Public Involvement Toolkit
This page contains guidance and templates for conducting and documenting public involvement in connection with the environmental review of a project.
| Title | Date | Description |
| Environmental Handbook for Public Involvement | 07/25 | Provides guidance on TxDOT’s process for conducting public involvement in connection with the environmental review of a project. |
| Guidance: Public Comment Response Matrix | 04/25 | Provides guidance on preparing a comment/response matrix. |
| Spanish Versions of Translator/ADA Accommodation Request Statement and NEPA Assignment MOU Disclaimer | 04/24 | A Spanish version of the translator/ADA accommodation statement and the FHWA-TxDOT Assignment MOU disclosure statement. |
| Title | Date | Description |
| Template: Notice and Opportunity to Comment | 04/24 | 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. |
| Title | Date | Description |
| Template: Notice of a Virtual Public Meeting with In-Person Option | 07/25 | Template for preparing a notice of a virtual public meeting with an in-person option. |
| Template: Notice of a Virtual Public Meeting | 07/25 | Template for preparing a notice of a virtual on-line public meeting for a project. |
| Template: Documentation of Public Meeting | 07/19 | Template for preparing the cover sheet for the documentation of a public meeting for the file. |
| Title | Date | Description |
| Template: Notice Affording an Opportunity for a Public Hearing | 07/25 | 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 | 07/25 | Template for preparing a combined notice of availability of a draft EA and a notice of opportunity for public hearing. |
| Public Hearing Opportunity Certification | 12/19 | Form for preparing a certification that an opportunity for public hearing was afforded. |
| Template: Documentation of Public Hearing Opportunity | 01/22 | Template for preparing the cover sheet for the documentation of an opportunity for public hearing for the file. |
| Title | Date | Description |
| Template: Notice of a Virtual Public Hearing with In-Person Option | 07/25 | Template for preparing a notice of a virtual public hearing with an in-person option for a CE project. |
| Template: Notice of a Virtual Public Hearing | 07/25 | Template for preparing a notice of a virtual on-line public hearing for a CE project. |
| Title | Date | Description |
| Template: Draft EA Notice of Availability and Virtual Public Hearing with In-Person Option | 07/25 | Template for preparing a combined notice of availability of a draft EA and a notice of a virtual public hearing with an in-person option. |
| Template: Draft EA Notice of Availability and Virtual Public Hearing | 07/25 | Template for preparing a combined notice of availability of a draft EA and a notice of a virtual online public hearing. |
| Title | Date | Description |
| Template: Draft EIS Notice of Availability and Virtual Public Hearing with In-Person Option | 07/25 | Template for preparing a combined notice of availability of a draft EIS and a notice of a virtual public hearing with an in-person option. |
| Template: Draft EIS Notice of Availability and Virtual Public Hearing | 07/25 | Template for preparing a combined notice of availability of a draft EIS and a notice of a virtual online public hearing. |
| Title | Date | Description |
| Template: Documentation of Public Hearing | 07/25 | Template for preparing the cover sheet for the documentation of a public hearing for the file. |
| Title | Date | Description |
| Template: Final EA Notice of Availability | 04/24 | 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). |
| Title | Date | Description |
| Template: FONSI Notice of Availability | 04/24 | Template for preparing a notice of availability for a FONSI. |
| Title | Date | Description |
| Template: Notice of Intent for an FHWA EIS Project | 07/25 | Template for preparing a notice of intent to prepare an EIS for a FHWA project. |
| Template: Notice of Intent for a State EIS Project | 04/24 | Template for preparing a notice of intent to prepare an EIS for a state project. |
| Title | Date | Description |
| Template: FEIS/ROD Notice of Availability | 04/24 | Template for preparing a notice of availability for a combined FEIS/ROD. |