Request for Environmental Services (RES)

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Request for Environmental Services (RES) Missouri
Local Programs How to Complete The Request for
Environmental Services
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Why Submit the RES Form?

• Every federally funded transportation project
  must have an environmental classification.
• Most project receive a categorical exclusion
  commonly known as a CE
• The form also helps the environmental
  specialists at MoDOT identify additional
  clearances that might be necessary.

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When Do We Submit the RES Form?

• Submit the RES within 30 days of PE obligation or
  early in the design phase of the project.
• FHWA must approve the NEPA classification prior
  to 35 plan completion.
• The Section 106 clearance NEPA classification
  must be approved before Right of Way acquisition
  can begin.

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Infrastructure Projects
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Filling Out the RES Form Basic Information

• The top sections of the form include basic
  location information and cost data. Enter the
  project data into each cell.
• The project cost estimate for each category
  should be entered into the cost estimate boxes.
  A 60,000 estimate for PE would be entered as
  60.

1. Suburban City
5. MO 7
2. STP 1234(567)
6. Transportation Enhancement
7. None
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4. 1000234
8. February 28, 2012
9. This project is to construct a sidewalk
from I-70 to US 40 Highway
In this example, the LPA should enter the Agency
Name in box 1.
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Cost Estimate Information
Cost Estimate Breakdown (In 1,000)
PE R/W Roadway Bridge Inspection Utility Total
Cost Estimate 60       400       20       480
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Filling Out the RES Form Facility Information

• The next sections ask for engineering information
  about the existing facility and the proposed
  design improvement.

EXISTING CONDITION PROPOSED DESIGN IMPROVEMENT
Functional Classification       Functional Classification       Functional Classification      
ADT       ADT       ADT      
Speed Limit       Speed Limit       Design Speed      
Number of Travel Lanes       Number of Travel Lanes       Number of Travel Lanes      
Lane width       Lane width       Lane width      
Shoulder width       Shoulder width       Shoulder width      
Curb gutter? Yes/No       Curb gutter? Yes/No       Curb gutter? Yes/No      
Bridge width, measured from gutterline to gutterline Bridge width, measured from gutterline to gutterline Bridge width, measured from gutterline to gutterline
Sidewalks? (Lt/Rt./Both/None)       Sidewalks? (Lt/Rt./Both/None)       Sidewalks? (Lt/Rt./Both/None)      
Sidewalk width       Sidewalk width       Sidewalk width      
Parking Allowed (Y/N)       Parking Allowed (Y/N)       Parking Allowed (Y/N)      
Bridge Length       Bridge Length      
Roadway Length       Roadway Length      
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Filling Out the RES Form Facility Information

• To help the environmental team assess the project
  area, the impacts of the projects on nearby
  natural and man-made features must be identified.
  This section identifies features, such as nearby
  parks, underground fuel tanks and required right
  of way.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Topography ? (Flat/Rolling)       Topography ? (Flat/Rolling)       Topography ? (Flat/Rolling)      
Railroad Crossing ? Y/N       Railroad Crossing ? Y/N       Railroad Crossing ? Y/N      
Drainage District (if applicable)?       Drainage District (if applicable)?       Drainage District (if applicable)?      
Is the project on or adjacent to MoDOT ROW?       Is the project on or adjacent to MoDOT ROW?       Is the project on or adjacent to MoDOT ROW?      
Will additional right of way or easement be acquired? (Y/N)       Will additional right of way or easement be acquired? (Y/N)       Will additional right of way or easement be acquired? (Y/N)      
Est. additional ROW (in acres)       Est. Perm. Easements       Est. Temp. Easements      
Right of way acquisition by (Consultant/Local Agency/Other)       Right of way acquisition by (Consultant/Local Agency/Other)       Right of way acquisition by (Consultant/Local Agency/Other)      
Design by (Consultant/Local Agency/Other)       Design by (Consultant/Local Agency/Other)       Design by (Consultant/Local Agency/Other)      
ROW or Easements from Parks/Public Lands? (Y/N)       ROW or Easements from Parks/Public Lands? (Y/N)       ROW or Easements from Parks/Public Lands? (Y/N)      
Any residential/commercial displacements? (Y/N)       If yes, give detail of how many and whether residential and/or commercial       Any residential/commercial displacements? (Y/N)       If yes, give detail of how many and whether residential and/or commercial       Any residential/commercial displacements? (Y/N)       If yes, give detail of how many and whether residential and/or commercial      
Any known locations of gas stations, landfills, other hazardous waste concerns? (Y/N)       If yes, describe       Any known locations of gas stations, landfills, other hazardous waste concerns? (Y/N)       If yes, describe       Any known locations of gas stations, landfills, other hazardous waste concerns? (Y/N)       If yes, describe      
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Filling Out the RES Form Non-Infrastructure
Information

• The RES form has a few questions for
  non-infrastructure projects. These types of
  projects could be vehicle purchases, research and
  outreach or education projects and studies or
  preliminary engineering only projects.

For non-infrastructure projects only Will the project identify future infrastructure improvements (Y/N)       If yes, what kind?      
For non-infrastructure projects only Expected final product submittals (ex Feasibility Study, Summary Report, Estimate, Outreach Efforts Documented, etc.)      
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Filling Out the RES Form Flood and Hydraulic
Design

• This section of the form identifies impacts on or
  near waterways.

NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM (NFIP) AND
HYDRAULIC DESIGN DATA
Is Local Agency a participant in the NFIP?      
Is the project in a FEMA-identified Zone, subject to 100-year flooding? (If so, what Zone?)      
Is the project in a FEMA-defined floodway?      

Does the project involve land purchased through FEMA Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (Flood buyout property)?      
REMARKS      
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The End!

• Thank You!!