



Whereas, the State and FHWA have considered the comments received and.Whereas, on _, the State published a notice of the availability of the proposed MOU in the _and provided a 30-day opportunity for comment and.Whereas, on _, FHWA published a notice of the availability of the proposed MOU in the Federal Register and provided a 30-day opportunity for comment and.§326 to preserve the ability of States assuming responsibility to engage in project delivery methods that are otherwise permissible for highway projects, to terminate their participation in the program at any time by providing the DOT Secretary with a notice no later than 90 days before such termination, and to allow States assuming responsibility to use funds apportioned to the State under section 104(b)(2) for reasonable attorney’s fees directly attributable to eligible activities associated with the project and Whereas, Section 1312 of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (P.L.112-141) amended 23 U.S.C.

(NEPA), the DOT Secretary also may assign and the State may assume all or part of certain Federal responsibilities for environmental review, consultation, or other related actions required and Whereas, if a State assumes such responsibility for making categorical exclusion (CE) determinations under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, 42 U.S.C.
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§326) allows the Secretary of the United States Department of Transportation (DOT Secretary), to assign, and a State to assume, responsibility for determining whether certain designated activities are included within classes of action that are categorically excluded from requirements for environmental assessments or environmental impact statements pursuant to regulations promulgated by the Council on Environmental Quality under part 1500 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) (as in effect on October 1, 2003) and Whereas, Section 326 of amended Chapter 3 of title 23, United States Code (23 U.S.C.THIS MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (“MOU”), made and entered into this day of 20XX, by and between the FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (“FHWA”) and the STATE of, acting by and through its DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (“State”), hereby provides as follows: State Assumption of Responsibility for Categorical Exclusions §326 CE Assignment MOU Template State Assumption of Responsibility for Categorical Exclusionsĭepartment of Transportation NEPA Assignment Categorical Exclusion Assignment (23 U.S.C.
