5.8 Interagency Coordination/Permits
Early coordination with regulatory and resource agencies allows for identifying and assessing project potential to affect jurisdictional interests of other agencies. Regulatory agencies have permitting requirements for proposed construction activities in their jurisdictional areas.
This section discusses the activities involved in identifying permit requirements, through coordination with agencies during early project development, so required permits can be obtained.
provides a list of the most common types of interagency coordination and potential permits that may be required for the different areas of environmental compliance. District environmental staff should be consulted to determine the project specific requirements and timelines.
Resource | Agency Coordination | Permit |
Air Quality | TCEQ, FHWA | |
Archeological | THC | Antiquities Permit |
Biological Resources (Threatened and endangered species) | TPWD, US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) | Documentation of Applicability of Programmatic Consultation with USFWS-and/or Biological Evaluation and USFWS Concurrence -or-Biological Assessment and USFWS Biological Opinion |
Chapter 26 | Person, organization, department or agency that has supervision of the land | |
Farmland Protection Policy Act | NRCS | |
Hazardous Materials | EPA, TCEQ | |
Historic | THC, State Historic Preservation Offices (SHPO), County Historical Commission | Historic Resources Research Design |
Noise | Local Officials | |
Section 4(f) | Official with Jurisdiction over 4(f) Property, THC, Tribal Historic Preservation Office (THPO) | |
Section 6(f) | TPWD, NPS | Conversion Proposal |
Water Resources | USACE, USCG | USACE Nationwide Permit (NWP), NWP with Pre-Construction Notification (PCN), USACE Individual Permit, USCG Bridge Permit, USCG Bridge Permit Exemption, USCG Lighting Exemption |