Office of Environmental Management
NEPA Assignment
NEPA ASSIGNMENT PROGRAM OVERVIEW
Effective in Florida as of 12/14/2016
Section 6005(a) of the SAFETEA-LU established a Surface Transportation Project Delivery Program that allowed the Secretary of the United States Department of Transportation to assign to certain states the USDOT Secretary's responsibilities under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321, et seq.) and all or part of the USDOT Secretary's responsibilities for environmental review, consultation, or other action required under any Federal environmental law with respect to one or more highway projects within the State. As modified by MAP-21, this assignment of responsibility became applicable to all states.
Pursuant to 23 United States Code (U.S.C.) 327, the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) has assumed Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA's) responsibilities under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) for highway projects on the State Highway System (SHS) and Local Agency Program (LAP) projects off the SHS. In general, FDOT's assumption includes all highway and roadway projects in Florida whose source of federal funding comes from FHWA or which constitute a federal action through FHWA. This includes responsibilities for environmental review, interagency consultation and other regulatory compliance-related actions pertaining to the review or approval of NEPA projects. Therefore, whereas FHWA was previously identified as the Lead Federal Agency, this function is now served by FDOT with approval authority resting in the Office of Environmental Management (OEM).
Assignment Scope:
FDOT would accept the Assignment of the USDOT Secretary's responsibilities for all NEPA document types (CE, EA and EIS) and all environmental regulations/laws (Section 4(f), Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act, Endangered Species Act, Clean Water Act, etc.) for highway projects.
FDOT NEPA ASSIGNMENT MONITORING EVENT - 2024 | |
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CONTACT
Jennifer Marshall, P.E., Director
Office of Environmental Management
Phone: 850-414-4316
Jennifer.Marshall@dot.state.fl.us
Office of Environmental Management
Phone: 850-414-4316
Jennifer.Marshall@dot.state.fl.us
FDOT NEPA ASSIGNMENT RENEWAL MOU - MAY 26, 2022
- EXECUTED: FDOT 327 NEPA Assignment First Renewal MOU - May 26, 2022
- FDOT NEPA Assignment Renewal MOU Package - April 19, 2022
FDOT NEPA ASSIGNMENT MOU - DECEMBER 14, 2016
- Executed Original NEPA Assignment Memorandum of Understanding with FHWA under 23 U.S.C. 327 - 12/14/2016
- FDOT NEPA Assignment Press Release - 12/14/2016
- Video Moving Forward with FDOT in the Driver's Seat - 1/9/2017
- Amended Agreements
- OEM BULLETIN 17-01/ROADWAY DESIGN BULLETIN 17-05- This bulletin provides information on the PPM Updates for Implementation of NEPA Assignment.
FDOT ACTIONS LEADING TOWARD NEPA ASSIGNMENT
- Final FDOT Application for Assumption of Federal Highway Administration Responsibilities
- Overview of NEPA Assignment Training Plan and Schedule - 9/26/2016
- FDOT NEPA Assignment Application Transmittal Letter to Federal Highway Administration - 5/31/2016
- FDOT NEPA Assignment Milestone Schedule - 12/14/2016
- Coordination Webinar regarding NEPA Assignment Program - 11/18/2015
- FHWA Response to Letter of Interest - 9/10/2015
- FDOT Letter of Interest to FHWA expressing interest in NEPA Assignment - 9/3/2015
PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT
Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC).- NEPA Assignment Quality Assurance and Quality Control Plan - 4/8/2021 (PDF)
- OEM EDMS QA-QC Process (PDF) (PPT)
- NEPA Assignment Quality Assurance and Quality Control Plan Overview WBT - May 2020 (FDOT Staff Take from within Learning Curve)
- NEPA Assignment and OEM Self-Assessment WBT - May 2020 (FDOT Staff Take from within Learning Curve)