO)  	 

**Floodplains**
- Executive Order 11988 , Floodplain Management  	 
- The  FEMA Flood Map Service Center  contains products used to identify the presence of floodplains  	 

**Hazardous Materials and Waste**
- Resource Conservation and Recovery Act  	 
- EPA's  database of superfund sites  	 

**Important Farmlands**
- Farmland Protection Policy Act  	 
- Farmland Conversion Impact Rating Form  	 
- NRCS  information on prime farmland  	 
- NRCS  Web Soil Survey  	 
- List of  local NRCS contacts  	 

**Land Use**
- Section 6(f) - The  Land and Water Conservation Fund Act  	 

**Listed Species**
- The Endangered Species Act    - Endangered Species Act (ESA) Consultation Handbook
  - USFWS information on the  Endangered Species Program
  - USFWS  Endangered Species Bulletin
  - USFWS  Frequently Asked Questions  on the ESA Section 7 consultation process
  - USFWS  regional contact list  		  
- USFWS  Information for Planning and Consultation (IPaC) tool  	 
- USFWS  critical habitat mapper  	 
- NOAA  database of threatened and endangered species  	 
- USFWS Ecological Services office  directory Migratory Bird Treaty Act  	 
- Marine Mammal Protection Act  	 
- Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act  	 
- Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act  	 

**Navigable Waterways**
- Wild and Scenic Rivers Act  	 
- The Rivers and Harbor Act of 1899  	 
- EPA's  information on Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899  	 
- Coast Guard  information on bridge permits  	 

**Noise and Vibration**
- Railroad  Noise Emissions Compliance  Regulation and  Train Horn Rule  	 
- How to Create a Quiet Zone  	 

**Transportation**
- The  Great American Stations Project  was established by Amtrak in 2006 to educate communities on the benefits of redeveloping train stations, offer tools to community leaders to preserve their stations, and provide the appropriate Amtrak resources  	 

**Water Quality and Waters of the US**
- The  Clean Water Act  	 
- EPA's list of Clean Water Act  policy and technical guidance documents  	 
- Comprehensive standards for compensatory mitigation  	 
- The  Safe Drinking Water Act  	 
- National Wetland Inventory  wetlands mapper  	 
- U.S. Geological Survey  National Hydrography Dataset  	 
- Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)  Web Soil Survey  	 
- NOAA  Essential Fish Habitat mapper