CTE Environmental Impact & Sustainability

Question 1

Under NEPA, what document is required for federal transportation actions that significantly affect the human environment?

Accepted Answer

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)

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Categorical Exclusion (CE)

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Environmental Assessment (EA)

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Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI)

Question 2

What is the purpose of Section 4(f) of the Department of Transportation Act in transportation project planning?

Accepted Answer

Protects publicly owned parks, wildlife refuges, and historic sites from transportation project use

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Requires air quality conformity determination for federally funded projects

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Mandates stormwater management for highway construction

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Establishes noise standards for highway projects

Question 3

Which Clean Air Act provision requires transportation plans and programs in nonattainment areas to conform to the State Implementation Plan (SIP)?

Accepted Answer

Transportation Conformity

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Mobile Source Air Toxics (MSAT) Rule

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New Source Review (NSR)

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National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS)

Question 4

What is the primary purpose of a Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) for highway construction projects?

Accepted Answer

To document best management practices that minimize sediment and pollutant discharge during construction

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To design permanent detention basins for the completed highway

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To calculate 100-year floodplain impacts

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To satisfy Section 404 wetland permit requirements

Question 5

Under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act, which agency issues permits for discharge of dredged or fill material into Waters of the US?

Accepted Answer

Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)

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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

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Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)

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FHWA

Question 6

What does 'mitigation sequencing' require in the context of wetland impacts from highway projects?

Accepted Answer

Avoiding impacts first, then minimizing, then compensating for unavoidable impacts

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Selecting the least expensive mitigation option first

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Compensating for wetland losses before project construction begins

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Mitigating impacts in the order they occur during construction