FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION ISSUES NOTICE: PROPOSED MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (MOU) ASSIGNING CERTAIN FEDERAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITIES TO THE STATE OF GEORGIA, INCLUDING NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT (NEPA) AUTHORITY FOR CERTAIN CATEGORICAL EXCLUSIONS (CES)

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Federal Highway Administration has issued a notice called: Proposed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Assigning Certain Federal Environmental Responsibilities to the State of Georgia, Including National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Authority for Certain Categorical Exclusions (CEs).

The notice was published in the Federal Register on Oct. 2 by Sean McMaster, Administrator, Federal Highway Administration.

Summary: This notice announces that FHWA and the State of Georgia, acting by and through its State Department of Transportation, propose a MOU providing participation of the State in the CE Assignment Program. This program allows FHWA to assign its authority and responsibility for determining whether certain desig...