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3.0 OBJECTIVES<br />
During the initial environmental phase, a measure of engineering and conceptual design must be<br />
performed to support the AA and assessment of environmental impacts. After the selection of the LPA<br />
on which the draft environmental documentation is based, more advanced design work is needed to<br />
define the project and to establish the preliminary project scope, budget, and schedule. The project<br />
sponsor’s request for approval of the project to enter PE is based on this information. From this point<br />
on, <strong>FTA</strong> may direct the PMOC to perform this review.<br />
The PMOC shall assess and evaluate the project sponsor’s environmental documents, project drawings,<br />
project narratives, design criteria, specifications, and material third party project information.<br />
Additionally, the PMOC shall characterize the level to which the project sponsor has reflected<br />
potential environmental impacts and mitigation, required permits and approvals, design and<br />
construction implications of the environmental impacts, and considered all major costs of the project,<br />
so that a realistic cost estimate and schedule can be prepared.<br />
4.0 REFERENCES<br />
The following are the principal, but not the only, references to <strong>Federal</strong> legislation, codification,<br />
regulation and guidance of which the PMOC should have a good understanding as related to the<br />
project sponsor’s project work being reviewed under this <strong>Oversight</strong> Procedure (OP):<br />
4.1 United States Code<br />
• 49 U.S.C. § 5309<br />
• 49 U.S.C. § 5328(a)(3)<br />
• 42 U.S.C. §§ 4321-4347<br />
• 23 U.S.C. § 139<br />
• 49 U.S.C. § 303<br />
4.2 Regulations<br />
• 49 CFR Part 611<br />
• 23 CFR Part 771<br />
• 40 CFR Parts 1500-1508<br />
• 23 CFR Part 774<br />
5.0 PROJECT SPONSOR SUBMITTALS<br />
The PMOC shall obtain from the project sponsor the most current versions of the following:<br />
• Alternatives Analysis Report (prior to entry to PE)<br />
• MPO-adopted LRTP (prior to entry to PE)<br />
• Envirnmental documents (DEIS, EA, etc.)<br />
• Operating cost estimate for project<br />
• Capital cost estimate for project<br />
• Project schedule<br />
• New Starts submittals<br />
OP 32B Environmental Document (NEPA) Review for New Starts Projects<br />
Revision 0, June 2008<br />
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