6 Concurrence Pt #1: Purpose and Need statement Agency Coordination (Agency Meeting or other contact) “draft final” Purpose and Need Statement Cooperating Agencies (and as deemed appropriate, Participating Agencies) Written concurrence or reply on issues to be resolved 30 calendar days formal request 7 Public Involvement Meeting (PIM) #1 Information on project purpose and need, preliminary alternatives and impacts; Draft CP and Draft IAM also made available Public, local officials, Cooperating and Participating Agencies, Indian Tribes and other stakeholders Provide comments on purpose and need, preliminary alternatives and impacts, and Draft CP and Draft IAM 14 calendar days after PIM (typical) 8 Concurrence Pt #2: Range of Alternatives to be carried forward for detailed study Agency Coordination (Agency Meeting or other contact) Description of recommended alternatives to be carried forward for detailed Cooperating Agencies (and as deemed appropriate, Participating Agencies) Written concurrence or on issues to be resolved 30 calendar days formal request 9 Public Involvement Meeting (PIM) #2 Information on alternatives recommended to be carried forward for detailed and impacts Public, local officials, Cooperating and Participating Agencies, Indian Tribes and other stakeholders Provide comments on alternatives recommended to be carried forward for detailed study and potential impacts 14 calendar days after PIM (typical) 10 Finalize alternatives to be included in Draft EIS and identify Preferred Alternative (if deemed appropriate by FHWA and WisDOT at this point in the environmental process) Final alternatives for Draft EIS Potentially identify Preferred Alternative in Draft EIS Cooperating Agencies (and as deemed appropriate, Participating Agencies, officials, and the public) Provide comments on final alternatives for Draft EIS 30 calendar days 11 Draft EIS approval Draft EIS FHWA Document approval 30 calendar days anticipated 12 Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) with EPA, availability notice published in Federal Register Draft EIS EPA filing section Availability of EIS published in Federal Register 7 calendar days
19 Completion of the Record of Decision (ROD) Follow up on substantive comments received on Final EIS (only if substantive comments received) Distribution of responses to substantive comments received on Final EIS (final comment responses will be included in ROD) Cooperating Agencies (and as deemed appropriate Participating Agencies, local officials, and the public) Resolution of all significant unresolved issues 30 Calendar days anticipated 20 Issuance of Record of Decision (ROD) ROD Notice publication Cooperating and Participating Agencies through Federal Register Notice Acknowledge receipt of ROD within 30 days 30 calendar days from notice of Final EIS in Federal Register or 45 calendar days from notice of Draft EIS in Federal Register (minimum) 21 Final concurrence in project contract-level mitigation measures Proposed mitigation measures for commitments made in Final EIS, ROD, final design, and/or during individual agency contacts Coordination with Cooperating and Participating Agencies (as deemed appropriate) Provide comments and/or process approval requests on proposed environmental commitments and mitigation measures Approx. 3-6 months in advance of proposed contract letting dates Prior to Plans, Specifications and Estimates (PS&E) 22 Permits and approvals obtained as required Clean Water Act; Section 404 permits and Section 401 water quality certification Appropriate Cooperating and/or Participating Agencies Review and input from appropriate Cooperating and Participating Agencies 30 calendar days (minimum) prior to individual contract LET dates Prior to individual contract LET dates 23 PS&E for individual contracts processed, and contracts advertised for letting PS&E and other contract documents FHWA and WisDOT PS&E approval and project advertised for letting 30 calendar days (minimum) between advertising and letting dates Not programmed, subject to funding availability 24 Implementation of mitigation commitments in EIS and ROD Mitigation commitments in EIS and ROD Coordination with Cooperating and Participating Agencies (as deemed appropriate) Provide comments and and/or process approval requests on proposed mitigation commitments Not programmed (time as needed) Ongoing until construction activities are completed