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[Federal Efforts To Reduce Bedtape in Highway Construction Have
Had Limited Success]. August 18, 1978. 8 pp.
Report to Karl S. Bowers, Acting Administratcr, Federal Highway
Administration; by Frank V. Subalusky, Assistant Director,
Community and Economic Development Div.
Contact: Ccasunity and Economic Developmeat Div.
Organization Concerned: Department of Transportation.
Authority: Pederal-Aid Highway Act of 1973 (P.s. 93-87; 23
U.S.C. 117). National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 142
U.S.C. 4321). Department . Transportation Act (49 U.S.C.
1653(f)). Civil Rights Act of 1964, title VI (42 u.S.C.
2000(d)). Uniform Relocation Assistance and Land Acquisition
Policies Act of 1970. P.L. 90-284. 42 U.S.C. 3601. 42 U.S.C.
4601.
The Federal Highway Administration'ts (FRAws)
Certification Acceptance procedure was established as an
alternative procedure for administering federally financed
construction of highways. Under this procedure, the Secretary of
Transportation say transfer certain of his duties far
administering Federal-aid highways to the States in order to
reduce the level~of Federal involvement and the amount of
paperwork in the development and constructica of these highways.
The Certification Procedures have bad, however, caly limited
success in reducing the level of Federal involvement and the
amount of paperwork. Federal laws and requirements exclued tr,a
the Certification Acceptance procedure appear to be a
significant deterrent to effectively accomplishLag the goals and
objectives of Certification Acceptance. Many States consider
these laws to be the major source of time-consuming redtape and
paperwork. Beduction of the amount of Federal involvement and
unnecessary paperwork may not be fully realized until the States
can follow individually tailored procedures to satisfy the
policies and objectives of the Federal requirements. A number of
States have expressed concern that amended. procedures will not
make Certification Acceptance any more attractive because
Federal requirements are still too stringent and benefits are
negligible. Implementation and progress of the- new procedures
should be closely monitored and, if the basic objectives are not
being accompiished, Certification Acceptance procedures should
be expanded to include the laws and requirements that are now
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