Programs Environment

FHWA Contacts

Luke Pitts, Environmental Specialist
(402) 742-8466
Luke.Pitts@dot.gov

NEPA Assignment

• Categorical Exclusion Assignment (23 U.S.C. 326)
• NEPA Assignment and Project Development
• NEPA Assignment - Success in Stewardship
• NDOT NEPA Assignment Homepage

Nebraska State Programmatic Agreements

• Section 106 Programmatic with FHWA, ACHP, NDOT, NeSHPO
• Nebraska Biological Evaluation Process with FHWA, USACE, NDOT, NGPC

Useful Links

• Nebraska Department of Transportation Environmental Section Site Includes templates and guidance documents.
• The National Environmental Policy Act
• The Council of Environmental Quality - Regulations for Implementing NEPA Applies to all federal agencies.
• Federal Highway Administration Code of Federal Regulations for the environment; 23 CFR 771
• The FHWA Environmental Toolkit Contains guidance for various elements of environmental resource compliance for FHWA related actions.
• FHWA guidance for preparing NEPA and Section 4(f) documents FHWA Technical Advisory
• AASHTO Center for Environmental Excellence Provides environmental compliance guidance related to transportation.
• FHWA Memorandum: Guidance on "Purpose and Need" (July 23, 2003)
• Nebraska Ecological Service Office: US Fish and Wildlife Service
• Omaha District: US Army Corps of Engineers
• US Environmental Protection Agency
• History Nebraska
• Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
• Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy
• Nebraska Department of Transportation Environmental Guidance Library
• Section 4(f) Policy Paper
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Omaha District
• Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
• National Park Service - Nebraska