1. Section 4(f)
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2. Section 4(f) Process Overview
Project Initiation Package
Field Investigations
4(f) Property
YES
Use NO
YES
Coordination NO
NEPA Document
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3. What is Section 4(f)? Federal law that protects:
Publicly-owned Parks and Recreation Areas
Publicly-owned Wildlife and Waterfowl Refuges
Public or Privately-owned Historic Sites
Listed or eligible for listing on the NRHP
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4. Type of Determinations
No Use
Exceptions
de minimis
Programmatic Evaluations
Independent Bikeway & Walkway
Historic Bridges
Historic Sites
Parks, Recreation Areas, and Refuges
Net Benefit
Individual Evaluation
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5. Coordination Recreational
Recreational
Determination Request Form for Recreational Properties submitted to OES Policy
OWJ Concurrence, maps, photographs, etc.
Only include pertinent 4(f) documentation!!
OES Policy issues determinations
Cultural Resources
OES Cultural Resources issues determination once Section 106 consultation is complete
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6. C1 and C2 – EnviroNet No 4(f) documentation requirements for C1
No 4(f) documentation requirements for C1
No right-of way; no impacts
For C2, answer dropdowns appropriately
No remarks box
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7. 4(f) Tab – EnviroNet Displays for D-listed CEs
Displays for D-listed CEs
Answer drop-downs appropriately
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8. 4(f) Tab – EnviroNet
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9. D-Listed CEs - Remarks
Identify 4(f) properties adjacent, but not impacted
No ROW or access restrictions
Incorporate standard language provided by OES
Standard Operating Procedures for Recreational 4(f) Properties
If 4(f) property impacted, discuss accordingly
Discuss measures to minimize harm
Include as Environmental Commitments
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10. D-Listed CEs - Remarks
Discuss results of consultation and coordination with the Official with Jurisdiction (OWJ)
4(f) determination date
For historic sites, summarize 4(f) process
List sites within proposed project area
Discuss impacts
Include level of 4(f) determination
Reference documentation in project file
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11. Remarks Example
Based upon review of available mapping (including Franklin County's Online GIS data) and field investigations conducted by Lawhon and Associates environmental staff in 2015, no parks, recreational areas, wildlife or waterfowl refuges, or historic sites were identified within or adjacent to the proposed project area.
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12. Project File Determination Request Form includes:
Determination Request Form includes:
Mapping of project area and 4(f) property
Photographs of the 4(f) property/area of impacts
OWJ Correspondence/Concurrence
De minimis Public involvement
Section 6(f), as needed
4(f) Determination
Section 106 4(f)
Project correspondence
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13. Points to Remember
Section 4(f) applies to all projects receiving USDOT transportation funds, permits, or approvals
Only OES issues 4(f) determinations
Verifies appropriate criteria met
Ensures consultation with OWJ occurred and that concurrence was received
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14. Section 6(f)

15. Section 6(f) Process Overview
Project Initiation Package
Field Investigations
YES
Temporary Non-Conforming Use
Conversion
6(f) Property NO
Maintenance
ODNR/NPS Coordination
OES Approves
NEPA Document
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16. Section 6(f) MOU Between ODOT & ODNR Executed July 2018
Between ODOT & ODNR
Executed July 2018
Streamlines review and coordination process
Maintenance
Temporary Non-Conforming Use
30-day review and approval period per agency
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17. Definition
Recreational land or facilities developed with Land and Water Conservation Funds (LWCF)
National Park Service (NPS)
ODNR Real Estate liaisons with NPS
Applies to temporary use of land
Less than 6 months
Applies to permanent conversion of land to a non- recreational use
Replacement land of equal or greater value
Applies to any funding type for the project
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18. 4(f)/6(f) Relationship
4(f) applies to publicly-owned parks, recreation areas, and wildlife & waterfowl refuges
6(f) applies to properties that received LWCF
6(f) coordination is required with Department of the Interior (DOI)/NPS
ODNR coordinates with NPS
4(f) approval required prior to 6(f) approval
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19. C1 and C2 – EnviroNet No documentation required for C1
No documentation required for C1
No right-of way; no impacts
For C2, answer dropdowns appropriately
No remarks box
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20. 6(f) Tab – EnviroNet Displays for D-listed CEs
Displays for D-listed CEs
Answer drop-downs appropriately
If Present, table to list property is generated
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21. D-Listed CEs - Remarks Identify 6(f) properties LWCF website
Identify 6(f) properties
LWCF website
Who (firm/agency) conducted review
Discuss coordination efforts
Discuss impacts
Include measures to minimize harm
Typically environmental commitments
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22. Contacts Veronica Trecazzi – 6(f) Subject Matter Expert 614-387-1267
Veronica Trecazzi – 6(f) Subject Matter Expert
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