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281 28 281 81 81 81 EI S E I S P PUBLISH NOTICE OF INTENT NOI TO INITIATE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT EIS PROCESS PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT EIS SCOPING MEETING NEED AND PURPOSE AUGUST 2009 BEGIN PREPARATION OF DRAFT EIS DEIS PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT EIS SCOPING MEETING PRELIMINARY PROJECT ALTERNATIVES NOVEMBER 2009* PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT PUBLIC MEETING RECOMMENDED REASONABLE ALTERNATIVES FEBRUARY 2010* DEVELOP ALTERNATIVES COMPLETE PREPARATION OF DEIS FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION FHWA REVIEW OF DEIS AND APPROVAL FOR CIRCULATION PUBLISH NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY IN FEDERAL AND TEXAS REGISTERS DISTRIBUTE DEIS TO LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL AGENCIES AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT PUBLIC HEARING DEIS APRIL 2011* RECEIVE, ANALYZE AND ADDRESS COMMENTS DEVELOP PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE AND PREPARE FINAL EIS FEIS FHWA REVIEW OF FEIS PUBLISH NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY IN FEDERAL AND TEXAS REGISTERS DISTRIBUTE FEIS TO LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL AGENCIES AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES FHWA ISSUES A RECORD OF DECISION ROD FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL APPROVAL FEBRUARY 2012* PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT PUBLIC MEETING IDENTIFICATION OF THE PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE AUGUST 2011* * Approximate Dates

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PUBLISH NOTICE OF INTENT �NOI� TO INITIATEENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT �EIS� PROCESS

PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT � EIS SCOPING MEETINGNEED AND PURPOSE � AUGUST 2009

BEGIN PREPARATION OF DRAFT EIS �DEIS�

PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT � EIS SCOPING MEETINGPRELIMINARY PROJECT ALTERNATIVES � NOVEMBER 2009*

PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT � PUBLIC MEETINGRECOMMENDED REASONABLE ALTERNATIVES � FEBRUARY 2010*

DEVELOPALTERNATIVES

COMPLETE PREPARATION OF DEIS

FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION �FHWA� REVIEW OF DEISAND APPROVAL FOR CIRCULATION

PUBLISH NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY INFEDERAL AND TEXAS REGISTERS

DISTRIBUTE DEIS TO LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL AGENCIES�AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES�

PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT � PUBLIC HEARINGDEIS � APRIL 2011*

RECEIVE, ANALYZE AND ADDRESS COMMENTS

DEVELOP PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE ANDPREPARE FINAL EIS �FEIS�

FHWA REVIEW OF FEIS

PUBLISH NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY INFEDERAL AND TEXAS REGISTERS

DISTRIBUTE FEIS TO LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL AGENCIES�AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES�

FHWA ISSUES A RECORD OF DECISION �ROD�FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL APPROVAL � FEBRUARY 2012*

PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT � PUBLIC MEETINGIDENTIFICATION OF THE PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE � AUGUST 2011*

* Approximate Dates

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The Na�onal Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) requires

agencies to undertake an assessment of the environmental effects of their proposed ac�ons prior to making decisions. Two major purposes of the environmental review process are be�er informed decisions and ci�zen involvement both of which should lead to implementa�on on NEPA’s policies.

In 1969, the Congress declared “that it is the con�nuing policy of the Federal Government, in coopera�on with the State and local governments, and other concerned public and private organiza�ons, to use all prac�cable means and measures ...to create and maintain condi�ons under which man and nature can exist in produc�ve harmony, and fulfill the social, economic, and other requirements of present and future genera�ons of Americans.”

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Fulfill the responsibili�es of each 1.genera�on as trustee of the environment for succeeding genera�ons;

Assure for all Americans safe, healthful, 2. produc�ve, and aesthe�cally and culturally pleasing surroundings;

A�ain the widest range of beneficial 3. uses of the environment without degrada�on, risk to health or safety, or other undesirable and unintended consequences;

Preserve important historic, cultural, and 4. natural aspects of our na�onal heritage, and maintain, wherever possible, an environment which supports diversity, and variety of individual choice;

Achieve a balance between popula�on 5. and resource use which will permit high standards of living and a wide sharing of life’s ameni�es; and

Enhance the quality of renewable 6. resources and approach the maximum a�ainable recycling of depletable resources.

NEPA’s Na�onal Objec�ves:

The Congress recognizes that each person should enjoy a healthful

environment and that each person has a responsibility to contribute to the preserva�on and enhancement of the environment.

A Federal agency must prepare an EIS if it is proposing a major federal ac�on significantly affec�ng the quality of the human environment.

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