+--------------------------------------------------+-------------------+
| #  [ACTION]{.mark}                               | ## [TA            |
|                                                  | RGET DATE]{.mark} |
+--------------------------------------------------+-------------------+
| Agencies meet to begin EA                        | April 8           |
+--------------------------------------------------+-------------------+
| All agencies provide requested background        | April 16          |
| materials and mailing lists to Amy               |                   |
+--------------------------------------------------+-------------------+
| FWS (Amy) delivers draft public involvement      | April 16          |
| letter for agency review/comment. DMG reviews    |                   |
| letter in April Mtg.                             |                   |
+--------------------------------------------------+-------------------+
| Agencies provide feedback on public involvement  | April 30          |
| letter to FWS (Amy) for revisions.               |                   |
+--------------------------------------------------+-------------------+
| FWS (who?) issues public involvement letter.     | May 3-7           |
| Allows 4 weeks for public comment                |                   |
+--------------------------------------------------+-------------------+
| Consultation with Tribal Leaders Initiated       | May 3-7           |
+--------------------------------------------------+-------------------+
| FWS (Amy) delivers preliminary draft Purpose and | May 7             |
| Need statement and alternatives description to   |                   |
| members of the workgroup for their agency review |                   |
| and comment.                                     |                   |
+--------------------------------------------------+-------------------+
| Agencies (workgroup members) provide FWS (Amy)   | May 21            |
| with feedback on Purpose and Need and            |                   |
| Alternatives                                     |                   |
+--------------------------------------------------+-------------------+
| "Final" Purpose/Need/Alternative Sections to     | May 28            |
| Workgroup                                        |                   |
+--------------------------------------------------+-------------------+
| Interagency meeting in Moreno Valley             | June 4: 0900-1500 |
+--------------------------------------------------+-------------------+
| Workgroup Members provide their draft sections   | June 25           |
| to Amy                                           |                   |
+--------------------------------------------------+-------------------+
| FWS (Amy) provides preliminary Draft EA to       | July 7            |
| workgroup                                        |                   |
+--------------------------------------------------+-------------------+
| Agencies/workgroup members provide comments to   | August 8          |
| FWS (Amy) on Draft EA                            |                   |
+--------------------------------------------------+-------------------+
| Interagency meeting in Moreno Valley             | mid August? If    |
|                                                  | needed.           |
+--------------------------------------------------+-------------------+
| FWS (who?) issues Draft EA to public (30 day     | September, first  |
| comment period)                                  | week              |
+--------------------------------------------------+-------------------+
| Public Comment Period Closed                     | First week of     |
|                                                  | October           |
+--------------------------------------------------+-------------------+
| FWS (who?) conducts informal consultation on     | October           |
| effects on desert tortoise                       |                   |
+--------------------------------------------------+-------------------+
| Public Comments Compiled and sent to workgroup   | Mid October       |
| for review                                       | (maybe later if   |
|                                                  | lots of comments) |
| Revised EA to agencies                           |                   |
+--------------------------------------------------+-------------------+
| Interagency Meeting in Moreno Valley BLM:        | Early November    |
|                                                  |                   |
| Agencies assist FWS with responses to comments.  |                   |
|                                                  |                   |
| Agencies review EA and draft Decision.           |                   |
+--------------------------------------------------+-------------------+
| Revised EA, w/ Comments, draft decision for      | Early December    |
| internal review                                  |                   |
+--------------------------------------------------+-------------------+
| FWS prepares final EA and final decision, other  | Mid December      |
| agencies prepare their own decision documents    |                   |
+--------------------------------------------------+-------------------+
| Lead (and cooperating) agencies sign and issue   | Mid January       |
| final decision to public                         |                   |
+--------------------------------------------------+-------------------+

**Raven Management EA Preparation Schedule**

**Raven Management EA Team Organization and Responsibilities**

The NEPA lead will be Amy Fesnock, Joshua Tree Ecologist, 760-367-5578,
amy_fesnock@nps.gov

The Interdisciplinary Writing Team will be the following:

Compiler/Editor Amy Fesnock NPS

Wildlife (Raven) ??? (from Mickey) NTC

Wildlife (Tortoise/other wildlife) Brent Husung DOD

Wilderness Chris Roholt BLM

Waste John Key BLM

Native American Concerns Joan Oxendine BLM

GIS Al Stein BLM

NEPA Review, socioeconomics, Shannon Hebert APHIS-WS

urban environment/resources

Bill Boarman will be writing monitoring plan to evaluate the impacts of
the proposed action alternative on ravens and DT

Administrative support (e.g., maintaining mailing lists, reproducing
documents, mailing document, maintaining and admin record) will be
performed by Amy Fesnock and Clarence Everly.

Each cooperating Agency will assign an individual to serve as the agency
to contact to

1)  respond to specific requests for information from the
    interdisciplinary writing team

2)  coordinate agency review an document on the draft document

3)  to respond to public comments as assigned