NEPA Assignment​​

NEPA Assignment is a program that formally assigns the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA’s) NEPA responsibilities to the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) for Categorical Exclusions (23 USC 326) and the Surface Transportation Project Delivery Program (23 USC 327). GDOT assumes responsibility for all classes of NEPA (Categorical Exclusions, Environmental Assessments, and Environmental Impact Statements) and also assumes responsibility for environmental laws, regulations, Executive Orders, and interagency consultation in Georgia. Georgia DOT, under this program, is deemed the lead Federal agency for environmental review and consultation per 23 U.S.C. 326 (e) and 23 U.S.C. 327 (m). ​​

NEPA Assignment - Public Notice 

Public Notice​

Georgia DOT is applying to assume the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) responsibilities under the Surface Transportation Project Delivery Program. Under this assignment program, authorized by 23 U.S.C. § 327, Georgia DOT will become directly responsible for ensuring its highway projects comply with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and all other federal environmental laws.​​

Share Your Input!
We welcome your feedback on Georgia DOT's​ application during the public comment period July 8  to August 23​.  Please click on the "Submit Comments" button below to share your comments.

Comments can also be mailed to: Amber Phillips, State Environmental Administrator, One Georgia Center, 16th Floor, 600 West Peachtree Street NW, Atlanta, Georgia 30308.

NOTE: Georgia DOT encourages participation from everyone and does not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, age, sex, religion, disability, or family status.

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Federal Surface Transportation Project Delivery Program

Section 6005(a) of the Safe Affordable Flexible Efficient Transportation Act ​​(SAFETEA-LU) and updated by the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) established a Surface Transportation Project Delivery Program that allows the Secretary of the United States Department of Transportation to assign,​ and a State to assume, the USDOT Secretary's responsibilities under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) 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.​​

 

 

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