Public Involvement Toolkit

Public Involvement Toolkit

This page contains guidance and templates for conducting and documenting public involvement in connection with the environmental review of a project.

General Guidance	Date	Description	Format
Environmental Handbook for Public Involvement	05/19	Provides guidance on TxDOT’s process for conducting public involvement in connection with the environmental review of a project
Guidance: Public Meetings and Public Hearings Comment Response Matrix	07/16	Provides guidance on preparing a comment/response matrix

Notice and Opportunity to Comment	Date	Description	Format
Template – Notice and Opportunity to Comment	05/19	Template for preparing a notice and opportunity to comment for a project.
Template: Documentation of Notice and Opportunity to Comment	07/19	Template for preparing the cover sheet for the documentation of a notice and opportunity to comment for the file.

Public Meeting	Date	Description	Format
Template: Documentation of Public Meeting	07/19	Template for preparing the cover sheet for the documentation of a public meeting for the file.

Opportunity for Public Hearing	Date	Description	Format
Template: Notice Affording an Opportunity for a Public Hearing	05/19	Template for preparing a notice of an opportunity for public hearing for a CE project.
Template: Draft EA Notice of Availability and Opportunity for a Public Hearing	05/19	Template for preparing a combined notice of availability of a draft EA and a notice of an opportunity for public hearing.
Public Hearing Opportunity Certification	05/19	Form for preparing a certification that an opportunity for public hearing was afforded.
Template: Documentation of Public Hearing Opportunity	07/19	Template for preparing the cover sheet for the documentation of an opportunity for public hearing for the file.

Public Hearing	Date	Description	Format
Template: Notice of a Public Hearing	05/19	Template for preparing a notice of a public hearing for a CE project.
Template: Draft EA Notice of Availability and Public Hearing	03/17	Template for preparing a combined notice of availability of a draft EA and a notice of a public hearing.
Template: Draft EIS Notice of Availability and Public Hearing	04/17	Template for preparing a combined notice of availability of a draft EIS and a notice of a public hearing.
Public Hearing Certification	07/18	Form for preparing a certification that a public hearing was held.
Template: Documentation of Public Hearing	07/19	Template for preparing the cover sheet for the documentation of a public hearing for the file.

Final EA Notice of Availability	Date	Description	Format
Template: Final EA Notice of Availability	05/19	Template for preparing a notice of availability for a final EA on a project that requires a separate notice of the final EA prior to the FONSI per 23 CFR 771.119(h) .

FONSI Notice of Availability	Date	Description	Format
Template: FONSI Notice of Availability	05/19	Template for preparing a notice of availability for a FONSI.

Notice of Intent for an EIS Project	Date	Description	Format
Template: Notice of Intent for an FHWA EIS Project	03/18	Template for preparing a notice of intent to prepare an EIS for a FHWA project.
Template: Notice of Intent for a State EIS Project	03/18	Template for preparing a notice of intent to prepare an EIS for a state project.

FEIS/ROD Notice of Availability	Date	Description	Format
Template: FEIS/ROD Notice of Availability	05/19	Template for preparing a notice of availability for a combined FEIS/ROD.

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