What are the roles and responsibilities of agencies that participate in the Merger Process?
• Participating in the NEPA Merger Process if the project may impact resources within their purview at the earliest possible time, especially with regard to the development of the purpose and need statement, range of alternatives, methodologies, and the preferred alternative. • Providing meaningful and early input on unresolved issues. • Identifying, as early as practicable, any issues of concern regarding the project’s potential environmental or socioeconomic impacts. Participating agencies also are allowed to participate in the issue resolution process. • Participating in the scoping process as part of the Merger Process. • What do I need to do if I do not concur or I abstain at the end of a Merger meeting? If an organization decides to either non-concur or abstain, that organization will indicate such by a statement on the concurrence form and will sign the statement. The organization is responsible for documenting its reasons in writing and providing that documentation to all Proje
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