Environmental Review

Environmental Review Documentation

• Environmental Assessment UPDATED 9/30/2024
• Environmental Assessment - Documentation Sources - UPDATED 9/23/2024
• Environmental Review for Projects that are Categorically Excluded Subject to 58.5 (CEST) UPDATED 9/30/2024
• Environmental Review for Projects that are Exempt or Categorically Excluded NOT Subject to Part 58.5 (CENST) UPDATED 9/30/2024
• Affirmation of Original Environmental Determination

Agency Forms and Consultation Guidelines

• Agency Contact List - UPDATED 9/2024
• Section 106 Historic Preservation Review Form
• SHPO Agreement - Revised 12/2024
• Fees in the Section 106 Review Process (Memo from Advisory Council on Historic Preservation)
• ACHP e106 Notice of Availability
• ACHP e106 Instructions and Form
• ACHP e106 Adverse Effect Notification Form
• HUD Recommended Tribal Consultation Letter Templates - NEW 1/2022
• USDA Tribal Review Sheet - Sample
• Catawba Indian Nation Consultation Guidelines
• US Fish and Wildlife Service, Section 7 Consultation Requirements
• US Fish and Wildlife Service Clearance Letter (Blanket Concurrence Letter for Certain Projects) UPDATED 9/30/2024
• Army Corps of Engineers Request for Jurisdictional Determination (JD)
• Wetland Identification Procedures
• US Army Corps of Engineers Permitting webpage
• HUD CPD 12-006 - Tribal Contact
• HUD CPD Notice 23-103 - Addressing Radon in the ER Process (Effective April 2024 for building projects)

Additional Agency/Consultation Resources

• Web Resources for Environmental Review
• Federally Endangered Species List for South Carolina (by county or for state) - click here to go to the Dept of Natural Resources website
• Environmental Assessment Factors Guidance

Environmental Notices

• HUD 8-Step Notices   Updated 10/2024
• Notice to Public of Intent to Request Release of Funds
• Combined Notice - Notice to Public of No Significant Impact on the Environment and Notice of Intent to Request Release of Funds
• Request for Release of Funds

Environmental Decision-Making Tools

• Using a Phase 1 Environmental Site Assessment to Document Environmental Compliance - New 5/2022
• Process for Combined Notice Publication
• Environmental Review Flowchart
• Decision-Making Process for Floodplains Flowchart Updated 10/2024
• Flood Plain Management Worksheet   Updated 10/2024
• Publication Guide for NOI-RROF and FONSI
• Publication Guide for NOI-RROF
• NEPA Public Comment Period Calculator
• Using Tiering with Unspecified Sites
• Site-Specific Review Checklist