Tenets of Participation Sample Clauses

Tenets of Participation. The signatory agencies agree to follow the tenets of participation in implementing this agreement (Appendix I).

Tenets of Participation. All Signatory Agencies agree to follow the processes described in this agreement including consistent meeting attendance and timely participation in the decision making process. As part of participation all Signatory Agencies are responsible for providing sufficient and appropriate staff with the needed expertise and authority to proceed with the timely resolution of the agreement process. Specific roles and responsibilities of NEPA Leads, Project Sponsors and Resource Agencies are further defined below in Section V and VI. Participation in this agreement does not imply endorsement of the project. Nothing in this agreement or its appendices is intended to diminish, modify, or otherwise affect the statutory or regulatory authorities of the agencies involved. All participating federal Resource Agencies with offices in both the states of Oregon and Washington agree to make efforts to coordinate their participation in this agreement, such as appointing one office to represent the agency on the CRC project, so as to minimize jurisdictional overlap and to provide a single person as the agency’s primary point of contact. Each Signatory Agency shall identify a single person as that agency’s primary point of contact for the agreement process who will be responsible for representing the agency in the process. Other staff may be used in a technical or supporting role as needed. See Appendix A: Contacts for a list of agency representatives. Agency representatives should have sufficient authority to represent the agency during meetings and participate in decision making. Representatives need not have signatory authority to formally respond to concurrence point requests, but it is the representative’s responsibility to see that concurrence requests are reviewed by appropriate agency authorities within the process timeline.