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Brown Bag Schedule and Downloads

The Environmental Planning Group's brown bag lunch series is located in the Arizona Department of Transportation's Board Room, 206 South 17th Avenue, rooms 145/147, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The Board Room is open at 11:00 a.m. if you desire to arrive early. You may bring your lunch or pick up lunch in the ADOT cafeteria.

Parking is available south of the ADOT Administration building, or south of the old MVD building, which is just south of the Administration building. If you are not an ADOT employee, you must enter the ADOT Administration building at the south entrance to sign in at the security desk (you must have picture I. D.) to be admitted into the building. The Board Room capacity is 40 seats.

An RSVP is required from each individual who plans on attending in order to ensure that the room can be arranged in a manner to safely accommodate all attendees, or a larger room can be scheduled as necessary. Please contact Environmental Planning Group at 602.712.7767 prior to the presentation.

For your information we have integrated eTickets to our brown bag presentations. Coordinator will respond to RSVP’s with a confirmation email, which will include instructions to print the email for use as an eTicket into the brown bag. If confirmed attendee wishes to bring guests, those names must also be provided to the Coordinator. The attendee may print an eTicket for the additional people. Only those with eTickets and on the RSVP list will be admitted (PRINT YOUR eTICKET).

This web page contains the Brown Bag schedule for 2008 and presentations for download from previous Brown Bags.

2008 Brown Bag Schedule
Date Topic Presenter(s)
January 17
Transportation Corridors and Pronghorn: What Do We Know and What Can We Do About It
Richard Ockenfels,
Research Program Supervisor, Arizona Game and Fish Department
February 21
Their Own Road: Archaeology and History along State Route 260 - Payson to Heber Sarah Herr, Project Director of the SR 260 - Payson to Heber Project, Desert Archaeology
March 20
Bats in Arizona - Bridging the Gap
Nancy A. Renison, Biologist, Arizona Game and Fish Department
April 17
--Not Scheduled--
 
May 15
Preservation Planning and Arizona's Historic Bridges: The Arizona Historic Bridge Inventory
Kae Neustadt, ADOT
Environmental Planning Group
June 19
High-Definition Photo-Logging with a Portable System / Feature Inventory Straight off the ADOT Photo Log
Joe Breyer, Works Consulting
July 17
--Topic to Be Announced--
 
August 21
How to Receive Environmental Clearances Faster
Darlene Dyer and Karen Whitlock, Environmental Planning Group
September 18
Introduction to Archaeological Resources Protection Act
Garry Cantley, Regional Archaeologist, Bureau of Indian Affairs
October 16
--Not Scheduled--
 
November 20
--Topic to Be Announced--
 
December 18
--Topic to Be Announced--
 
 

 


Brown Bag Downloads

Bats in Arizona
 Bats - Bridging the Gap (file size: 1.4MB)
This provides an overview of bats in Arizona and their habitats, including bridges, tunnels, and culverts.

Purpose and Need for NEPA Documents
 
Purpose and Need Brown Bag Presentation Outline (file size: 29KB)
This outline covers how the purpose and need relates to the overall NEPA process.
 
Developing the Purpose and Need for NEPA Document - Part 1 (file size: 734KB)
 
Developing the Purpose and Need for NEPA Document - Part 2 (file size: 718KB)
These two slide presentations outline the purpose and need for NEPA documents, which include issues, project examples, court challenges, and much more.
 
FHWA Memorandum - Integration of Planning and NEPA Process (file size: 5.1MB)
This memorandum describes how the transportation planning process can be used in the NEPA analysis and documents.
 FHWA Memorandum - Interim Guidance on SAFETEA-LU Provisions that Affect Planning, Environment, and Air Quality (file size: 2.0MB)
This memorandum covers planning, air quality, and environmental requirements that are jointly administered by FHWA and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA).

Air Quality

 Air Quality Project Process (file size: 501KB)
Describes the process involved when evaluating air quality impacts from proposed ADOT highway projects.

Hazmat Materials

 Hazardous Materials: Property Disposals (file size: 373KB)
Describes the process involved when evaluating hazmat impacts on disposal of ADOT right-of-way parcels.

ADOT Asbestos Documents
 NESHAP Notification Form (file size: 64KB)
Two-page notification form for Renovation and Demolition Activities.
 Asbestos NESHAP Notification Requirements Summary (file size: 12KB)
Information required to be included on the NESHAP Notification Form.
 Asbestos Clearance Request Form (file size: 56KB)
Form is used to request asbestos clearance for asbestos surveys, demolition, renovation, asbestos abatement, and repair and maintenance.
 ADOT Asbestos Management Policy (file size: 566KB)
ADOT policies and procedures for the identification, disturbance, repair, maintenance, renovation and demolition of any building or structure which may contain asbestos and that are owned, leased, operated, controlled or supervised by ADOT.
 ADOT Asbestos Policy Update (file size: 71KB)
Clarification of NESHAP regarding certain concrete components, such as box culverts and sidewalks.
 Asbestos Policy Regulations (file size: 7.73MB)
Federal code of federal regulations (CFRs) on Asbestos OSHA, OSHA Respirators, EPA NESHAP, and EPA AHERA.

Cultural Resources
 Environmental Planning Group's Historic Preservation Team (file size: 333KB)
Describes the Historic Preservation Team (HPT) and their activities and processes regarding historic preservation.

Contracts and Specifications Overview
 Contracts and Specifications Section Overview (file size: 226KB)
Describes the responsibilities and activities of ADOT's Contracts and Specifications Section.

Valley Project Management Overview
 Valley Project Management (file size: 15.0MB)
Describes the responsibilities and activities of ADOT's Valley Project Management. Includes ongoing and future corridor projects in the Phoenix metro area.

Overview of Quiet Roads Pavement Pilot Program
 Overview of Quiet Roads Pavement (file size: 20.1MB)
Describes the ADOT Quiet Roads Pavement Pilot Program, including background of the program and its effectiveness.

Geographic Information Systems (GIS) at ADOT
 Geographic Information Systems at ADOT (file size: 4.1MB)
Describes how the ADOT Transportation Planning Division provides GIS services to ADOT.

Bureau of Indian Affairs - Western Region
 Environmental Compliance as it Relates to the BIA and Tribal Lands (file size: 154KB)
Covers the NEPA process within the BIA.

Noise Analysis
 Roadway Noise: From Analysis to Mitigation Recommendations (file size: 3.6MB)
Covers the various steps involved with noise impact studiesy and mitigative solutions.


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