Statewide Environmental Office

DOT&PF Environmental Manuals

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and DOT&PF have developed and signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that allows the FHWA to assign to the State of Alaska the responsibility for determining whether a project is categorically excluded from preparation of an environmental assessment or an environmental impact statement.  The MOU also assigns to the State certain responsibilities for conducting environmental reviews, consultations, and related activities for Federal-aid highway projects.

The Alaska DOT&PF Environmental Procedures Manual identifies environmental requirements to be followed on highway projects under the NEPA Assignment Program, in compliance with terms of the NEPA Assignment Program Memorandum of Understanding between FHWA and DOT&PF dated April 13, 2023. This manual was enacted by Chief Engineers Directive on February 9, 2018. This manual replaces the Alaska 6004 Program Environmental Procedures Manual.

This page also includes the latest class of action and categorical exclusion forms to be used in conjunction with these manuals.

All documents on this page are in PDF format unless otherwise noted..

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Alaska DOT&PF Environmental Procedures Manual

Chapters	Date
Entire Manual	February 2024
List of Acronyms	February 2024
Table of Contents	February 2024
Chapter 1: Environmental Procedures Overview	February 2024
Chapter 2: Class of Action Determination	February 2024
Chapter 3: Categorical Exclusion	February 2024
Chapter 4: Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact	February 2024
Chapter 5: Environmental Impact Statement	February 2024
Chapter 6: Re-evaluations	February 2024
Chapter 7: Public Agency Involvement	February 2024
Chapter 8: Section 4(f) and 6(f)	February 2024
Chapter 9: Endangered Species Act and Marine Mammal Protection Act	February 2024
Chapter 10: Cultural Resources	February 2024
Chapter 11: Quality Assurance and Quality Control	February 2024
Chapter 12: Emergency Procedures	February 2024