Transportation for Communities - Advancing Projects Through Partnerships
- User Portals
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Transportation Phases
- Long Range Transportation Planning
- Integrated Programming and Fiscal Constraint
- Corridor Planning
- Environmental Review Merged with Permitting
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Approve Resource Agency Public Notice
Description: This key decision is required to satisfy the regulatory requirement for Section 404 permitting that the public receive notice of a permit application. There is no integration with other phases of transportation decision making or other decision making processes.
Note that changes to the project could occur as part of design that would require a modified Section 404 (or other) permit application and the approval of a new resource agency public notice.
Purpose
To inform the public that a Section 404 application has been received, describe planned activities and enlist public comment with regard to the project.
Outcome
Public comments, necessary to evaluate the probable impact of the project on the public's interest, are received.
Partner Roles | ||
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FHWA |
No Role |
Action required only by federal permitting agency(s) |
MPO |
No Role |
No action required for permitting Public Notice |
Resource Agency |
Decision Maker |
USACE is a decision maker, approving a public notice that is consistent with 33 CFR Part 325.3 |
State DOT |
Observer |
Observes the public notice required for permitting |
Process |
Integration Type |
Integration Description |
|---|---|---|
| Land Use and Smart Growth | None. | None. |
| Air Quality Conformity | None. | None. |
| Natural Environment and the IEF | None. | None. |
| Capital Improvement | None. | None. |
| Safety and Security | None. | None. |
| Human Environment | None. | None. |
| Economic Development | None. | None. |
| Greenhouse Gas | None. | None. |
Linkages to other Phases of Transportation Decision Making | |
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None. |
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Policy Questions |
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Questions about purpose and roles |
No specific questions. |
Questions about stakeholders |
No specific questions. |
Questions about the transportation process supporting the decision |
Does the public notice meet federal requirements? |
Questions about other phases |
No specific questions. |
Questions about non-transportation sectors/processes |
No specific questions. |
Questions to Gather Stakeholder Interests |
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None. |
Questions to Incorporate Stakeholder Interests |
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None. |
Case Study Example(s): |
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None. |
Supporting Data for the Key Decision |
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From other phases of transportation decision making |
Long Range Planning |
No Specific Data | Programming |
No Specific Data |
Corridor Planning |
No Specific Data |
Environmental Review |
No Specific Data |
From other sectors and processes |
Land Use and Smart Growth |
No Specific Data | Air Quality Conformity |
No Specific Data |
Natural Environment and the IEF |
No Specific Data |
Capital Improvement |
No Specific Data |
Safety and Security |
No Specific Data |
Human Environment |
No Specific Data |
Economic Development |
No Specific Data |
Greenhouse Gas |
No Specific Data |
From the transportation technical process supporting this key decision |
Section 404 permit application | |
From stakeholder collaboration |
No Specific Data | |
From public private partnership |
No Specific Data | |
The following is a list of data needed to support the key decision. Practitioners collect this information for decision makers to consider. You may add to this list using the comment box at the bottom of the page. Supporting Tools and Technology | |
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None. | |
Key Decision Relationship to Other Topics | |||
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| Topic | Description | ||
| Streamlining a Bottleneck Project |
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