1. Executive Order 13274 Environmental Stewardship and Transportation Infrastructure Project Reviews Priority Issues

2. EO 13274 Purpose Enhance environmental stewardship Enhance environmental stewardship Streamline NEPA environmental review and decision making process Streamline NEPA environmental review and decision making process Develop and implement projects in an efficient and environmentally sound manor Develop and implement projects in an efficient and environmentally sound manor

3. EO Highlights Promote environmental stewardship in Nation’s Transportation system and expedite environmental reviews of priority projects Promote environmental stewardship in Nation’s Transportation system and expedite environmental reviews of priority projects Formulate and implement policy and procedures to ensure completion of reviews in timely and environmentally sensitive manner Formulate and implement policy and procedures to ensure completion of reviews in timely and environmentally sensitive manner Advance environmental stewardship through cooperative actions in planning, development, …. Advance environmental stewardship through cooperative actions in planning, development, …. Designate a list of priority projects that should receive expedited agency reviews Designate a list of priority projects that should receive expedited agency reviews

4. EO Task Force Transportation Infrastructure Streamlining Task Force Monitor and assist Agencies in expediting review of transportation projects Monitor and assist Agencies in expediting review of transportation projects Review projects on the list Review projects on the list Identify and promote policies that can effectively streamline the approval process Identify and promote policies that can effectively streamline the approval process

5. Task Force Members Department of Transportation Department of Transportation Council on Environmental Quality Council on Environmental Quality Department of Agriculture Department of Agriculture Department of Commerce Department of Commerce Department of Interior Department of Interior Department of Defense Department of Defense Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Protection Agency Advisory Council on Historic Preservation Advisory Council on Historic Preservation

6. Priority Issues Task Force Identified 3 Priority Issues Purpose and Need Purpose and Need Indirect and Cumulative Impacts Indirect and Cumulative Impacts Integrated Planning Integrated Planning

7. Interagency Workgroups Identify barriers to timely and effective completion of the NEPA process Identify barriers to timely and effective completion of the NEPA process Suggest potential solutions to improve coordination and integration Suggest potential solutions to improve coordination and integration

8. Interagency Workgroup Activities Identify existing problems and individual Agency needs related to the issues Identify existing problems and individual Agency needs related to the issues Position Papers – “Work Plans” Position Papers – “Work Plans” - Background and review of issue, problems statement, needs, and recommendations Work Plans reviewed by the Task Force Work Plans reviewed by the Task Force Final recommendations presented to the Task Force Final recommendations presented to the Task Force Task Force agreement with recommendations and prioritization Task Force agreement with recommendations and prioritization

9. Purpose and Need Provides essential context Provides essential context Alternatives development Alternatives development Decision making Decision making Important to other Agency decisions Important to other Agency decisions

10. Purpose and Need Prioritized Recommendations Crafting purpose and need statements Crafting purpose and need statements Integrating NEPA purpose and need with other requirements Integrating NEPA purpose and need with other requirements Economic development as part of transportation need Economic development as part of transportation need

11. Indirect and Cumulative Impacts Required by NEPA and other environmental laws and regulations Required by NEPA and other environmental laws and regulations Complicated and complex Complicated and complex Thinking, understanding and interests vary Thinking, understanding and interests vary

12. Indirect and Cumulative Impacts Prioritized Recommendations Clarify specific analysis and mitigation requirements of program authorities Clarify specific analysis and mitigation requirements of program authorities Identify existing analysis and opportunities for watershed or landscape-level approaches Identify existing analysis and opportunities for watershed or landscape-level approaches Collect and share information on existing guidance and analysis methodologies Collect and share information on existing guidance and analysis methodologies Enhance coordination and scoping related to indirect and cumulative impacts Enhance coordination and scoping related to indirect and cumulative impacts

13. Integrated Planning Linking planning and environment can streamline the NEPA process Linking planning and environment can streamline the NEPA process Barriers include Barriers include  Separate areas of authority and jurisdiction  Lack of early coordination  Funding and resource constraints

14. Integrated Planning Prioritized Recommendations Baseline of current legislation, regulations, guidance and training Baseline of current legislation, regulations, guidance and training Assessment of the constraints – funding and staffing Assessment of the constraints – funding and staffing Innovative methods to improve interagency coordination and participation Innovative methods to improve interagency coordination and participation Review recent tiered documents for examples Review recent tiered documents for examples Highlight successful integration of transportation planning and environmental review Highlight successful integration of transportation planning and environmental review

15. Where We Are Review legislation, regulation and case law Review legislation, regulation and case law  Baseline of understanding Compile relevant guidance and training Compile relevant guidance and training  Share and determine need Best practices and good examples of documentation and coordination Best practices and good examples of documentation and coordination