Common use of PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS STANDARDS Clause in Contracts

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS STANDARDS. A. Actions prescribed by this Agreement that involve the identification, evaluation, recording, treatment, monitoring, or disposition of historic properties, or that involve the reporting or documentation of such actions in the form of reports, forms, or other records, shall be carried out by or under the direct supervision of a person or persons who meets the Secretary of the Interior's Professional Qualifications Standards (published in 48 Fed. Reg. 44738-44739). However, nothing in this stipulation may be interpreted to preclude FHWA or MDOT or any agent or contractor thereof from using the services of persons who do not meet these qualifications standards, providing their activities are conducted under the supervision of a person who does meet the standards. B. Tribal monitoring, on or off tribal lands, will be conducted by individuals qualified and approved by the Tribal Nation, and are not required to meet the standards defined in Stipulation X(A). FHWA and MDOT will defer to the Tribal Nation to determine how individuals from the Tribal Nation will be designated as a monitor.

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS STANDARDS. A. Actions prescribed by this Agreement that involve the identification, evaluation, recording, treatment, monitoring, or disposition of historic properties, or that involve the reporting or documentation of such actions in the form of reports, forms, or other records, shall be carried out by or under the direct supervision of a person or persons who meets the Secretary of the Interior's Professional Qualifications Standards (published in 48 Fed. Reg. 44738-44739). However, nothing in this stipulation may be interpreted to preclude FHWA or MDOT RIDOT or any agent or contractor thereof from using the services of persons who do not meet these qualifications standards, providing their activities are conducted under the supervision of a person who does meet the standards. B. Tribal monitoring, on or off tribal lands, will be conducted by individuals qualified and approved by the Tribal Nation, and are not required to meet the standards defined in Stipulation X(A). FHWA and MDOT RIDOT will defer to the Tribal Nation to determine how individuals from the Tribal Nation will be designated as a monitor.