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| | | Instructors | | David Batts, John King, CIH
Mr. Batts, is a Senior Trainer and Natural Resource Planner with experience in environment impact assessment, natural resource management, environmental training, and regulatory compliance. He has been providing NEPA training for over ten years to all major federal agencies, including FHWA and state DOTs. Mr. Batts has served as Project Manager, Task Manager, and Technical Specialist for over 100 EISs/EAs, biological and wetland assessments, natural resource management plans, and other documents subject to review under NEPA, the Endangered Species Act, the Clean Water Act, and other federal and state environmental laws and regulations. In addition to training, Mr. Batts has prepared numerous NEPA documents for infrastructure projects, which gives him the skills to provide students will real world applications and the ability to share “lessons learned” with his students. |
Mr. King, is an environmental engineer and scientist with over 25 years of experience in environmental studies,engineering, and NEPA compliance. He is responsible for directing complex environmental studies. Mr. King has taught numerous NEPA training classes, with attendees from the federal Departments of Agriculture, Defense, Commerce, Interior,General Services Administration, Transportation, and as well as the EPA and numerous state and local agencies. His project experience includes complex NEPA-compliance projects, as well as associated supporting documentation to comply with natural resource, water and air regulations.
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| | Angie Nelson
Mr. Nelson, is an environmental planner with over nine years of environmental consulting experience. She is intimately familiar with multiple State Departments of Transportation as well as Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) policies and regulations, and has worked on multiple federal-aid highway projects throughout the US. She has extensive experience in preparing EISs, EAs, and Categorical Exclusions in accordance with NEPA. Additionally, Ms.Nelson is an expert in public and agency involvement; regulatory compliance; environmental permitting on local, state, and federal levels; natural resource planning; and ecological principles. Her experience includes public land management projects; transportation projects for roadways,
multiple-use recreational pathways, and public transit facilities; water-supply projects; recreational planning projects; and transmission and distribution projects. Ms. Nelson has taught multiple NEPA training classes. She is an instructor for a NEPA training seminar conducted nationwide for federal employees, and has tailored her NEPA training to include state DOT and FHWA requirements.Ms.Nelson’s expertise also includes Section 4(f ) of the Department of Transportation Act. | Back to Top |
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| | | | Course Description | | If your project receives federal money or is located on federal land you need to comply with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). From news articles, and probably from your personal experience, you know that complying with NEPA can significantly delay your project and increase your costs. This two-day seminar provides training on NEPA basics and how to navigate the process effectively. We explain the differences between what different federal agencies may require of you and why early contact with them is critical. Integration with other laws, such as the Clean Water Act and SAFETEA-LU, are described. The seminar provides sound information on what you need to do, and when, to ensure that you complete your project on-schedule. We brief you on the five most common delays and what you can do to prevent them. | | | Back to Top |
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| | | | | - Understand what actions you can take to ensure that your project is completed on-time
- Learn from case studies what impedes project completion
- Gain an understanding of what you need to do to comply with the National Environmental Policy Act
- Learn when you should contact and brief federal agencies on your project, and what federal agencies will require of you
- Determine when you need to perform supporting studies such as biological and cultural resource surveys
- Understand special needs for infrastructure projects such as transportation, water and structures
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The seminar is intended for project engineers and managers who work on projects that receive partial federal funding, are on federal lands or require environmental impact analysis. This course is designed for individuals with and without background in NEPA.
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| Summary Outline | - Overview of NEPA Training
- Overview of agenda and class format
- NEPA Handbook
- Information sources
- Steps in the NEPA Process
- Overview of the Law
- Congressional intent and policies
- Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)
- NEPA Regulations
- The roles of CEQ,EPA,and the Courts
- Key NEPA Terminology
- EIS vs.EA
- Public involvement/participants in NEPA process
- Flowchart
- Identify lead and cooperating agencies
- When to start NEPA
- Purpose and Need
- The importance of purpose and need
- Relationship of P&N to alternatives development
- Defining the need for action
- Defining the objectives (purpose)
- Proposed Action
- Defining the proposed action
- Construction vs.operation and maintenance
- Establishing project measures
- Alternatives
- No Action
- Alternatives Considered but Eliminated
- Preferred and environmentally preferable alternatives
- Developing reasonable alternatives
- Determining an adequate range of alternatives
- Affected Environment
- Level of detail
- Defining the ROI
- Identifying issues/concerns
- Laws and regulations
- Sources of information
- Environmental Consequences
- Direct/indirect impacts
- Impact significance criteria
- Qualitative vs.quantitative analysis
- Cumulative effects
- Mitigation
- Where to put it
- Mitigation vs. stipulations
- Mitigation measures vs.project alternatives
- Mitigation measures
- Effectiveness of mitigation measures
- Mitigation measure implementation
- Mitigated EA & listing environmental commitments
- Infrastructure NEPA –Special Requirements & Issues
- FWHA’s NEPA Process Overview
- Technical Guidance
- Section 4(f )
- Public Involvement
- New Energy Law
- Clean Water Act
- Integrating NEPA with Permitting Requirements
- Clean Water Act Section 404 permits
- Threatened and endangered species consultation process
- Clean Air Act conformity determinations
- Coordination with SHPO & other cultural resource issues
- Assessing and disclosing impacts to minority and low income populations
- Addressing Executive Orders
- Class Summary and Q&A
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