Greater New Orleans (GNO) Infrastructure Projects
Public Involvement
- Public Involvement Overview
- Public Involvement Plan Description
- Environmental Justice
Public Involvement Plan Description
Every Alternative Arrangements project must have a public involvement component The amount of public involvement will vary by project and applicant. Adequate public involvement is determined by various factors that include, but are not limited to: size of population affected, project dollar amount, geographic area size, and potential for controversy. While the applicant is responsible for organizing public involvement, FEMA is responsible for ensuring appropriate public involvement under NEPA. If needed, FEMA can provide assistance to design and implement a public involvement program.
A public involvement plan has several unique components. After developing the project purpose and statement of public involvement needs, the applicant should begin compiling a detailed contact list of stakeholders. That contact list will be used to disseminate information on meetings and project progress and to generate feedback. After determining the level of public involvement and the stakeholders, the applicant should begin implementing outreach mechanisms that will keep everyone involved in the process. Some of examples of outreach mechanisms are: public meetings, websites, informational packets, newspaper articles, and office hours for project principals. All of the public outreach efforts and the feedback received from the community should be compiled in a project diary which will act as a record of public outreach. The diary can be used to document appropriate public involvement under NEPA.
Last Modified: Friday, 05-Jun-2009 10:58:22 EDT