12-008. Attachment 8 FHWA NEPA Environmental Scoping Form Direct Recipient.docx

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Community Electric Vehicle Charging
Solicitation number
RFP-200-25
Issued by
Boulder County, Colorado

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The document is an FHWA Colorado Division Environmental Scoping Form, a comprehensive environmental assessment template for a transportation-related project. The form is designed to document and evaluate various environmental and community impact considerations for a potential infrastructure project, requiring detailed analysis across multiple topics including NEPA documentation, public involvement, air quality, archaeology, bicycle and pedestrian facilities, community socioeconomics, and numerous other environmental and infrastructure domains.

The scoping form requires project teams (which can be the grant recipient, FHWA, or a consultant) to assess and document the level of impact and required analysis for each environmental and community consideration, ranging from "None" to "Full" analysis. The form is structured to facilitate comprehensive environmental review, ensuring thorough investigation of potential project impacts across physical, ecological, cultural, and social dimensions. While no specific project details are provided in this template, the form is intended to support federal transportation projects funded through programs like the Federal Highway Administration, with a focus on environmental compliance, stakeholder engagement, and detailed resource assessment.

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FHWA Colorado Division Environmental Scoping Form [Project Name] – [Scoping Date]

Please provide:

· a written description of the project, including all major project elements

· a project map showing approximate extent of physical impact.

In the table below, please delete the indicators that do not apply, leaving on the relevant one.

Indicator Definitions:

Lead Team Member - “Recipient” indicates that staff of the recipient of the grant or federal funds will be responsible for investigation and/or documentation. “FHWA” indicates that FHWA’s Colorado Division staff will be responsible for investigation and/or documentation. “Consultant” indicates that the consultant team will be responsible for investigation and/or documentation. Please note one person may be responsible for investigation while another is responsible for documentation. Include team member’s name and firm (if applicable).

For analysis and documentation- “None” indicates that the resource is not expected to existing the area or there clearly are no impacts to the resource. “Brief” indicates that the resource is not present or is present but will not be impacted. “Some” indicates that the resource is present and may be impacted; further investigation and coordination will be required. “Full” indicates that the resource will be impacted and may require mitigation; further investigation and coordination will be required. “Completed” indicates that the analysis has been completed as part of another study and will be summarized in this study.

Comments – Briefly describe what is currently known about this resource, if any agency concurrence or approval is required, and if any coordination has already been completed. For “None” resources, clearly describe why the resource will not be affected.

TOPICS
CONSIDERATIONS
NEPA Document
Lead team member- Recipient OR FHWA OR Consultant

Level of analysis and documentation required- Memo Categorical Exclusion (CatEx) OR Simple Documented CatEx OR Fully Documented CatEx OR Environmental Assessment (EA) OR Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)

Comments- (for CatEx, preliminary CatEx number)

Public Involvement
Lead team member- Recipient OR FHWA OR Consultant

Level of analysis and documentation required- None OR Brief OR Some OR Full OR Completed

Comments-

Air Quality
Lead team member- Recipient OR FHWA OR Consultant

Level of analysis and documentation required- None OR Brief OR Some OR Full OR Completed

Comments-

Archaeology
Lead team member- Recipient OR FHWA OR Consultant

Level of analysis and documentation required- None OR Brief OR Some OR Full OR Completed

Comments-

Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities
Lead team member- Recipient OR FHWA OR Consultant

Level of analysis and documentation required- None OR Brief OR Some OR Full OR Completed

Comments-

Community/ Socioeconomics
Lead team member- Recipient OR FHWA OR Consultant

Level of analysis and documentation required- None OR Brief OR Some OR Full OR Completed

Comments-

Farmlands
Lead team member- Recipient OR FHWA OR Consultant

Level of analysis and documentation required- None OR Brief OR Some OR Full OR Completed

Comments-

Floodplains
Lead team member- Recipient OR FHWA OR Consultant

Level of analysis and documentation required- None OR Brief OR Some OR Full OR Completed

Comments-

Freight
Lead team member- Recipient OR FHWA OR Consultant

Level of analysis and documentation required- None OR Brief OR Some OR Full OR Completed

Comments-

Hazardous / Solid Wastes
Lead team member- Recipient OR FHWA OR Consultant

Level of analysis and documentation required- None OR Brief OR Some OR Full OR Completed

Comments-

Historic Resources
Lead team member- Recipient OR FHWA OR Consultant

Level of analysis and documentation required- None OR Brief OR Some OR Full OR Completed

Comments-

Land Use
Lead team member- Recipient OR FHWA OR Consultant

Level of analysis and documentation required- None OR Brief OR Some OR Full OR Completed

Comments-

Native American Consultation
Lead team member- Recipient OR FHWA OR Consultant

Level of analysis and documentation required- None OR Brief OR Some OR Full OR Completed

Comments-

Noise
Lead team member- Recipient OR FHWA OR Consultant

Level of analysis and documentation required- None OR Brief OR Some OR Full OR Completed

Comments-

Noxious Weeds
Lead team member- Recipient OR FHWA OR Consultant

Level of analysis and documentation required- None OR Brief OR Some OR Full OR Completed

Comments-

Paleontology
Lead team member- Recipient OR FHWA OR Consultant

Level of analysis and documentation required- None OR Brief OR Some OR Full OR Completed

Comments-

Recreation
Lead team member- Recipient OR FHWA OR Consultant

Level of analysis and documentation required- None OR Brief OR Some OR Full OR Completed

Comments-

Right of Way/ Property Acquisition
Lead team member- Recipient OR FHWA OR Consultant

Level of analysis and documentation required- None OR Brief OR Some OR Full OR Completed

Comments-

Section 4(f)
Lead team member- Recipient OR FHWA OR Consultant

Level of analysis and documentation required- None OR Brief OR Some OR Full OR Completed

Comments-

Section 6(f)
Lead team member- Recipient OR FHWA OR Consultant

Level of analysis and documentation required- None OR Brief OR Some OR Full OR Completed

Comments-

Stormwater/Water Quality
Lead team member- Recipient OR FHWA OR Consultant

Level of analysis and documentation required- None OR Brief OR Some OR Full OR Completed

Comments-

Threatened and Endangered Species
Lead team member- Recipient OR FHWA OR Consultant

Level of analysis and documentation required- None OR Brief OR Some OR Full OR Completed

Comments-

Transportation
Lead team member- Recipient OR FHWA OR Consultant

Level of analysis and documentation required- None OR Brief OR Some OR Full OR Completed

Comments-

Utilities
Lead team member- Recipient OR FHWA OR Consultant

Level of analysis and documentation required- None OR Brief OR Some OR Full OR Completed

Comments-

Vegetation
Lead team member- Recipient OR FHWA OR Consultant

Level of analysis and documentation required- None OR Brief OR Some OR Full OR Completed

Comments-

Visual/Aesthetics
Lead team member- Recipient OR FHWA OR Consultant

Level of analysis and documentation required- None OR Brief OR Some OR Full OR Completed

Comments-

Wetlands and other Waters of the US
Lead team member- Recipient OR FHWA OR Consultant

Level of analysis and documentation required- None OR Brief OR Some OR Full OR Completed

Comments-

Wildlife / Fisheries
Lead team member- Recipient OR FHWA OR Consultant

Level of analysis and documentation required- None OR Brief OR Some OR Full OR Completed

Comments-

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