When does consideration of Title VI and Environmental Justice on a project begin and when does it end?
A. The scoping stage in the NEPA process provides early identification of public and agency issues and state transportation departments should consider Title VI and EJ. They should identify minority and low-income populations as early as possible and their concerns should be examined and addressed, preferably in the planning stages of the project. The nondiscrimination requirements of Title VI extend to all programs and activities of state transportation departments and their respective sub-recipients and contractors. Therefore, the concepts of Environmental Justice apply to all state projects, including non-federally-funded projects, advance construction or design build. Because communities are constantly changing, human impacts must be re-evaluated throughout planning, project development, implementation, operation, and maintenance. Mitigation of any sort can cause negative or positive impacts. Be aware of who is being impacted and how it is happening.
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- When does consideration of Title VI and Environmental Justice on a project begin and when does it end?
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