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Section4fChecklist
Section4(f)Checklist
Theattachedsection4(f)checklistwasdevelopedbyDanHarris(FHWA,SanFrancisco).Itincludestheitemshelooksforwhenreviewingsection4(f)evaluations,andisbasedon2CFR771.15,theFHWATechnicalAdvisoryT6640.8A,theFHWAGuidebookSection24,andprojectexperience.
Commentsandsuggestionsregardingthechecklistareencouraged;pleasesendthemtoDanHarrisviatheinternetorFHWAemail.Thechecklisthasbeeninuseforsometime;however,itisaworkingdocumentsubjecttochangeandimprovement.
DanR.Harris
EnvironmentalSpecialist
FHWAWesternResourceCenter
201MissionStreet,Suite2100
SanFrancisco94105-188
tel:
415.744.2611
dan.harris@fhwa.dot.gov
May1997
DraftSection4(f)Evaluation
General
Isthesection4(f)evaluationcontainedinaseparatesection,chapter,orappendix?
ForEIS's,istheenvironmentaldocumententitledDraftEnvironmentalImpactStatementandSection4(f)Evaluation@ontheEIStitlepage?
ForEA's,isitentitledDraftEnvironmentalAssessmentandSection4(f)Evaluation@?
Doesthetitlepageincludethecitation:
SubmittedPursuantto42U.S.C.42
(2)(c)and49U.S.C.0@?
Doestheintroductiontothesection4(f)evaluationincludethefollowingboilerplatedescriptionofsection4(f):
Section4(f)oftheDepartmentofTransportationActof1966,codifiedinFederallawat49U.S.C.'0,declaresthatA[i]tisthepolicyoftheUnitedStatesGovernmentthatspecialeffortshouldbemadetopreservethenaturalbeautyofthecountrysideandpublicparkandrecreationlands,wildlifeandwaterfowlrefuges,andhistoricsites.
Section4(f)specifiesthatA[t]heSecretary[ofTransportation]mayapproveatransportationprogramorproject...requiringtheuseofpubliclyownedlandofapublicpark,recreationarea,orwildlifeandwaterfowlrefugeofnational,State,orlocalsignificance,orlandofanhistoricsiteofnational,State,orlocalsignificance(asdeterminedbytheFederal,State,orlocalofficialshavingjurisdictionoverthepark,area,refuge,orsite)onlyif:
(1)thereisnoprudentandfeasiblealternativetousingthatland;and
(2)theprogramorprojectincludesallpossibleplanningtominimizeharmtothepark,recreationarea,wildlifeandwaterfowlrefuge,orhistoricsiteresultingfromtheuse.
Section4(f)furtherrequiresconsultationwiththeDepartmentoftheInteriorand,asappropriate,theinvolvedofficesoftheDepartmentsofAgricultureandHousingandUrbanDevelopmentindevelopingtransportationprojectsandprogramswhichuselandsprotectedbysection4(f).
IsAsection4(f)listedintheEISindexwithcorrectpagenumbers?
ProposedAction
AretheproposedprojectandtheprojectpurposeandneedbrieflydescribedwiththecorrespondingEIS/EAtextdiscussionsproperlyreferencedforadditionalinformation?
DescriptionofSection4(f)Property(ies)
Doesthedescriptionofeachsection4(f)resourcewhichwouldbeusedbyanyalternativeincludealloftheapplicableinformationoutlinedinAttachmentA?
ImpactsontheSection4(f)Property(ies)
Doestheimpactevaluationdiscussionaddressthefollowingimpactsoneachsection4(f)propertyforeachalternative?
theamountoflandtobeused?
thefacilities,functions,and/oractivitiesaffected?
accessibility?
visual?
noise?
vegetation?
wildlife?
airquality?
waterquality?
Ifthereisnotanimpactinoneoftheaboveareas,doestheevaluationstatesuchwithadequatesupportiveinformation?
Doestheevaluationincludeanimpactsummarytablewhen:
(1)morethanonesection4(f)propertyisinvolvedand
(2)suchatablewouldbeusefulincomparingthevariousimpactsofthealternatives?
Alternatives
Doesthesection4(f)evaluationofalternativesidentifyandsummarizethealternativesaddressedintheEIS/EAandincludespecificreferencestothosediscussions?
DetaileddiscussionsofalternativesinanEIS/EAdonotneedtoberepeatedinthesection4(f)portionofthedocumentiftheyareidentifiedandsummarizedwithspecificreferencestotheEIS/EAdiscussionsofalternatives.
Doboththesection4(f)evaluationandtheEIS/EAdiscussionofalternativesincludethesamelocationalternatives?
Arelocationalternativesandsite-specificdesignvariationswhichavoidsection4(f)property(ies)identifiedandevaluated?
Doesthesection4(f)evaluationofalternatives
includeatleastonebuildalternativewhichavoidseachandallsection4(f)resources
or
explainwhytherearenotanysuchavoidancealternativeswithadequatesupportiveinformation?
MeasurestoMinimizeHarm
Areallpossiblemeasureswhichareavailabletominimizetheimpactstothesection4(f)property(ies)discussed?
DetaileddiscussionsofmitigationmeasuresintheEIS/EAmaybereferencedandappropriatelysummarizedratherthanrepeated.
Ifthesection4(f)propertyincludeslandsorfacilitiesdevelopedundersection6(f)oftheLandandWaterConservationFundAct,doesthemitigationdiscussionaddressthesection6(f)requirements?
SeeAttachmentC.
OtherPark,RecreationalFacilities,WildlifeRefuges,andHistoricPropertiesEvaluatedRelativetotheRequirementsofSection4(f)
Thissectionevaluatesotherpark,recreationalfacilities,wildliferefuges,andhistoricsitesintheprojectvicinitythatdonotinvolveasection4(f)use.
ItneedstoincludetheinformationoutlinedinAttachmentB.Thisdiscussionisnecessarytoexplainwhysomeresourcesorfacilitiesarenotprotectedbyprovisionsofsection4(f)andtodocumentthatanyproximityimpactstosection4(f)resourcesdonotresultinaconstructiveuse.
Coordination
Doesthesummarydiscussionofpreliminarycoordinationwiththepublicofficialhavingjurisdictionoverthesection4(f)resourceaddressthefollowing:
avoidancealternatives,
impactstotheproperty,
measurestominimizeharm,and
wherenecessary,thesignificanceandprimaryuseoftheproperty?
Ifsection6(f)landsareinvolved,doesthesummarydiscussionincludepreliminarycoordinationwiththeNationalParkServiceRegionOffice?
FinalSection4(f)Evaluation
Istheinformationcontainedinthedraftsection4(f)evaluationincludedinthefinalevaluationwithappropriaterevisionstoreflectcommentsreceivedonthedraftdocumentandanychangedconditions,newinformation,orprojectrefinements?
Doesthefinalevaluationprovidethebasisforconcludingthattherearenofeasibleandprudentalternativestotheuseofsection4(f)land(s)?
Thesupportinginformationmustdemonstratethatthereareuniqueproblemsorunusualfactorsinvolvedintheuseofalternativesthatavoidthesepropertiesorthatthecost,social,economic,andenvironmentalimpacts,orcommunitydisruptionresultingfromsuchalternativesreachextraordinarymagnitudes2CFR'771.15(a)
(2).
Doesthefinalevaluationprovidethebasisforconcludingthatthepreferredalternativeincludesallpossibleplanningtominimizeharmtothesection4(f)property(ies)?
Doesthefinalevaluationdemonstratethatthepreferredalternativeisthefeasibleandprudentalternativewiththeleastharmonthesection4(f)resourcesafterconsideringmitigation?
DoestheACoordinationSection@summarizetheformalsection4(f)coordinationwiththeDepartmentoftheInteriorand,asappropriate,theinvolvedofficesoftheDepartmentsofAgriculture(usuallytheForestService)andHousingandUrbanDevelopment?
Arecopiesofthesection4(f)commentsincludedinthefinalevaluation,orifcontainedintheDraftEISCommentandResponseSection,aretheyaccuratelyreferenced?
Haveeachofthesection4(f)commentsreceivedafullandadequateresponse?
Wherenewalternativesormodificationstoexistingalternativesareidentifiedandwillnotbegivenfurtherconsideration,thebasisfordismissingthealternatives/modificationsneedstobeprovidedandsupportedbyfactualinformation.
Wheresection6(f)landisinvolved,istheNationalParkService'spositiononthelandtransfersummarizedinthetextanddocumentedwithacopyofanNPSletter?
Doesthefinalsection4(f)evaluationconcludewiththefollowingstatement?
Basedupontheaboveconsiderations,thereisnofeasibleandprudentalternativetotheuseoflandfromthe[name(s)ofthesection4(f)property(ies)]andtheproposedactionincludesallpossibleplanningtominimizeharmtothe[names(s)ofthesection4(f)property(ies)]resultingfromsuchuse.
EIS/EA'sWithoutaSection4(f)Use
AllEIS's(andEA'sonlyifappropriate)needtoincludeasubsection/subchapterwithintheEnvironmentalConsequencessection/chapterentitled:
Park,RecreationalFacilities,WildlifeRefuges,andHistoricProperties
EvaluatedRelativetotheRequirementsofSection4(f)
thataddressestheinformationoutlinedinAttachmentB.
Thisdiscussionisnecessarytoexplainwhysomeresourcesorfacilitiesarenotprotectedbyprovisionsofsection4(f)andtodocumentthatanyproximityimpactstosection4(f)resourcesdonotresultinaconstructiveuse.
AttachmentA
DescriptionofSection4(f)Property(ies)
Adetailedmapordrawingofsufficientscaletoidentifytherelationshipofthealternativestothesection4(f)property.
Sizeofthesection4(f)property(hectaresorsquaremeters(withacresorsquarefeetfollowingparenthesis)).
Locationofthesection4(f)property(mapsorotherexhibitssuchasphotographsand/orsketches).
Ownership(e.g.,private,city,county,State,Federalagency).
Typeofsection4(f)property(e.g.,park,recreation,historic).
Availableactivitiesorfunctionoftheproperty(e.g.,ballpla
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