Advance the use of existing Federal agency powers for administrative delegation of authorities to states and pilot projects to promote expedited reviews;
- 2002 Focus:
  - Develop national templates for regional general permits, NEPA/404 mergers, Section 106 delegations/testing of alternative procedures, 4(f) programmatic agreements, ESA programmatic agreements
  - Conduct at least one Executive Session
Encourage the use of flexible mitigation approaches, such as wetland banking or compensation strategies that promote investment in environmentally sensitive geographic regions, in lieu of project site-specific mitigation only;
- 2002 Focus:
  - Test watershed-based approaches, environmental stewardship implementation/oversight, innovative mitigation pilots
  - Identify environmental research priorities that support flexible mitigation
Target opportunities for maximizing financial and staff resources through cross-training, issue clarification, website linkages, and interagency personnel agreements;
- 2002 Focus:
  - Finalize guidance on agency funded positions, review existing agreements to underscore linkage to expedited reviews, develop web-based training, identify multi-year interagency training agenda, assist with the development of AASHTO's center for environmental excellence
  - Work with CEQ to facilitate interagency guidance and clarification on key topics (e.g. secondary/cumulative impacts)
  - Sponsor field workshops with FHWA
Establish performance evaluation measures, including the development of timeframes at the project level;
- 2002 Focus:
  - Define streamlining performance evaluation tracking measures for each resource agency
  - Assess and develop general timeframes for project reviews
Specify the development of a dispute resolution system;
- 2002 Focus:
  - Promote NEPA conflict management through regional interagency facilitated workshops
  - Provide technical assistance to field offices, using the transportation roster and services of the Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution

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