PUBLIC NOTICE
Request for Comments
Proposed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Assigning Certain Federal
Environmental Responsibilities to the State of Maine, Including National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Authority for Certain Categorical Exclusions (CEs)
SUMMARY: The FHWA and the State of Maine, acting by and through its Department of Transportation (State), propose a MOU providing participation of the State in the Categorical Exclusion Assignment program. This program allows FHWA to assign its authority and responsibility for determining whether certain designated activities within the geographic boundaries of the State, as specified in the proposed MOU, are categorically excluded from preparation of an environmental assessment or an environmental impact statement under the National Environmental Policy Act.
This document is scheduled to be published in the Federal Register on 08/14/2024 and available online at https://federalregister.gov/d/2024-18085 , and on https://govinfo.gov. This document is also available on the Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) website at https://www.maine.gov/mdot/env/NEPA/assignment/index.shtml.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before September 11, 2024
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket Number FHWA-2024-0058, by any of the methods described below. To ensure that you do not duplicate your submissions, please submit them by only one of the following means:
- Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to www.regulations.gov and follow the online instructions for submitting comments.
- Mail: U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket Operations, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, S.E., Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590-0001.
- Hand Delivery or Courier: U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket
Operations, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue, S.E., Washington, DC, between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. ET, except
Federal holidays.
You must include the agency name and docket number FHWA-2024-0058 at the beginning of your comments. All comments received will be posted without change to www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For FHWA: Gary Scholze; by email at Gary.Scholze@dot.gov or by telephone at 207-512-4917. The Maine Division Office's normal business hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (eastern standard time), Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. For the State of Maine: Kristen Chamberlain; by email at Kristen.Chamberlain@maine.gov