FTA Oversight Procedures - Federal Transit Administration - U.S. ...

• Project drawings, project narratives, design criteria, specifications
• Information on third parties, description of interface, status of negotiations/agreements
• Project Management Plan
6.0 SCOPE OF WORK
The PMOC shall assess the completeness of NEPA documentation and the level to which
environmental impacts and mitigations are reflected in the project drawings and specifications so as to
provide a sound basis for the project cost estimate and schedule. The PMOC shall assess the project
documentation and follow these procedures:
• Review and analyze the pertinent information available for completeness, adequacy,
consistency, and appropriateness of the level of detail given the phase of the work;
• Identify any and all discrepancies;
• State findings in descending order of importance (most likely -- largest consequences, least
likely -- moderate/minor consequences) and make recommendations for modifications or
additional work by the project sponsor along with a time frame for the performance of the
work;
• Make recommendations and provide professional opinions.
Review for content as follows:
• Confirm consistency between the environmental document and the project drawings,
narratives, specifications, in how the Project Scope is defined and portrayed; verify that
impacts and mitigations are fully reflected in the project drawings, narratives, specifications,
cost estimate and schedule.
• Review the project sponsor's operating budget to confirm that it reflects the agency’s existing
operation and future operation when the project is built;
• Review the project sponsor's capital cost estimate to confirm that it reflects the defined scope
and schedule;
• Prior to entry to PE:
o Confirm that the Project sponsor has considered a sufficient array of alternatives and
has taken the necessary steps in AA to effectively document the selection of the locally
preferred alternative and other conclusions reached.
o Notify FTA immediately if it appears that a reasonable alternative was omitted from the
alternatives analysis.
o Confirm that the LPA was adopted into the MPO's LRTP by obtaining a copy of the
plan. Verify that the Project sponsor’s project scope is included and documented.
o Verify that the LRTP is financially constrained.
OP 32B Environmental Document (NEPA) Review for New Starts Projects
Revision 0, June 2008
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