Environmental Streamlining and Stewardship: VITAL FEW and PERFORMANCE MEASURES

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Environmental Streamlining and Stewardship
VITAL FEW and PERFORMANCE MEASURES

• James M. Shrouds, Director
• Office of Natural and Human Environment
• Fred Skaer, Director
• Office of Project Development
• Environmental Review
• Federal Highway Administration

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Performance Plan
FY05??
FY06??
Targets
Objectives
Unit Plan
Measures
Vital Few
Strategic Plan
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Strategic Planning Process
Strategic plan
Performance plan, Performance budget and Vital
Few (VF)
Unit plan
Individual performance objectives
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Anticipated Results

• Focus Achieve DOT and FHWA strategic objectives
• DOT and FHWA Strategic Plans
• Strategic objectives and outcomes
• FHWAs Performance Plans
• National performance objectives and measures
• National strategies
• Vital Few (VF)
• Unit Performance Plans
• Objectives and measures support the national
  performance objectives and measures
• Some activities align with national strategies

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Strategic Goals

• DOT
• Safety
• Mobility
• Global Connectivity
• Environmental Stewardship
• Security
• Organizational Excellence

• FHWA
• Safety
• Mobility and Productivity
• Global Connectivity
• Environment
• National Homeland Security
• Organizational Excellence

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DOT Environmental Stewardship Strategic Objective

• Promote transportation solutions that enhance
  communities and protect the natural and built
  environment

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DOT Environmental Stewardship Outcomes

• Reduced pollution and other adverse environmental
  effects of transportation and transportation
  facilities.
• Streamlined environmental review of
  transportation infrastructure projects.

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FHWAs Commitment to the EnvironmentA Strategic
Approach
Safety
Environment
National Security
Economic Productivity
Mobility
Vital Few Goals
Safety
Congestion Mitigation
Environmental Stewardship Streamlining
Individual Performance Agreements
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VF Environmental Stewardship Environmental
Streamlining

• Demonstrated Environmental Stewardship through
  Exemplary Ecosystem Initiatives
• Quality of the Decisionmaking Process
• Timeliness of the Environmental Review Process

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FHWA Strategic Objective -Ecosystems

• Promote transportation solutions that
  enhance/protect ecosystems and sustain ecosystem
  viability (VF)

National Performance Objectives Support and
showcase new exemplary ecosystem (EE) initiatives
in the FA and/or FLHP programs (VF). Replace the
area of wetlands impacted by FA and FLHP projects
at a ratio of at least 1.5 acres of mitigation
for every acre of loss on a program-wide basis.

• National Performance Measures/ Targets
• Number of exemplary ecosystem initiatives (2005
  target is 7 new initiatives)
• Total area of wetlands impacted by Federal-aid
  funded projects (2005 target is to exceed 1.5
  acres recovered for every acre of loss.

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CURRENTLY DESIGNATED EXEMPLARY FY02 and FY 03
ECOSYSTEM INITIATIVES
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EXEMPLARY ECOSYSTEM INITIATIVES FY 2004
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POSSIBLE EXEMPLARY ECOSYSTEM INITIATIVE LOCATIONS
IN FY 2005
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Wetland Replacements

• Accomplishment
• Since 1996, transportation projects have
  provided a net gain of over 22,000 acres of
  wetlands on a program-wide basis.

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Target Ratio
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FHWA Strategic Objective -Air Quality

• Reduce motor vehicle emissions and maintain high
  level of compliance with transportation
  conformity

National Performance Objectives Reduce on-road
mobile source emissions Assist nonattainment and
maintenance areas to meet Motor Vehicle Emission
Budget (MVEB).

• National Performane Measures/Targets
• - Annual mobile source emissions (2005 target is
  to 59.4 million tons)
• Meet SIP MVEB (2005 targets are 98 of ozone, 96
  of carbon monoxide, and 86 of particulate matter
  non-attainment and maintenance areas.)
• Number of conformity lapse areas (2005 target is,
  on average, to maintain at or below 6 conformity
  lapses)

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On-Road Mobile Source Emissions (1990-2000)
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Percent of Areas Meeting On-Road Mobile Source
Emissions Budgets (FY 1997-2003)
 
96.0
Target
98.0
86.0
  Data is incomplete for 1999 only 40 States
provided information.  
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AIR QUALITY HAS IMPROVED!

• Emissions and concentrations have decreased
  across the board.
• On-road sources have accounted for most of the
  emissions reductions. From 80-01, on-road
  reductions of VOC and NOx were 68 and 69 of
  total reductions, respectively.
• Significant emissions reductions are expected in
  the future. By 2030, VOCs and NOx will be
  reduced 57 and 83, respectively.

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Percent Decrease in Concentration of Criteria
Pollutants
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Source Statement of Senator Bob Smith,
Environment Public Works Committee Hearing on
Transportation Air Quality, July 30, 2002
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FHWA Strategic Objective -Environmental
Streamlining

• Improve planning and environmental processes to
  achieve better results and timeliness.

National Performance Objectives Increase the
number of states using Integrated Approaches for
planning and environment (VF). Agree upon
schedules for all Federal-Aid and FLHP EISs and
EAs initiated during FY05. Decrease median time
for all EISs and EAs completed in FY05 to 45
months and 15 months, respectively (VF)

• National Performance Measures/ Targets
• Number of States using Integrated Approaches for
  planning and environment (FY 2005 target is 8 new
  States, plus 12 continued from FY 2004)
• Median completion time for all EISs and EAs in
  Federal-aid and FLHP (2005 targets are 45 and 15
  months, respectively)
• Schedules established for EIS and EA projects
  (2005 target is 100).

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CSS/Integrated Approaches
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Quality of Decisionmaking Process
States currently with CSS or Integrated
Approaches
By October 1, 2007 All States Green


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Timeliness of the Environmental Review ProcessFY
07 Targets

• All EISs and EAs have negotiated timeframes
• Timeframes met in 90 of cases
• Median EIS time 36 months
• Median EA time 12 months

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Median Time for EISs
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Median Time for EAs
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EPA Ratings of DEIS and FEIS Documents
Rating Points LO4 EC3 EO2 EU0
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The Gallup Survey Said(Resource Agency
Reviewers about FHWA)

• FHWA is good at
• The quality of the information FHWA provided
• FHWA responded in a timely way
• Overall, there was a sufficient level of
  communication
• FHWA needs work on
• Their ability to stay organized throughout the
  project
• The level of resources they devoted to the project

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Their Bosses Said(Resource agency managers
about FHWA)

• FHWA is good at
• FHWA is committed to doing quality work
• There is sufficient level of trust between your
  two agencies

• FHWA needs work on
• FHWA is committed to protecting the environment
• FHWA is willing to compromise

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2005 Environment Excellence Awards

• Biennial awards program was developed by the FHWA
  to honor those partners, projects, and processes
  that excel in meeting growing transportation
  needs while protecting and enhancing the
  environment.
• 12 different categories
• Entries must be submitted electronically by
  August 16, 2004.
• Visit http//www.fhwa-ee-awards.com/ for more
  information

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Environmental Excellence Awards (Each star
represents one award 1995-2003)
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Websites

• Environmental Performance Reports
  http//www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/perform/index.
  htm
• Exemplary Ecosystem Initiatives
• http//www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/ecosystems/in
  dex.htm
• Environmental Streamlining
• http//environment.fhwa.dot.gov/strmlng/index.htm
  
• FHWA Performance Plan
• http//www.fhwa.dot.gov/reports/2003performance/i
  ndex.htm