EA and EIS Reviews for TDOT Projects
For TDOT projects warranting the completion of an Environmental Assessment (EA) or an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the coordination and documentation of that process is completed by the NEPA Special Projects Section.
An EIS is completed for proposed actions that would significantly impact the quality of the human and/or natural environment or are highly controversial on environmental grounds. An EA is completed for projects that do not meet the requirements for a CE, for projects with the potential for significant environmental impacts that can be sufficiently reduced through mitigation, and for projects for which the significance of the potential environmental impact is not clearly understood.
The depth and type of analyses warranted for an EA or an EIS can vary; therefore, TDOT does not have a standard template for the completion of these documents. Contact the NEPA Special Projects Section for guidance or recent examples to assist in the development of an EA or EIS for TDOT projects.
Regardless of document type, this Environmental Studies Request (ESR) form is used for requesting and receiving technical study reviews for environmental documentation at TDOT. To view or use this template, right click this link and choose “Save link as”. Once saved, you can then open this document from wherever you have it saved. Please note, attempting to open the document directly from the provided link will result in an error message.
This template should be used for Reevaluations of any document level that warrants FHWA review and approval. Reevaluations of EA and EIS documents will always use this template. Check with the NEPA Programs Office to confirm if this template should be used for a Reevaluation of a C-List or D-List CE.
Please use this template to format your technical appendices for NEPA and TEER documentation submitted to TDOT. The order of the appendices should follow the order that the appended documents are referenced in the environmental document and, therefore, the order may be different than as presented in this template. Appendices must be bookmarked with clear and concise names. To view or use this template, right click this link and choose “Save link as”. Once saved, you can then open this document from wherever you have it saved. Please note, attempting to open the document directly from the provided link will result in an error message.
Regardless of document type, any document submitted to TDOT for review should include a completed version of this QA review form. To view or use this template, right click this link and choose “Save link as”. Once saved, you can then open this document from wherever you have it saved. Please note, attempting to open the document directly from the provided link will result in an error message.