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  • 2024-29637 — Section 139 Efficient Environmental Reviews for Project Decisionmaking and One Federal Decision Interim Final Guidance
    Type:Notice
    Citation:89 FR 102246
    Reading Time:about 7 minutes

    The Federal Highway Administration, Federal Railroad Administration, and Federal Transit Administration are seeking public comments on their revised guidance for environmental reviews in surface transportation projects. This new guidance updates and replaces previous guidelines and reflects recent changes in laws that aim to improve project evaluation processes. The authorities are accepting comments on its implementation until February 18, 2025, and further details are available online. This notice is part of their ongoing efforts to ensure that transportation projects comply with environmental regulations while improving efficiency.

    Simple Explanation

    Imagine building a big toy train set, and there are rules to make sure it doesn't hurt nature. The people in charge of roads and trains want to hear ideas on new ways to check these rules to make it quicker and better, and everyone can tell them their thoughts until February.

  • 2021-01998 — Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments for a New Information Collection
    Type:Notice
    Citation:86 FR 7766
    Reading Time:about 3 minutes

    The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has announced a plan to collect information in line with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This information collection will be reviewed by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and focuses on the Excellence in Right-of-Way Awards Program, which acknowledges innovative practices in highway improvement projects. Comments from the public are invited on the necessity and burden of the proposed information collection, which involves up to 50 applications biennially, with each applicant expected to spend around six hours on their submission. The deadline for comments is March 3, 2021.

    Simple Explanation

    The government wants to ask people for information about cool and smart ways to make roads better. They need people to say if it's okay to ask these questions and how hard it might be for them to answer.

  • 2024-29801 — USDOT Federal Flood Risk Management Standard (FFRMS) Interim Guidelines
    Type:Notice
    Citation:89 FR 102248
    Reading Time:about 19 minutes

    The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has released Interim Guidelines to support the Federal Flood Risk Management Standard (FFRMS), which aims to make communities and federal assets more resilient to flooding due to extreme weather and climate change. These guidelines explain USDOT's plans to implement FFRMS by revising policies and considering flood risks in transportation projects funded by USDOT, using different approaches to identify flood-prone areas. The guidelines also emphasize the importance of public feedback and outline available resources for improving flood resilience. Public comments on these guidelines are encouraged, due by February 18, 2025.

    Simple Explanation

    The U.S. Department of Transportation is sharing some ideas on how to make places safer from floods, which are like big water spills that can happen in nature. They want people to tell them what they think about these ideas to help make them better.