This regulation prescribes the policies
and procedures of the Federal
Highway Administration (FHWA) and
the Federal Transit Administration
(FTA) for implementing the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 as
amended (NEPA), and the regulation of
the Council on Environmental Quality
(CEQ), 40 CFR parts 1500 through 1508.
This regulation sets forth all FHWA,
FTA, and Department of Transportation
(DOT) requirements under
NEPA for the processing of highway
and mass transportation projects. This
regulation also sets forth procedures to
comply with 23 U.S.C. 109(h), 128, 138,
and 49 U.S.C. 303, 5301(e), 5323(b), and
5324(b).