Environmental Guidance Library

Environmental Procedures Manual

• Table of Contents
• Acronyms and Abbreviations
• Chapter 1 - Overview
• Chapter 2 - Class of Action
• Chapter 3 - Project Development and Documentation
• Chapter 4 - Categorical Exclusions
• Chapter 5 - Environmental Assessments
• Chapter 6 - Environmental Impact Statements
• Chapter 7 - Re-Evaluations
  
  • NDOT Re-Evaluation Form for Assigned CE Projects
  • NDOT Re-Evaluation Form for Unassigned Projects
  • NDOT Re-evaluation Form Guidance
• Chapter 8 - Technical Resources Analysis
• Chapter 9 - Public Involvement Procedures
  • Project-Specific Public Involvement Plan Template
  • Comment Response Matrix Template
  • Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) Public Involvement Plan
• Chapter 10 - Tribal Coordination
  • NDOT Tribal Coordination Log
• Chapter 11 - Environmental Commitment Compliance
• Chapter 12 - References
• Glossary
• Appendix A - Laws and Regulations

 

Roadside Development and Compliance Unit 

• Drainage Design and Erosion Control Manual
• NDOT Construction Stormwater Best Management Practices
• Construction Manual
• Roadside Landscaping Plan
• Roadside Flowers and Grasses
• NDOT Roadside Vegetation Establishment & Management
• Supplemental & Standard Specifications
• Change Order Environmental Review Process
  • Change Order Environmental Review Form
• Invasive Species Procedure

 

Approved Products List Pages and Documents

• Approved Products List
• Erosion & Sediment Control Approval Procedures
• New Products Evaluation Form
• Erosion Control Approved Products List

 

Local Public Agencies Guidelines

• LPA Guidelines Manual
• LPA Guidelines Manual Checklists
• Nebraska Interim Environmental Guidance for Emergency Relief Projects

 

Wetlands Unit 

• • Wetland and Water Resource Procedure Document
• Wetlands - General Info
• 2017 Umbrella Banking Agreement
• 2015 Wetlands Mitigation Needs Assessment

 

NEPA 

• NDOT CE Form
  • Request Access or Report an Issue 
  • CE Training Video
• Nebraska Categorical Exclusion Guidance
• Monetary Limits for CEs Processed Under 23 CFR 771.117(c)23
• NDOT Section 4(f) Resources
  • NDOT FHWA SHPO Section 4(f) Letter Agreement
  • Section 4(f) Guidance
  • Section 4(f) Forms
    • NDOT 4(f) Initial Assessment Form
    • NDOT 4(f) Exceptions Form
    • NDOT 4(f) De Minimis Form
• Resource Analysis Guidance - Land and Water Conservation Fund Recreation Areas (Section 6(f))
• Resource Analysis Guidance – Farmland Policy Protection Act
• Resource Analysis Guidance - Wild and Scenic Rivers
• Resource Analysis Guidance - Socioeconomics
• Resource Analysis Guidance - Indirect Effects and Cumulative Impacts
• Planning and Environmental Linkages Guidance Document
• Tribal Consultation
  • Tribal Consultation Guidance 
  • Record of Tribal Consultation Form
• Probable Class of Action (NDOT 53) Resources
  • Guidance
  • Form
• NEPA Documentation Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC) Manual
• NEPA File Management and Documentation Guidance
• Excess Land Disposal
• Minor Categorical Exclusions (MCE)
  • Activities that do not Involve or Lead Directly to Construction
  • At-Grade Railroad Crossing Improvements
  • Bridge Inspection
  • Sign Installation and Replacement
  • Emergency Relief (ER) Projects and ER Green Sheet
  • Pavement Repairs
  • Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Stations
• Nebraska Environmental Guidance for Emergency Relief Projects
• FHWA NDOT Coordination Process for Non-Assigned Projects

 

Noise & Air 

• Noise Analysis & Abatement Policy
  
• Mobile Source Air Toxics Guidance Document
• Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) - Air quality analysis agreement between the NDEQ and NDOT
• Air Quality - Ozone Fact Sheet
• Air Quality - Health Effects of Ozone
• Regulations and Guidance
• Traffic Noise Analysis Guidance

 

Section 106

• Programmatic Agreement 2023 among The Federal Highway Administration, The Nebraska State Historic Preservation Officer, The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, and The Nebraska Department of Transportation to Satisfy the Requirements of Section 106 for the Federal-Aid Highway Program In The State of Nebraska. The PA establishes three tiers of project review:
  
  • NDOT PQS Project Review Memo – Section 106 Tier I Project
    
  • NDOT PQS Project Review Memo – Section 106 Tier II and III Projects
        -  NDOT PQS Project Review Memo – Section 106 Tier II Project: Minimal Potential to Cause Effects

• Section 106 PA FY2023 Report

  • FY2023 – List of undertakings processed            

• Section 106 PA FY2022 Report
  • FY2022 – List of undertakings processed
• Section 106 PA FY2021 Report
  • FY2021 – List of undertakings processed
• Section 106 PA 5-Year Interim Report
  
  • NDOT Section 106 PA Annual and Quarterly Reports, 2015-2020
• NDOT National Historic Preservation Act Section 106 Guidelines
• Nebraska State Historic Preservation Office Section 106 Guidelines for Archeology
• Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
• Tribal Consultation
  • Tribal Consultation Guidance 
  • Record of Tribal Consultation Form
• Letter Agreement with SHPO regarding processing state Funds Only projects
• Historic Nebraska Bridges
• National Register Evaluation of Nebraska Bridges 1947 to 1965
• Nebraska Historic Eligible Bridges as of 6/16/2009

 

Hazardous Materials 

• NDOT Hazardous Material Review Guidance Manual
• Unexpected Waste Action Plan
• Field Staff and Contractor Awareness Training Videos
• NDOT Waste Manual
• NDEQ Title 126 - Rules and Regulation Pertaining to Management of Waste
• NDEQ Title 128 - Nebraska Hazardous Waste Regulations
• NDEQ Title 132 - Integrated Solid Waste Management Regulations
• Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Title 178 Ch. 22 - Asbestos projects
• NDOT Hazardous Material Visual Reconnaissance Form

 

Fish & Wildlife

• Avian Protection Plan
• Endangered Species Range Maps
• Biological Evaluation Process (Matrix) for Federal Aid Transportation Program in Nebraska
• Bald Eagle Fact Sheet
• Golden Eagle Fact Sheet
• Biological Evaluation Form  |  Instructions

 

Facility Maintenance

• SPCC Annual Tank Assessment Form
• SPCC Diked Area Drainage Report Form
• SPCC Monthly Tank Assessment Form
• SPCC Oil-Water Separator Assessment Form
• Good Housekeeping and Pollution Prevention - Brochure  |  Poster

 

General Use Forms

• Record of Telephone Conversation Form