ImprovingtheQualityofEnvironmentalDocuments-Center.PDFVIP

Improving the Quality of Environmental Documents A Report of the Joint AASHTO/ACEC Committee in Cooperation with the Federal Highway Administration May 2006 American Association of State Highway and Transportation Offi cials Acknowledgments AASHTO, ACEC, and FHWA gratefully acknowledge the contributions of the task team members who worked on this effort. In addition to the information provided in this guide, a wealth of information compiled by the Education Task Team will be accessible through AASHTO’s Center for Environmental Excellence Web site. Quality and Clarity of NEPA Documents Task Team Team Leader Don Cote Frank Danchetz Carol Lee Roalkvam FHWA Resource Center ARCADIS Washington State DOT Lindsay Yamane Bob Esenwein Brent Jensen Parametrix, Inc. Turner Collie Braden Utah DOT Jim Horrocks Amy Phillips Hal Kassoff Horrocks Engineering BNA (editorial support) Parsons Brinckerhoff Legal Sufficiency Task Team Team Leader David S. Mattern Jack Gilbert Lamar S. Smith Parametrix, Inc FHWA Office of Chief FHWA Counsel Willard (Bill) C. Shannon Eggleston McCartney Robert Downie, Director, Center for Michael Baker Jr., Inc. Florida DOT Environmental Excellence Kathy Ames Harold Aikens AASHTO Illinois DOT