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The Arizona Department of
Transportation has submitted an application to assume environmental authority
and review responsibility required by the National Environmental Policy Act of
1969 for federally funded highway projects in Arizona and for local
projects that are not part of the highway system but are also federally funded.
This is part of a process to streamline environmental reviews for
transportation projects while fulfilling all federal requirements.
A draft application outlining
the program under which the Federal Highway Administration would assign its
environmental review authority and responsibility to ADOT is now
available for review and comment. ADOT encourages the public to review and
comment on the Surface Transportation Project Delivery Program application,
also known as NEPA Assignment, on ADOT’s Environmental Planning and NEPA Assignment
website.
Comments can be submitted in the
following ways:
The draft NEPA Assignment application
addresses ADOT’s plan to assume environmental authority and review
responsibility for federally funded state highway
system projects, including interstates, U.S. highways and state
routes and Local Public Agency projects that are not part of the state highway system in Arizona. ADOT
is also applying to assume all of
FHWA’s responsibilities for
environmental review, resource agency
consultation, and other environmental
regulatory compliance-related actions pertaining to the review or
approval of projects in Arizona.
For more information, visit ADOT’s Environmental Planning and NEPA Assignment
website or contact ADOT NEPA Assignment Manager Paul O’Brien
at pobrien@azdot.gov
or by calling 602.712.8669.
Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of
1964 and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Pursuant to Title VI of the Civil
Rights Act of 1964, and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), ADOT does
not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, or disability.
Persons who require a reasonable accommodation based on language or disability
should contact Steve Olmstead at 602.712.6421 or SOlmsted@azdot.gov.
Requests should be made as early as possible to ensure the State has an
opportunity to address the accommodation.
De acuerdo con El Título VI de la Ley
de Derechos Civiles de 1964 y la Ley de Estadounidenses con Discapacidades (ADA
por sus siglas en inglés), el Departamento de Transporte de Arizona (ADOT por
sus siglas en inglés) no discrimina por raza, color, nacionalidad, o
discapacidad. Personas que requieren asistencia (dentro de lo razonable)
ya sea por el idioma o por discapacidad deben ponerse en contacto con la Steve
Olmstead a 602.712.6421 o SOlmsted@azdot.gov. Las solicitudes deben
hacerse lo más pronto posible para asegurar que el equipo encargado del
proyecto tenga la oportunidad de hacer los arreglos necesarios.
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