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A Guide To Federal-Aid Programs And Projects Legislation, Regulations, and Guidance This guide provides basic information about the Federal-Aid programs, projects, and other program characteristics. Much of the information provided in this guide was included in the FHWA's 1999 edition of the same publication. This publication updates information from the past document and includes information resulting from the latest multi-year Federal-Aid authorizing legislative act, the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU, Public Law 109-59).  Metropolitan, Rural and Small Community , Statewide, Tribal
Consultation and Public Involvement Statutory/Regulatory Requirements Legislation, Regulations, and Guidance Consultation and Public Involvement Statutory/Regulatory Requirements: Working with Tribes within the Statewide/Metropolitan Transportation Planning Processes (August 2007)   Metropolitan, Rural and Small Community , Statewide, Tribal
Executive Order 13175, November 6, 2000 Legislation, Regulations, and Guidance FHWA: Tribal Transportation: “Executive Order 13175” was issued in Nov, 2000 to "establsh regular and meaningful consultation and collaboration with tribal officials in the development of Federal policies that have tribal implications, to strengthen the United States government-to-government relationships with Indian tribes, and to reduce the imposition of unfunded mandates upon Indian tribes."  Metropolitan, Rural and Small Community , Statewide, Tribal
Federal Lands Indian Reservation Roads Program Legislation, Regulations, and Guidance The Indian Reservation Roads Program addresses transportation needs of tribes by providing funds for planning, designing, construction, and maintenance activities. The program is jointly administered by the Federal Highway Administration’s Federals Lands Highway Office and the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) in accordance with an interagency agreement.  Tribal
Federal Title 25- Indians, Chapter I-BIA, Department of the Interior, Subchapter H-Land and Water, Part 170 IRR Program Legislation, Regulations, and Guidance This part provides rules and a funding formula for the Department of the Interior (DOI) in implementing the Indian Reservation Roads (IRR) Program.   Metropolitan, Rural and Small Community , Statewide, Tribal
Final Rule on Indian Reservation Roads Program Legislation, Regulations, and Guidance This final rule establishes policies and procedures governing the Indian Reservation Roads (IRR) Program. The IRR Program is a part of the Federal Lands Highway Program established to address transportation needs of tribes.  Metropolitan, Rural and Small Community , Statewide, Tribal
Final Rule on Indian Reservation Roads Program Subject Index Legislation, Regulations, and Guidance An index to 25 CFR Part 170, Indian Reservation Roads Program; Final Rule.  Metropolitan, Rural and Small Community , Statewide, Tribal
Government-to-Government Relations with Native American Tribal Governments, A Presidential Memorandum Legislation, Regulations, and Guidance Government-to-Government Relations with Native American Tribal Governments, A Presidential Memorandum, dated April 29, 1994, Federal Register Vol. 59, No. 85 Wednesday, May 4, 1994  Metropolitan, Rural and Small Community , Statewide, Tribal
Government-to-Government Relations with Native American Tribal Governments, A Presidential Memorandum, dated September 23, 2004 Legislation, Regulations, and Guidance A memorandum from President George W. Bush regarding government-to-government relationships with tribal governments.  Metropolitan, Rural and Small Community , Statewide, Tribal
Guidelines for Evaluating and Documenting Traditional Cultural Properties Legislation, Regulations, and Guidance This bulletin is intended to be an aid in determining whether properties thought or alleged to have traditional cultural significance are eligible for inclusion in the National Register. It is meant to assist Federal agencies, State Historic Preservation Officers (SHPOs), Certified Local Governments, Indian Tribes, and other historic preservation practitioners who need to evaluate such properties when nominating them for inclusion in the National Register or when considering their eligibility for the Register as part of the review process prescribed by the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act.   Metropolitan, Rural and Small Community , Statewide, Tribal
How to Engage Low-Literacy and Limited-English-Proficiency Populations in Transportation Decision-making Legislation, Regulations, and Guidance An FHWA report that documents best practices in identifying and engaging low-literacy and limited-English-proficiency populations in transportation decisionmaking. The booklet also provides outreach techniques for these populations.  Metropolitan, Rural and Small Community , Statewide, Tribal
Interagency Tribal NEPA Capacity Work Group Legislation, Regulations, and Guidance Established by the Council on Environmental Quality with the purpose of enhancing the knowledge, understanding, and skills of Federal agencies, American Indian Tribes, Alaska Native entities, and Native Hawaiian organizations to enable them to work more effectively together throughout the NEPA process.  Tribal
National Register Bulletin 29, Guidelines for Restricting Information about Historic and Prehistoric Resources Legislation, Regulations, and Guidance Because many Indian tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations believe that divulging locational information and other information about the existence of traditional cultural properties will compromise the properties existence and sacred value, confidentiality of such information is of great concern. Section 304 of the National Historic Preservation Act permits federal agencies, with the approval of the Secretary of the Interior, to withhold such sensitive information from public disclosure. Confidentiality concerns can also be included in a Section 106 agreement document between tribes and federal agencies (36 C.F.R. part 800.2(c)(2)(ii)(E))[PDF 150kb]. For additional guidance about confidentiality see National Register Bulletin 29, Guidelines for Restricting Information about Historic and Prehistoric Resources  Metropolitan, Rural and Small Community , Statewide, Tribal
Planning Assistance Tool Legislation, Regulations, and Guidance The Planning Assistant has reasonable choices of public involvement techniques.  Metropolitan, Rural and Small Community , Statewide, Tribal
SAFETEA-LU: Interim Guidance for Implementing Key SAFETEA-LU Provisions on Planning, Environment, and Air Quality for Joint FHWA/FTA Authorities Legislation, Regulations, and Guidance FHWA/FTA interim guidance is intended for the use of FHWA and FTA field offices in working with their State/local planning partners and grantees in implementing SAFETEA-LU.  Metropolitan, Rural and Small Community , Statewide, Tribal
SAFETEA-LU: Interim Guidance for Implementing SAFETEA-LU Provisions Planning, Environment, and Air Quality for FHWA Authorities Legislation, Regulations, and Guidance FHWA interim guidance is intended for the use of FHWA and FTA field offices in working with their State/local planning partners and grantees in implementing SAFETEA-LU.  Metropolitan, Rural and Small Community , Statewide, Tribal
SAFETEA-LU: Transition and Implementation of SAFETEA-LU Planning Provisions Legislation, Regulations, and Guidance This link provides additional "clarifying information/guidance" on the transition and implementation of the SAFETEA-LU planning provisions.  Metropolitan, Rural and Small Community , Statewide, Tribal
Section 106 Tribal Consultation Q & A's Legislation, Regulations, and Guidance Questions and Answers regarding Section 106 Tribal Consultation Compliance.  Metropolitan, Rural and Small Community , Statewide, Tribal
The Environmental Guidebook Legislation, Regulations, and Guidance The Environmental Guidebook website is a companion website to the Federal Highway Administration’s Environmental Guidebook on Compact Disc, November 1999. It provides NEPA environmental guidance and policy information on The Natural Environment (Volume 1) and The Built and Social Environment (Volume 2).  Metropolitan, Rural and Small Community , Statewide, Tribal
The Transportation Planning Process: Key Issues: A Briefing Notebook for Transportation Decision-Makers Officials and Staff Legislation, Regulations, and Guidance This book provides government officials, transportation decisionmakers, planning board members, and transportation service providers with an overview of transportation planning. It contains a basic understanding of key concepts in statewide and metropolitan transportation planning, along with references for additional information.   Metropolitan, Rural and Small Community , Statewide, Tribal
Transportation Management Area Planning Certification Review Primer Legislation, Regulations, and Guidance This primer provides a basic understanding of the key concepts and expectations addressed through a review, along with references to pertinent laws, regulations, policies, and other resources.   Metropolitan, Rural and Small Community , Tribal
Transportation Conformity: Reference Guide Legislation, Regulations, and Guidance The Transportation Conformity: Reference Guide contains transportation conformity rules and relevant preamble language, questions and answers, lists of resource materials, new information, guidance, case studies, and approaches to meeting requirements.  Metropolitan, Rural and Small Community , Statewide, Tribal
Transportation Decision Making Information Tools for Tribal Governments: Developing A Long Range Transportation Plan Module -FHWA-HEP-05-053 Legislation, Regulations, and Guidance This module, Developing a Long-Range Transportation Plan (LRTP), provides Tribal decision-makers and planners with a summary of the fundamental process for developing a LRTP. This module offers a general framework for developing a LRTP and provides examples of noteworthy practices by several Tribal organizations.   Tribal
Transportation Decision Making Information Tools for Tribal Governments: Developing A Long Range Transportation Plan Summary -FHWA-HEP-05-052 Legislation, Regulations, and Guidance This document supplements publication FHWA-HEP-05-053 as an executive summary of the full module by providing a general framework for developing a Long Range Transportation Plan.   Tribal
Transportation Decisionmaking Information Tools for Tribal Governments Legislation, Regulations, and Guidance The goal of this document is to provide a tool to assist Tribal Governments in developing a Long-Range Transportation Plan (LRTP). The Transportation Decisionmaking: Information Tools for Tribal Governments series contains modules covering different aspects of transportation planning. All modules identify linkage points between Indian Reservation Roads (IRR) transportation planning and the Statewide and metropolitan planning process.  Tribal

For more information contact Susan.Grosser@dot.gov at FHWA (202-366-2825), or Charlie Goodman at FTA (202-366-1944).

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