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J-1 A P P E N D I X J Summary Project Description The Columbia River Crossing was a proposed five-mile-long highway, transit, bicycle, and pedestrian project connecting Vancouver, WA, with Portland, OR, across the Columbia River.
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J-2 Unique agencyspecific program requirements under the NEPA umbrella Differing agency interpretations of NEPA requirements Anticipating which agencies will have a major federal action Efficient coordination among agencies Securing funding for multimodal NEPA studies Table J-1. Challenges summary.
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J-3 studied and the LPA was modified after completion of the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS)
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J-4 it took them time to adjust to FTA's differing procedures and the level of FTA involvement. WSDOT had a stewardship agreement with FHWA, but FTA does not sign stewardship agreements.
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J-5 Challenges to Multimodal NEPA Studies Relevant to the Project Unique Agency-Specific Program Requirements under the NEPA Umbrella: New Starts grant requirements were the source of continuing differences between the transit and highway agencies. While accommodation was reached, resolving the differences took time.
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J-6 InterCEP group was quite effective. It, along with the FHWA biology staff, significantly accelerated resolution of ESA issues.
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