Completing Environmental Reviews in Alaska

Each Law or Authority is listed below, along with contact information, checklists and other tools to help you complete your reviews.

	Historic Preservation checklist (PDF) (Word)
	Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation – Alaska
	Alaska State Historic Preservation Office
	Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
	National Register of Historic Places
	Alaska Community Database Online
	Determine tribes with an historic interest in the project site   Native American Consultation Database - National Park Service
	Local contact for more information
	HUD Tribal Directory Assessment Tool

Floodplain Management [24 CFR 55, Executive Order 11988]

	Floodplain checklist (PDF) (Word)
	Digital floodplain maps - Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
	Floodplain Management in Alaska
	US Army Corps of Engineers Floodplain Management Services
	Local contact for more information
	National Flood Insurance Program - participating communities

Wetland Protection [Executive Order 11990]

	Wetlands checklist (PDF) (Word)
	National wetlands inventory mapping tool
	US Army Corps of Engineers
	Local contact for more information

Coastal Zone Management Act [Sections 307(c), (d)]

	Coastal zone management checklist (PDF)
	Alaska Coastal Management Program

Sole Source Aquifers [40 CFR 149]

	Sole Source Aquifers checklist ( PDF) (Word)
	Regional Sole Source Aquifer map – Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
	Local contact for more information

Endangered Species Act [50 CFR 402]

	NOAA Fisheries NMFS Webpage
	Threatened and Endangered Species in Alaska
	Programmatic Agreement with FWS and NOAA
	Endangered Species Program Contacts
	Local contact for more information

Wild and Scenic Rivers Act [Sections 7(b), and (c)]

	Wild and Scenic Rivers checklist (PDF) (Word)
	Wild and Scenic Rivers in Alaska

Clean Air Act [Sections 176(c), (d) and 40 CFR 6, 51, 93]

	Clean Air checklist (PDF) (Word)
	Air Toxics - EPA contacts
	EPA Particulate Matter (PM-10) Nonattainment
	EPA Pollutant Area Summary Report
	EPA Currently Designated Nonattainment Areas for All Criteria Pollutants
	EPA Counties Designated Nonattainment or Maintenance Map
	Local contact for more information

Farmland Protection Policy Act [7 CFR 658]

	Farmland Protection checklist
	Farmland Protection Policy Act
	Prime and Important Farmlands

Environmental Justice [Executive Order 12898]

	Environmental Justice checklist (PDF) (Word)
	Environmental justice geographic assessment tool – EPA
	Local contact for more information

HUD Environmental Standards

Noise Abatement and Control [24 CFR 51B]

	Noise Abatement and Control checklist (PDF) (Word)
	HUD Noise Guidebook
	Calculate noise at your project site
	State of Alaska GIS Mapping
	State of Alaska Highway Data
	Noise Assessment Calculator

Explosive and Flammable Operations [24 CFR 51C]

	Explosive and Flammable checklist (PDF) (Word)
	Siting of HUD-Assisted Projects Near Hazardous Facilities
	Calculate Acceptable Separation Distance for your project

Toxic Chemicals and Radioactive Materials [24 CFR 58.5(i)(2)]

	"Choosing an Environmentally Safe Site" Guidebook
	Toxic Chemicals and Radioactive Materials checklist (PDF) (Word)
	EPA Superfund
	EPA National Priorities List Sites - Alaska
	State Division of Spill Prevention and Response
	Local contact for more information

Airport Clear Zones and Accident Potential Zones [24 CFR 51D]

	Airport Clear Zone checklist (PDF) (Word)
	Regulated airports in Alaska
	Public Airports in Alaska
	FAA Form 7460-1
	Local contact for more information

Suggested Environmental Formats

	Exempt and Categorically Excluded, Not Subject To Related Laws and Authorities (PDF) (Word)
	Categorically Excluded, Subject To (PDF) (Word)
	Environmental Assessment (PDF) (Word)

Contact information for environmental questions