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Coordination Plan August 2019 Tacoma Dome Link Extension To request accommodations for persons with disabilities or information in alternative formats, call 1-800-201-4900/TTY Relay: 711 or email [email protected]. Para información acerca del proyecto llame al: 1-800-823-9230 Звоните 1-800-823-9230, чтобы получить информацию о проекте 프로젝트에 관한 정보는 다음으로 연락하십시오: 1-800-823-9230 ស䮚�ប់ព័�៌នអំពីគ䮚��ងេម�ះ សូមទូរស័ពទម្េ◌ៅ៖ 1-800-823-9230 Để biết tin tức về dự án này, xin gọi: 1-800-823-9230 Coordination Plan August 2019 Tacoma Dome Link Extension Table of Contents 1 INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................................... 1 2 AGENCY AND TRIBAL COORDINATION GOALS AND OBJECTIVES ............................... 3 3 PROJECT DESCRIPTION .......................................................................................................... 5 3.1 Study Area Context ............................................................................................... 5 3.2 Background ........................................................................................................... 8 3.3 Draft Purpose and Need ........................................................................................ 8 3.4 Summary of Alternatives Development and Environmental Process .................. 10 3.4.1 Alternatives Development and SEPA Early Scoping ............................... 11 3.4.2 EIS Scoping Process ............................................................................... 11 3.4.3 EIS Process ............................................................................................. 12 3.4.4 Record of Decision .................................................................................. 12 4 RANGE OF AGENCY AND TRIBAL INVOLVEMENT ........................................................... 15 4.1 Lead Agency ....................................................................................................... 15 4.2 Cooperating Agencies ......................................................................................... 15 4.3 Participating Agencies ......................................................................................... 17 4.4 Tribal Coordination and Consultation .................................................................. 20 5 AGENCY AND TRIBAL COORDINATION PROCESS .......................................................... 21 5.1 Lead Agency ....................................................................................................... 21 5.2 Cooperating and Participating Agencies and Tribes ........................................... 22 5.2.1 Agency and Tribal Involvement in Alternatives Development and Environmental Process ............................................................................ 22 5.2.2 Individual Agency Consultation ................................................................ 24 5.3 Consultation with Native American Tribes ........................................................... 24 5.4 Agency and Tribal Coordination Milestone Schedule .......................................... 25 5.5 Project Contacts .................................................................................................. 25 6 PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT .......................................................................................................... 27 6.1 Public Involvement Approach .............................................................................. 27 6.2 Public Outreach to Minority and Low-Income Populations .................................. 28 REFERENCES ....................................................................................................................................... 31 Page i | Coordination Plan August 2019 Tacoma Dome Link Extension Exhibits Exhibit 1 Regional System Map ........................................................................................... 6 Exhibit 2 Project Area Map and Potential Alternatives Considered During EIS Scoping ........................................................................................................... 7 Exhibit 3 Regional Transit Planning ..................................................................................... 8 Exhibit 4 ST3 Project Development Process...................................................................... 10 Exhibit 5 Tacoma Dome Link Extension Schedule ............................................................ 13 Exhibit 6 TDLE Agency Coordination and General Schedule ............................................ 26 Tables Table 1 Invited Cooperating Agencies and Permits and Approvals ................................. 15 Table 2 Invited Participating Agencies with Permits, Approvals, or Potential Interest in the Project .......................................................................................... 17 Appendices Appendix A Community Engagement Guide Appendix B Environmental Review Checklist Page ii | Coordination Plan August 2019 Tacoma Dome Link Extension Acronyms and Abbreviations Board Sound Transit Board BPA Bonneville Power Administration CFR Code of Federal Regulations EIS environmental impact statement EO executive order FTA Federal Transit Administration HCT high-capacity transit I-5 Interstate 5 NEPA National Environmental Policy Act NOI Notice of Intent PSRC Puget Sound Regional Council Puyallup Tribe of Indians Puyallup Tribe of the Puyallup Reservation RCW Revised Code of Washington ROD Record of Decision SEPA State Environmental Policy Act Sound Transit Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority SR 99 State Route 99 ST2 Sound Transit 2 ST3 Sound Transit 3 TDLE Tacoma Dome Link Extension USC United States Code WAC Washington Administrative Code Yakama Nation Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation Page iii | Coordination Plan August 2019 Tacoma Dome Link Extension This Page Intentionally Left Blank Page iv | Coordination Plan August 2019 Tacoma Dome Link Extension 1 INTRODUCTION The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) and Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority (Sound Transit) have developed this Coordination Plan in accordance with 23 United States Code (USC) §139(g)(1) and following FTA policy with the objective of identifying key coordination points with agencies and tribes on the Tacoma Dome Link Extension (TDLE) during the environmental review process. FTA is the lead federal agency under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and Sound Transit is the lead agency under the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA). This Coordination Plan will also be used by Sound Transit to fulfill applicable SEPA coordination requirements. This plan will be updated as needed, reacting to feedback and project changes. It will be used in parallel with the TDLE Community Engagement Guide, which guides the public involvement process for the project and is included as Appendix A. The purpose of this Coordination Plan is to effectively support cooperating agencies, participating agencies, and tribes as they engage in the identification, analysis, and evaluation of TDLE alternatives throughout alternatives development and environmental review processes. This plan identifies key coordination points and activities for agencies, tribes, and the public, and it reviews the major steps in the NEPA and SEPA environmental review process. The environmental process began in April 2018 with an early scoping period under SEPA to inform the alternatives development process. In April 2019, the project entered formal scoping under both NEPA and SEPA for the environmental impact statement (EIS). The environmental process is anticipated to be completed in 2022 when a Final EIS and Record of Decision (ROD) are issued. As required by 23 USC §139(d)(8)(A), to the maximum extent practicable and consistent with federal law, all federal permits and reviews shall rely on the EIS prepared for this project. This plan includes the following sections: 1 Introduction 2 Agency and Tribal Coordination Goals and Objectives 3 Project Description 4 Range of Agency and Tribal Involvement 5 Agency and Tribal Coordination Process 6 Public Involvement Several agencies have jurisdiction within the project corridor where agreements, determinations, or consultation may be needed; these roles and approvals are summarized in Section 4. Page 1 | Coordination Plan August 2019 Tacoma Dome Link Extension This Page Intentionally Left Blank Page 2 | Coordination Plan August 2019 Tacoma Dome Link Extension 2 AGENCY AND TRIBAL COORDINATION GOALS AND OBJECTIVES The purpose of this Coordination Plan is to effectively support cooperating and participating agency and tribal participation in the identification, analysis, and evaluation of the TDLE alternatives throughout the alternatives development and environmental review processes. The following goals will help to define and structure the approaches in engaging agency and tribal involvement. Goal 1: Sound Transit and agency roles and responsibilities are clearly defined and agreed to. Objective: • Ensure that agencies’ roles and associated time commitments are understood and agreed to within the schedule for environmental review. Goal 2: Facilitate the open exchange of information, ideas, and concerns about the project, its potential impacts, and appropriate project minimization and mitigation measures among FTA, Sound Transit, tribes, cooperating agencies, and participating agencies. Objectives: • Engage cooperating and participating