Public Notice - UDOT Renewal of FHWA NEPA Assignment Program
Notice Tags
FHWA,NEPA
Notice Type(s)
Notice
Event Start Date & Time
May 6, 2026 06:00 AM
Event End Date & Time
June 5, 2026 11:59 PM
Event Deadline Date & Time
06/05/26 11:59 PM
Description/Agenda
The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) has declared its intent to renew the
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between UDOT and the Federal Highway
Administration (FHWA), in accordance with 23 U.S.C. 327, for the FHWA NEPA
Assignment Program. The NEPA Assignment MOU between UDOT and FHWA became
effective on January 17, 2017, was renewed on May 26, 2022, and will expire on May
26, 2027. With this renewal of the MOU, UDOT plans to extend the length of the
agreement from 5 years to a 10-year agreement. In accordance with the statute, one
monitoring event and one audit will be conducted by FHWA during the term of the MOU.
UDOT proposes to streamline the renewed MOU to remove elements not required by
statute including Part 10 - Performance Measures, Part 11 - Training, and Part 14 -
Implementation of Nonenvironmental Laws of the current MOU. The current MOU is
available for viewing under the NEPA Assignment menu at:
https://connect.udot.utah.gov/about-us/program-development-group/environmental-
division/.
Any person or group is invited to submit written comments regarding the proposed MOU
renewal. Comments may be submitted via email to nepa_assignment@utah.gov;
through the UDOT website at https://connect.udot.utah.gov/; or by mail to UDOT
Environmental Services, Attn: NEPA Assignment, P.O. Box 148450, Salt Lake City, UT
84114. The public comment period is 30 days, beginning on May 6, 2026. Letters must
be postmarked by midnight, June 5, 2026.