NOTE
SUBJECT:
Consultation
with
US
Department
of
Transportation,
Federal
Highway
Administration
(
FHA)

TO:
File
FROM:
Stephen
Hoffman
DATE:
1/
27/
06
The
purpose
of
this
note
is
to
document
consultation
between
USEPA
and
the
US
Department
of
Transportation
regarding
the
use
of
chat
in
transportation
projects
funded
wholly
or
in
part
by
federal
funds.

On
August
16,
2005
I
called
Jason
Harrington,
Office
of
Pavement
Technology,
Federal
Highway
Administration
to
inform
him
that
legislation
had
been
signed
that
required
EPA
to
develop
criteria
for
the
use
of
chat
in
transportation
projects.
Mr.
Harrington
requested
a
copy
of
the
legislation
which
was
emailed
that
day.
Mr.
Harrington
suggested
that
EPA
conduct
an
introductory
briefing
for
FHA
staff
so
they
would
have
the
opportunity
to
assist
EPA
in
the
development
of
the
rule.
A
briefing
for
FHA
was
held
at
their
offices
on
September
6,
2005
at
which
time
EPA
noted
that
the
legislation
required
formal
consultation
with
USDOT.
It
was
decided
at
that
time
that
Mr
Harrington
would
serve
as
FHA
liaison.

FHA
has
been
contacted
approximately
once
a
month
since
September
2005
to
discuss
sources
of
highway
construction
specification
and
to
identify
other
sources
of
pavement
information.
FHA
has
also
assisted
EPA
by
identifying
ASHTO
and
ASTM
standards
commonly
used
for
highway
construction.
Reference
to
those
specifications
can
be
found
in
the
preamble.

To
assure
USDOT
had
adequate
time
to
review
critical
elements
of
the
proposal,
a
draft
version
of
the
proposal
was
sent
to
FHA
in
December
2005.
Mr
Harrington
and
I
discussed
key
concerns
that
FHA
had
and
those
issues
were
reflected
in
later
drafts
fo
the
proposal.

FHA
has
provided
routine
information
and
support
throughout
the
proposal
process.
OMB
sought
review
from
USDOT
as
part
of
their
review.
