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PDDM 4: Environmental Compliance and Permitting

PDDM Chapter 4

  • Section 4.1 Introduction
    • 4.1.1 Purpose
    • 4.1.2 Federal Lands Highway Program
  • Section 4.2 Environmental Regulations, Guidance, and Procedures
    • 4.2.1 National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
    • 4.2.2 Agency, Tribal, and Public Coordination
    • 4.2.3 Endangered Species Act and Fish/Wildlife Laws
    • 4.2.4 National Historic Preservation Act (Section 106)
    • 4.2.5 Clean Water Act
    • 4.2.6 Rivers and Harbors Appropriation Act
    • 4.2.7 Section 4(f) of the USDOT Act
    • 4.2.8 Clean Air Act
    • 4.2.9 Coastal Zone Management Act
    • 4.2.10 Farmland Protection Policy Act
    • 4.2.11 Hazardous Materials and Waste
    • 4.2.12 Highway Traffic Noise
    • 4.2.13 Land and Water Conservation Fund Act Section 6(f)
    • 4.2.14 Socioeconomic
    • 4.2.15 Visual Impacts
    • 4.2.16 Wild and Scenic Rivers Act
    • 4.2.17 Other Laws and Regulations
  • Section 4.3 Environmental Permitting
    • 4.3.1 Survey Permits
    • 4.3.2 CWA Permits
    • 4.3.3 Rivers and Harbors Appropriation Act Permits
    • 4.3.4 Tribal, State, and Local Permits
  • Section 4.4 Construction and Post Construction Support
    • 4.4.1 Construction Support
    • 4.4.2 Post-Construction Support
  • Section 4.5 Tracking and Reporting
    • 4.5.1 PAPAI
    • 4.5.2 Other Tracking and Reporting Requirements
  • Section 4.6 Appendices
    • 4.6.1 Laws and Regulations