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Technical teams Technical teams in a variety of disciplines will support the interdisciplinary team and perform technical studies and evaluations, The management team. in coordination with the interdisciplinary team, will appoint or approve members to these technical teams, Each technical team will be responsible for its o\lin organization, Each technical team will refer any dispute or conflicts arising within the technical team that cannot be resolved to the interdisciplinary team, Agency Coordination and Consultation Coordination and consultation with cooperating federal, state and local agencies and tribes will be done concurrently with the development of alternatives and preparation of the EIS, Status reports of progress, project planning meetings and conference calls, meetings with cooperating agencies, and regular interaction between the EIS Manager(s), Resource Managers and others. as appropriate, will all be necessary in maintaining coordination and communication, Periodic meetings with these agencies will be held to exchange information, Correspondence and wrinen communication or other means will also be used to assure that all interests have an opportunity to participate at an appropriate level during all phases of the study, Agencies, local, state, and tribal governments with appropriate expertise or jurisdiction have been invited to participate in the NEP A process as cooperating agencies, The Project Sponsors may, at any time during the course of the project. invite additional agencies to participate in the process as cooperating agencies, An agreement with each cooperating agency may be developed documenting specific expectations, roles, and responsibilities including such issues as preparation of analysis, schedules. and availability of pre-decisional information. A draft and final Biological Assessment (BA) will be prepared as part of the Section 7(c) consultation with the Service, It is anticipated that the BA will be prepared concurrently with the development of alternatives and their evaluation, The full range of alternatives will not be presented to the Service in the BA. Instead, the BA will be prepared for the preferred alternative, A draft BA for internal review will be prepared when the Preliminary Draft Environmental Impact Statement (PDEIS) is prepared, Revisions and corrections will be made, and the final BA will be filed with the Service at the same time that the DEIS is released for public review, Coordination with the State Historical Preservation Officer (SHPO) and the Tribal Historic Preservation Officer (THPO) will take place during the EIS period. including Class I and Class II surveys, development and/or amendment of any necessary Memoranda of Agreement with the SHPO over the preferred alternative, I3 01283