Project Review and Processing. A. Project Development and Preapplication Process: As described in the MOA, Corps personnel shall make all reasonable efforts to attend and participate in the preapplication and the project development and planning phases of a project provided sufficient notice and materials are submitted in accordance with VI.A.a below. The preapplication phase of a project is seen as a critical time in which to focus on opportunities to avoid and minimize the proposed project's impacts to the aquatic ecosystem. PENNDOT personnel shall make all reasonable efforts to provide relevant information to the Corps and other resource agencies during the preapplication process. The Corps shall engage in the process and provide feedback to PENNDOT or their contractors, as appropriate. When conflicting priorities exist, mutual agreement regarding the prioritization of projects shall be reached. a. PENNDOT staff and contractors shall notify Corps staff at least 15 working days prior to the scheduled, coordinated date of a preapplication or project development meeting or site inspection. All relevant information shall be forwarded by hard copy or electronic copy at least 5 working days prior to the meeting. b. Attendance at Agency Coordination Meetings (ACM) is required of Corps Project Managers and/or the Liaison when agenda items include relative project specific discussions or presentations from Regional or Metropolitan Planning Organizations (RPOs and MPOs).
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