Office of Environmental Management

Project Development and Environment (PD&E) Manual 

Current PD&E Manual - Effective May 1, 2026

Pursuant to 23 United States Code (U.S.C.) 327 and the implementing Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) executed on May 26, 2022, the FDOT has assumed and Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has assigned its responsibilities under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) for highway projects on the State Highway System (SHS) and Local Agency Program (LAP) projects off the SHS (NEPA Assignment). In general, FDOT's assumption includes all highway projects in Florida which source of federal funding comes from FHWA or which constitute a federal action through FHWA. NEPA Assignment includes responsibilities for environmental review, interagency consultation and other activities pertaining to the review or approval of NEPA actions. Consistent with law and the MOU, FDOT will be the Lead Federal Agency for highway projects with approval authority resting in the Office of Environmental Management (OEM).

The process outlined in the Project Development and Environment (PD&E) Manual is the Florida Department of Transportation's (FDOT's) procedure for complying with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, Title 42 U.S.C. section 4321, et seq. , and the MOU mentioned above and describes FDOT's environmental review process.

To stay up-to-date on PD&E Manual updates and training opportunities, create an account on our FDOT Contact Mailer and select Environmental Management and Environmental Publications and Updates under the Publications Interest.  As training opportunities are available, we will send email notifications out through contact mailer.  Existing PD&E Manual Training materials are found on our training website.

Published May 1, 2026

 Part 1: Processes and Documentation  Part 2: Topics and Analysis
ChapterTable of Contents ChapterTable of Contents
1: Introduction 1: Project Description, Purpose and Need, And Planning Consistency  (Training)
2: Class of Action Determination for Federal Projects (CBT) (Type 1 CE Webinar) 2: Traffic Analysis
3: Preliminary Environmental Discussion and Advance Notification (CBT)  3: ENGINEERING ANALYSIS (Training)
4:Project Development Process (Webinar) 3A:Alternatives Analysis
5: Categorical Exclusion (CBT) (SWEPT Training) (Guidance) 4: Community Impact Assessment (Video)
6: Environmental Assessment (CBT)
 5: Aesthetic Effects (CBT)
7: Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) (CBT)
 6: Farmland (CBT)
8: Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) (CBT)
 7: Section 4(f) Resources (webinar) (SWEPT Forms)
9: Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) (CBT)
 8: Archaeological and Historical Resources (webinar)
10: State, Local, or Privately Funded Project Delivery (SEIR/PEIR Training)
 9: Wetlands and Other Surface Waters  (webinar) ( WBT)
11: Public Involvement ( PERK WEB PAGE) 
 10: HOLD
12:Environmental Permits (Handbook) (WBT: Part 1 | Part 2)
 11:Water Resources (webinar) (Aquatic Preserves and OFW Training)
13: Re-evaluations (CBT)
 12: Wild and Scenic Rivers (WBT)
14: HOLD
 13: Floodplains (webinar)
15: Project File and Records Management (CBT) (Guidance)
 14: Coastal Zone Consistency (WBT)
16:Navigation (USCG and FDOT Coordination Guide)
 15:Coastal Barrier Resources ( WBT)
 Acronyms List
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 17: Essential Fish Habitat (webinars) (NRE webinar) (WBT)
   18: Highway Traffic Noise 
 Entire May 2026 PD&E Manual ( SINGLE PDF)19:Air Quality
 Part 1 ( SINGLE PDF)20:Contamination (webinar)
 Part 2 ( SINGLE PDF)  21: Utilities and Railroads
  22: Commitments (webinar) (CBT)
 Archived PD&E Manual chapters: 23: State-Owned Upland Conservation Land Coordination
 PD&E MANUAL (2016)   
 PD&E MANUAL (2017)   
 PD&E MANUAL (2019)  
 PD&E MANUAL (2020)  
 PD&E MANUAL (2023)   
 PD&E MANUAL (2024)  OEM Bulletins and Memorandums
CBT = Web Based training that cover the topic. Tests are provided to review the material.  CBTs can be accessed by both FDOT and non-FDOT staff.  FDOT staff should follow the links to Learning Curve to ensure they receive credit in the Department Learning Management System.

    PSM CODES and SCHEDULE TEMPLATES

    OEM Training
    PSM Codes and Schedule Templates Webinar (Recording) 11-4-2016
    PSM Codes and Schedule Templates Webinar (PPT) 11-4-2016

    Environmental PSM Codes Approved Environmental PSM Codes - 8/14/2019 (.xls)
    Environmental Document Schedule Templates
    Planning and PD&E (CE2) Updated September 2020 (PDF) (MS Project)
    Planning and PD&E (CE2) and Design (Primavera) (PDF) (MS Project)
    Planning and PD&E (EA) Updated September 2020 (PDF) (MS Project)
    Planning and PD&E (EIS) Updated September 2020 (PDF) (MS Project)
    Planning and PD&E (EIS-ROD) Updated January 4, 2020 (PDF) (MS Project)
    Planning and PD&E (SEIR) Updated September 2020 (PDF) (MS Project)

    NOTE: Primavera files for each of these categories are all in one zip file (Primavera v6 and Higher).
    		 

    SUPPORTING RESOURCES

    Type 2 CE Approval ProcessOverall Approval Process

     

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