OAC Conflict Assessment

Gerald Solomon

FHWA Realty Specialist

Office of Real Estate Services

400 7th St. SW, Room 3221

Washington DC 20590

202 366-2037

Gerald.Solomon@dot.gov

Assessment Purpose

• Reach out to Stakeholders and Public

• Identify– Controversial Issues – Perspectives– Appropriate Methods to Address Conflicts and

Improve Results

Assessment Process

• Neutral

• Public / Transparent / Inclusive

• Stakeholder and Public Involvement– Interviews– Focus Groups– Listening Sessions / Public Comments

Neutral Assessor

• Osprey– Private Conflict Resolution Company – Selected following a competitive process– Stakeholder input

Public / Transparent / Inclusive

• Federal Register Notice of Assessment

• Public Listening Sessions

• Federal Register Docket – – Public Comments and Report

Public Involvement

• Written Public Comment – Issues to be considered– Persons/Entities to be contacted

• Public Listening Sessions

• Post Report in Federal Register Docket and Invite Public Comment

Stakeholder Involvement

• Interviews– In person – Telephone / Video

• Focus Groups

Other Assessment Resources

• ARG - Assessment Resource Group– Input into Selection of Osprey– Input into Identification of Issues– Input into Selection for Interviews / Focus

Groups– Input into Assessment (Interviews)

ARGMembers

• American Hotel & Lodging Association

• American Planning Association

• Bureau of Indian Affairs

• CBS Outdoor

• Fairway Outdoor Advertiser

• FHWA - Scenic Byways / Real Estate Services / Division ROW (former)

ARGAssessment Resource Group

• NAHBA

• National League of Cities

• Outdoor Advertising Association of America

• Pennsylvania Resources Council, Inc. - Society Created to Reduce Urban Blight 

• Scenic America/Garden Club

Assessment Mechanism

Interagency Agreement – Principal Federal Agencies

– Federal Highway Administration

– U.S. Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution

Assessment Status• Agreement in Place (Subcontract in Place)

• ARG Formed – Expanded in Size and Scope

• Federal Register Notice Published– Comments Being Received

• Interview / Focus Groups Candidates – Candidates Identified / Prioritized (on-going)– Process Underway

U.S. DOT - Docket No. FHWA–2006–25031

• DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION - Federal Highway Administration

• MORRIS K. UDALL SCHOLARSHIP AND EXCELLENCE IN NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY FOUNDATION - U.S. Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution

Docket No. FHWA–2006–25031

• Notice

• Request for Public Participation in National Outdoor Advertising Control Program Assessment

Comments on OAC Issues

• Mail or hand deliver to the U.S. Department of Transportation, Dockets Management Facility, Room PL–401, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590

• Submit electronically at http:// dms.dot.gov

• Fax to (202) 493–2251

Names of Persons or Entities To Be Contacted

• Mail or hand deliver names to the Morris K. Udall Foundation, U.S. Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution, attn: Ms. Gail Brooks, 130 South Scott Avenue, Tucson, AZ 85701

• Submit electronically to oac@ecr.gov

• Fax to (510) 670–5530

Cities

City Date

Sacramento Aug. 16-17 x

Cleveland Aug. 29-30 x

Austin Sept. 13-14  

Atlanta Sept. 20-21

Salt Lake City Oct. 18-19  

Kansas City Nov. 1-2  

Philadelphia Nov. 8-9

*Info in Docket

Updates on Venues and Times

• Contact Gail Brooks at the U.S. Institute of Environmental Conflict Resolution by email at brooks@ecr.gov or by telephone at

520 670-5299 x 47

Assessment Product

• Final Report – Include Recommendations to address OAC

Program Conflicts

• Available in Docket

• Public Comment Period

• Report and Comments - Input into Future Decision Making

Further Information

• For FHWA: Mr. Gerald Solomon, Office of Real Estate Services (HEPR), (202) 366–2019, gerald.solomon@dot.gov;

• For legal questions, Mr. Robert Black, Office of Chief Counsel (HCC), (202) 366–1359, robert.black@dot.gov;

• Federal Highway Administration, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590.

Further Information

• For the U.S. Institute: Dale Keyes, Senior Program Manager, keyes@ecr.gov, (520) 670–5653, or

• Gail Brooks, Program Associate, brooks@ecr.gov, (520) 670–5299; U.S. Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution, 130 South Scott Avenue, Tucson, AZ 85701.

Joint OAC Stakeholder Conflict Assessment

Gerald Solomon

FHWA Realty Specialist

Office of Real Estate Services

400 7th St. SW, Room 3221

Washington DC 20590

202 366-2037

Gerald.Solomon@dot.gov