The Every Day Counts initiative on integrating National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and permitting processes focuses on outreach, training, and technical assistance to help agencies streamline and synchronize highway project reviews.
The initiative features proven best practices and tools for efficiently navigating environmental assessments, environmental impact statements, and other review documents needed for projects.
One tool is the “2015 Red Book: Synchronizing Environmental Reviews for Transportation and Other Infrastructure Projects,” a how-to guide on integrating project reviews that agencies can use to improve their processes or develop new ones.
Another tool is the eNEPA electronic collaboration system, which supports timely and consistent coordination among agencies to complete necessary permitting processes. eNEPA allows agencies to upload and comment on documents, conduct concurrent reviews, establish action due dates, and track edits.
For information and technical assistance on using NEPA and permitting tools, contact Mike Ruth of the Federal Highway Administration Office of Planning, Environment, and Realty.