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I I I I I I I I I report!Environmental Assessment (EA) will be prepared for internal quality control review (QCR) by the project development team (PDT). Independent Technical Review (ITR) must be performed on each major study process. This must be performed by another Corps District or another qualified external independent entity, The cost of the ITR is included in the estimates of each technical discipline, General Investigation studies must be reviewed by a team in Headquarters USACE in Washington, DC, The review effort may include travel to Greeley by Washington level reviewers and from Omaha or Greeley to Washington to participate in the review the feasibility study. Local expenses associated with this process can be credited as In-Kind Services, The amount budgeted for the combined Sponsor and Federal efforts in this regard is, by guidance 5% of the study cost and has been estimated to be about $73,000, Following this review and incorporation of comments, a draft feasibility report!EA will be submitted to the Corps' Headquarters and others for review and comment. After comments received have been satisfactorily addressed, a final feasibility study/EA report will be developed and submitted for approval. Approval by the Corps' Headquarters results in a positive report from the Corps' Chief of Engineers, That is submitted to the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, A transmittal letter is then prepared to send the report to the House and Senate for consideration of project authorization for implementation, i.e" design and construction, It is also sent to Office of Management and Budget where its approval enables funding to be placed in Administration Budgets Review comments received at each level of review must be addressed by the PDT and may require additional work or study. The amount of work required from the Omaha District, Corps of Engineers and the Sponsor, during review is estimated and will be determined by the number and nature of the review comments actually received, 7. PROJECT DELIVERY TEAM MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION The Project Delivery Team or "PDT" has the responsibility for technical study conduct and content related to problem identification, plan formulation and development of the feasibility report, This is accomplished under the leadership and direction of both the Corps and local Project Managers who are responsible for assuring that the study is conducted in a timely manner and within established budget limits, resulting in a quality product. The Corps PM will assign study tasks to appropriate representatives of the Corps' technical divisions and will be responsible for developing scopes of work, negotiating contracts and reviewing work to be completed by consultants or other State or Federal agencies for specific tasks identified in the PMP. The local PM has similar responsibilities, especially for any work to be completed as in,kind services. A listing of PDT members is provided on the following tables, 19