Phase I Environmental Site Assessment of the Proposed State Highway 60 Bypass Around Le Mars, Iowa, Plymouth County, Abridged Phase I, 2001

This report serves as a record of the Assessment activities, which consisted of a review of local, county, state, and federal records, interviews, and site reconnaissance. Sections 2 through 4 of this report document information gathered. during the records search and site visits for the Assessment. Section 5 presents the findings and conclusions of the Assessment.

Environmental Assessments: A How-To Manual, 2001

This manual is intended to provide complete but concise information on how to prepare an Environmental Assessment in accordance with Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) regulations. These regulations incorporate the requirements of the U.S. Department of Transportation Order 5610.lC, "Procedures for Considering Environmental Impacts," as found in 23 CFR 771 (Federal Regulations (F.R.) August 28, 1987) and the "Regulations for Implementing the Procedural Provisions of the Environmental Policy Act," as set forth by the Council on Environmental Quality (i.e., 40 CFR Part 1500-1508).