; and (II) invite such agencies to become participating agencies. (ii) Deadline An invitation under clause (i)(II) shall establish a deadline for a response to the invitation, to be submitted to the lead agency, which may be extended by the lead agency for good cause. (iii) Requests Any agency with jurisdiction over a Federal authorization relating to the NEPA review process for a project may submit a request to become a participating agency, regardless of whether the lead agency invited the agency to become a participating agency under clause (i), subject to the condition that such a request shall be timely submitted. (B) Designation The lead agency shall designate as a participating agency— (i) each agency invited under subparagraph (A)(i)(II), unless the invited agency informs the lead agency, in writing, by the deadline specified in the invitation, that the invited agency— (I) has no jurisdiction or authority with respect to the applicable project; (II) has no expertise or information relevant to the NEPA review of the project; or (III) does not intend to submit comments for the record in the NEPA review; and (ii) each agency that submits a request under subparagraph (A)(iii) to become a participating agency. (C) Consultation by lead agency As soon as practicable after commencing a NEPA review of a project, the lead agency shall coordinate with the participating agencies to ensure that the information developed during the NEPA review is also usable by the participating agencies in carrying out the obligations of the participating agencies with respect to each Federal authorization for the project. (3) Responsibilities of participating agencies (A) Effect of designation Designation as a participating agency for a project under paragraph (2)(B) does not indicate that the participating agency— (i) supports a proposed Federal authorization for the project