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NYSDOT Begins ‘Engagement’ for Transformative Expressway…
June 22, 2022
The New York State Department of Transportation recently launched the formal public “engagement” process for the “transformative” Kensington Expressway project More
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Mississippi, Pennsylvania, Wyoming Issue Drafts of…
June 22, 2022
The Mississippi Department of Transportation, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, and the Wyoming Department of Transportation recently released drafts of More
FEDERAL ACTION

House Overwhelmingly Passes Its Version Of WRDA ( Waterways Journal)

FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICES

Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (AICW) and Miami Beach Channel, Miami, FL (Coast Guard)

Safety Zones in Reentry Sites; Jacksonville, Daytona, Cape Canaveral, Tampa, and Tallahassee, Florida (Coast Guard (Notice of proposed rulemaking) )

Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Delaware; Removal of Stage II Gasoline Vapor Recovery Program Requirements and Revision of Stage I Gasoline Vapor Recovery Program Requirements (EPA (Final rule) )

Clean Water Act Section 401 Water Quality Certification Improvement Rule (EPA (Proposed rule) )

Air Plan Approval; Mississippi; Revision of Excess Emissions Provisions (EPA (Proposed rule) )

National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Gasoline Distribution Technology Review and Standards of Performance for Bulk Gasoline Terminals Review (EPA (Proposed rule) )

California State Motor Vehicle Pollution Control Standards; Heavy- Duty Vehicle and Engine Emission Warranty and Maintenance Provisions; Request for Waiver of Preemption; Opportunity for Public Hearing and Public Comment (EPA (Notice of opportunity for public hearing and comment) )

California State Motor Vehicle Pollution Control Standards and Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; The ‘‘Omnibus’’ Low NOX Regulation; Request for Waivers of Preemption; Opportunity for Public Hearing and Public Comment (EPA (Notice of opportunity for public hearing and comment) )

California State Motor Vehicle Pollution Control Standards; Advanced Clean Trucks; Zero Emission Airport Shuttle; Zero-Emission Power Train Certification; Request for Waiver of Preemption; Opportunity for Public Hearing and Public Comment (EPA (Notice of opportunity for public hearing and comment) )

Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit (EPA (Notice of proposed consentdecree; request for public comment))

Development of Best Practices for Collection of Batteries To Be Recycled and Voluntary Battery Labeling Guidelines; Request for Information (EPA (RFI) )

Recycling Education and Outreach; Grant Program and Model Recycling Program Toolkit; Request for Information (EPA (RFI) )

Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling Program; Request for Information (EPA (RFI))

Assessing Fees for Excess and Unauthorized Grazing (Forest Service (Final rule))

Credit Assistance and Related Fees for Water Resources Infrastructure Projects (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Proposed rule) )

Hazardous Materials: Frequently Asked Questions – Applicability of the Hazardous Materials Regulations; Extension of Comment Period and Notice of Public Informational Webinar (Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (Notice) )

Notice of Intent To Prepare a Supplement to the Next Generation Delivery Vehicles Acquisitions Final Environmental Impact Statement (Postal Service (Notice) )

Submission of Establishment of a New Parking Fee Area at Pearl Harbor National Memorial; Correction (National Park Service (Notice; correction))

Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for US Wind’s Proposed Wind Energy Facility Offshore Maryland (Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (Notice; request for comments))

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FHWA Issues Proposed Rulemaking for Funding…
June 15, 2022
The Federal Highway Administration issued a notice of proposed rulemaking on June 9 to outline minimum standards and requirements for projects funded More
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Maryland Initiates Tier 2 NEPA Study…
June 15, 2022
At a June 12 event, Governor Larry Hogan (R) said the Maryland Transportation Authority and the Federal Highway Administration are More
TRB RESOURCES/ANNOUNCEMENTS

Health in the Climate Emergency: A global perspective (The InterAcademy Partnership)

Infrastructure Equity in Action (Regional Plan Association (Webinar and link to registration))

Electric Vehicle Outlook 2022 (BloombergNEF)

FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICES

Great Outdoors Month (President of the United States (Proclamation))

Request for Information (RFI) Regarding Wildfire Crisis Implementation Plan (Forest Service (Request for information))

Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on the Interstate 81 Viaduct Project, Onondaga County, New York (FHWA (Notice of limitation on claims for judicial review of actions by FHWA and other Federal agencies.))

Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; New York; Ozone and Particulate Matter Controls Strategies (EPA (Final rule))

Determination To Defer Sanctions; California; San Diego County Air Pollution Control District (EPA (Interim final determination)////br>////br>)

Air Plan Approval; California; San Diego County Air Pollution Control District (EPA (Proposed rule))

Air Plan Approval; North Dakota; Removal of Exemptions to Visible Air Emissions Restrictions (EPA (Proposed rule))

National Environmental Justice Advisory Council; Notification for a Virtual Public Meeting (EPA (Notification for a public meeting))

Local Government Advisory Committee (LGAC) and Small Communities Advisory Subcommittee (SCAS) Meeting (EPA (Notification of public meeting))

Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Assessment and Draft General Conformity Determination for the Proposed Terminal Area Plan and Air Traffic Procedures at Chicago O’Hare International Airport (FAA (Notice))

Establishment of a New Parking Fee Area at Pearl Harbor National Memorial (National Park Service (Notice)////br>)

Call for Review Editor Nominations for the Fifth National Climate Assessment (NCA5) (NOAA (Request for public nominations)////br>////br>)

Pipeline Safety: Potential for Damage to Pipeline Facilities Caused by Earth Movement and Other Geological Hazards (Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (Notice; issuance of updated advisory bulletin))

National Towing Safety Advisory Committee; June 2022 Virtual Meeting (Coast Guard (Notice))

Pacific Wind Lease Sale 1 (PACW-1) for Commercial Leasing for Wind Power on the Outer Continental Shelf in California – Proposed Sale Notice (Bureau of Ocean Energy)

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Minnesota DOT Tallies 2021 Litter Clean-Up…
June 8, 2022
Thousands of Adopt-a-Highway volunteers picked up more than 29,500 bags of trash from highway ditches in 2021, according to the More
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Illinois DOT Supporting Highway ROW Bird…
June 8, 2022
An initiative to “Give BIRDS the ROW” in terms of creating big habitats in highway rights-of-way is expanding across Illinois More
CULTURAL RESOURCES

Artist Makes Own Traffic-Calming Measures (New Haven Independent)

FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICES

U.S. DOT FY22 Safe Streets and Roads for All Funding (Office of the Secretary, USDOT (Notice of Funding Opportunity) )

FY 2022 Competitive Funding Opportunity: Pilot Program for Transit- Oriented Development Planning (FTA (Notice of Funding Opportunity))

Air Plan Approval; Missouri; Restriction of Emissions Credit for Reduced Pollutant Concentrations From the Use of Dispersion Techniques (EPA (Final rule) )

Air Plan Approval; North Carolina; Repeal of Delegation Authority (EPA (Final rule) )

Delegation of New Source Performance Standards and National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for the States of Arizona and California (EPA (Withdrawal of direct final rule))

Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA); Notice of Grant Funding Guidance for FY 2022 State and Tribal Response Program With Funding Provided by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (EPA (Notice) )

Release of the Policy Assessment for the Reconsideration of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter (EPA (Notice of availability; policy assessment) )

Proposed Determination To Prohibit and Restrict the Use of Certain Waters Within Defined Areas as Disposal Sites; Pebble Deposit Area, Southwest Alaska (EPA (Notice of availability and public hearing) )

Notice of Application for Extension of Public Land Order No. 7555 and Opportunity for Public Meeting; Alaska (Bureau of Land Management, Interior (Notice))

Final Guidance for Identification of Nonindustrial Private Forest Land (Natural Resources Conservation Service (Notice) )

Gulf South Pipeline Company, LLC; Notice of Scoping Period Requesting Comments on Environmental Issues for the Proposed Index 130 MS River Replacement Project (Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Notice) )

Notice of Availability of Record of Decision for the Final Environmental Impact Statement for Testing and Training Activities in the Patuxent River Complex (Department of the Navy (Notice))

Nominations for U.S. Commissioners to Regional Fisheries Management Organizations (National Marine Fisheries Service (Notice; call for nominations) )

Notice of Solicitation of Applications for Stakeholder Representative Members of the Missouri River Recovery Implementation Committee (Army Corps of Engineers (Notice))

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ETAP Podcast: COMTO and Equity in…
June 1, 2022
In this episode of the Environmental Technical Assistance Program or ETAP Podcast, April Rai (seen above) – president and CEO More
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Connecticut DOT Makes Fast EV Chargers…
June 1, 2022
The Connecticut Department of Transportation recently made universal Level 3 “fast chargers” that can fully recharge an electric vehicle or More
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Committee on Environment and Sustainability Announces…
May 25, 2022
The AASHTO Committee on Environment and Sustainability is excited to invite you to the committee’s annual meeting in Austin, Texas. More
TRB RESOURCES/ANNOUNCEMENTS

Enhancing Public Health Equity through Transportation (TRB (Webinar) )

Using E-Bike Purchase Incentive Programs to Expand the Market (Transportation Research and Education Center, Portland State University (Whitepaper) )

Wildland Fires: Toward Improved Understanding and Forecasting of Air Quality Impacts (National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (Workshop proceedings) )

NMDOT To Host Public Meeting Webinars On Building Out Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure (New Mexico DOT (Media release))

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Wyoming DOT Wins Environmental Award for…
May 25, 2022
The Wyoming Department of Transportation recently received a 2022 Environmental Excellence Award in the category of Ecosystems, Habitat, and Wildlife More
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PennDOT Wins Governor’s Award for State…
May 25, 2022
Governor Tom Wolf (D) recently presented a group of employees from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation and the Pennsylvania Department More
CULTURAL RESOURCES

NMDOT struggles to keep pace with illegal encampments (Albuquerque Journal)

TRB RESOURCES/ANNOUNCEMENTS

Understanding the Effects of COVID-19 on Impaired Driving (TRB (Webinar))

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Oregon DOT Commits $100M to EV…
May 18, 2022
The Oregon Department of Transportation is committing $100 million over the next five years to build out Oregon’s public electric More
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Louisiana DOTD Wins Award for Brine…
May 18, 2022
Scott Boyle (seen above), assistant administrator of operations for District 2 of the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development, recently More
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Announcing Center for Environmental Excellence Resilience…
May 18, 2022
The Center for Environmental Excellence in partnership with the Federal Highway Administration invites you to join in parts two and More
NEPA

What is NEPA? (Utah Public Radio)