{{Short description|US governmental formal decision document}} {{multiple issues| {{one source|date=March 2023}} {{no footnotes|date=March 2021}} }} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2023}} {{Use American English|date=March 2023}} A '''record of decision''' ('''ROD''') in the United States is the formal decision document which is recorded for the public.

==EPA== In the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), an ROD is a public document that explains the remediation plan for the clean up a Superfund site.

==FHWA== An ROD issued by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) signals formal federal approval of an environmental impact statement (EIS) or environmental assessment (EA) concerning a proposed highway project. The ROD authorizes the respective state transportation agency to proceed with design, land acquisition, and construction based on the availability of funds.

==Federal Register== The ROD is announced in a notice of availability (NOA) in the US government daily journal the Federal Register.

==See also== * Public records

==References== * {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103224801/http://www.nps.gov/archive/grca/crmp./documents/9faq.htm |date=Nov 3, 2012}}

==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20071010093049/http://epa.gov/superfund/cleanup/rod.htm USEPA RODs].

Category:Publications of the United States government Category:Public records Category:United States administrative law

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