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NOI Full Text

RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE PARTIES

A. The Recipient agrees to:

1. The Recipient shall carry out the Statement of Work in accordance with the terms and conditions stated herein. The Recipient shall adhere to Federal, state, and local laws, regulations, and codes, as applicable.

2. Submit a Yearly Progress Summary to SHEN summarizing key discoveries by

December 31th of 2020.

3. Submit an Investigators Annual Report (IAR) that provides a brief narrative of work completed through the NPS IRMA Research Permit and Reporting System by March

30 of 2021.

4. Submit to SHEN electronic spreadsheets documenting SHEN specimen catalog numbers and other required information about each collection made in the SHEN during the previous field season by March 30 of 2021.

5. Submit to SHEN georeferenced occurrence data for all rare and threatened lichen populations within SHEN discovered in the previous field season in electronic format by March 30 of 2021.

6. Submit to SHEN georeferenced digital images of all individuals of rare and threatened lichen populations within SHEN discovered in the previous field season in electronic format by March 30 of 2021.

7. Provide to SHEN assessments of the size and health of all rare and threatened lichen populations within SHEN discovered in the previous field season in electronic format by March 30 of 2021.

8. Provide to SHEN an interim species for the Park in electronic format by March 30, 2021.

B. The NPS agrees to:

1. Monitor and provide Federal oversight of activities performed under this Agreement.

Monitoring and oversight includes review and approval of financial status and performance reports, payment requests, and tasks identified below. Additional monitoring activities may include site visits, conference calls, and other on-site and off-site monitoring activities. At the Recipient’s request, NPS may also provide technical assistance to the Recipient in support of the objectives of this Agreement.

2. Create and provide to the recipient a set of 50 or more GIS maps detailing suggested survey areas throughout SHEN. These maps will focus on areas of the park known to contain occurrences of rare plant species and restricted habitats.

3. Provide SHEN natural resource staff time, as available, to assist the recipient with specimen collection and processing during each of the recipient’s two collecting trips each year.

4. Provide up to 24 cubic feet of climate controlled, dry, indoor storage space for lichen specimens obtained during collecting trips and awaiting transport back to New York.

5. Assist the recipient with obtaining housing and work space in the SHEN Pinnacles

Research facility according to the guidelines of that facility.

6. Guide the recipient through the process of obtaining a SHEN scientific research and collecting permit and NEPA compliance approval for the duration of the project.

7. Supply the recipient with a template of the electronic spreadsheet required to document SHEN specimen catalog numbers and other required collection information.