**AES Sparrows Point LNG, LLC and Mid-Atlantic Express, L.L.C.**

**Docket No. PF06-22-000**

**FERC Staff's Comments on Draft Resource Report 8, dated 26 October
2006**

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| * | * | * | *     | **RR 8 Comment or    | **How       | **R      |
| * | * | * | *Sect | Recommendation**     | Comment Was | esponses |
| D | I | P | ion** |                      | Addressed** | Located  |
| R | t | a |       |                      |             | in       |
| # | e | g |       |                      |             | Section  |
| * | m | e |       |                      |             | Number** |
| * | * | * |       |                      |             |          |
|   | * | * |       |                      |             |          |
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| 1 | 1 | 3 | 8.3.1 | Provide a discussion | A           | 8.3.1    |
|   |   |   |       | on the aquatic area  | discussion  |          |
|   |   |   |       | affected during      | of the      |          |
|   |   |   |       | construction (e.g.,  | aquatic     |          |
|   |   |   |       | staging and          | areas       |          |
|   |   |   |       | anchorage area (s)   | affected by |          |
|   |   |   |       | for work barges and  | the         |          |
|   |   |   |       | vessels, transit     | c           |          |
|   |   |   |       | routes to be used by | onstruction |          |
|   |   |   |       | work vessels.        | of the LNG  |          |
|   |   |   |       |                      | Terminal    |          |
|   |   |   |       |                      | has been    |          |
|   |   |   |       |                      | included in |          |
|   |   |   |       |                      | Section     |          |
|   |   |   |       |                      | 8.3.1.      |          |
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| 1 | 2 | 5 | 8.3.2 | Provide the milepost | Table 1.3-1 | Table    |
|   |   |   |       | data for the         | of Resource | 1.3-1 of |
|   |   |   |       | pipeline             | Report 1    | Resource |
|   |   |   |       | right-of-way where   | provides    | Report 1 |
|   |   |   |       | it parallels or      | the         |          |
|   |   |   |       | coincides with       | requested   |          |
|   |   |   |       | existing             | i           |          |
|   |   |   |       | right-of-way.        | nformation. |          |
|   |   |   |       |                      | A reference |          |
|   |   |   |       |                      | has been    |          |
|   |   |   |       |                      | added to    |          |
|   |   |   |       |                      | the text of |          |
|   |   |   |       |                      | Resource    |          |
|   |   |   |       |                      | Report 8.   |          |
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| 1 | 3 | 4 | 8.3.2 | Reconcile the        | The         | Section  |
|   |   | a |       | additional temporary | di          | 8.3.2    |
|   |   | n |       | workspaces (ATWSs)   | screpancies | and      |
|   |   | d |       | and mileposts (MPs)  | have been   | Table    |
|   |   | T |       | presented in Table   | reconciled  | 8.3.2-2  |
|   |   | a |       | 8.3.2-2 with the     | in Section  |          |
|   |   | b |       | alignment sheets.    | 8.3.2 and   |          |
|   |   | l |       | For example, on the  | Table       |          |
|   |   | e |       | alignment sheets     | 8.3.2-2.    |          |
|   |   | 8 |       | there are three ATWS |             |          |
|   |   | . |       | associated with      |             |          |
|   |   | 3 |       | crossing Humphrey    |             |          |
|   |   | . |       | Creek between MPs    |             |          |
|   |   | 2 |       | 0.8 and 0.9 and      |             |          |
|   |   | - |       | three ATWSs          |             |          |
|   |   | 2 |       | associated with a    |             |          |
|   |   |   |       | railroad crossing at |             |          |
|   |   |   |       | MPs 3.0 to 3.1 that  |             |          |
|   |   |   |       | do not appear in     |             |          |
|   |   |   |       | Table 8.3.2-2.       |             |          |
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| 1 | 4 | 5 | 8.3.3 | Provide the          | The         | Section  |
|   |   |   |       | location, area of    | requested   | 8.3.3    |
|   |   |   |       | disturbance, land    | information |          |
|   |   |   |       | use for the valves   | has been    | and      |
|   |   |   |       | and meters.          | provided in |          |
|   |   |   |       |                      | Table       | Table    |
|   |   |   |       |                      | 8.3.3-1.    | 8.3.3-1  |
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| 1 | 5 | 6 | 8.3.5 | Ensure that the      | Section     | Section  |
|   |   |   |       | discussion on access | 8.3.5 has   | 8.3.5    |
|   |   |   |       | roads identifies all | been        | and      |
|   |   |   |       | access roads and     | revised to  |          |
|   |   |   |       | provides existing    | address the | Table    |
|   |   |   |       | conditions, length,  | comment. A  | 8.3.5-1  |
|   |   |   |       | and any improvement  | summary of  |          |
|   |   |   |       | required.            | access      |          |
|   |   |   |       |                      | roads is    |          |
|   |   |   |       |                      | included in |          |
|   |   |   |       |                      | Table       |          |
|   |   |   |       |                      | 8.3.5-1.    |          |
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| 1 | 6 | 7 | 8.3.6 | Indicate whether AES | Future      | Section  |
|   |   |   |       | has any plans for    | expansion   | 8.3.6    |
|   |   |   |       | future expansion.    | plans are   |          |
|   |   |   |       |                      | discussed   |          |
|   |   |   |       |                      | the         |          |
|   |   |   |       |                      | referenced  |          |
|   |   |   |       |                      | section.    |          |
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| 1 | 7 | 8 | 8.4.2 | Provide the          | Results of  | Section  |
|   |   |   |       | estimated            | c           | 8.4.2    |
|   |   |   |       | construction dates   | onsultation |          |
|   |   |   |       | of the planned       | relative to | Appendix |
|   |   |   |       | re                   | planned     | 8B       |
|   |   |   |       | sidential/commercial | development |          |
|   |   |   |       | developments and     | has been    |          |
|   |   |   |       | provide plats of the | included in |          |
|   |   |   |       | planned developments | the         |          |
|   |   |   |       | that would be        | referenced  |          |
|   |   |   |       | crossed.             | section and |          |
|   |   |   |       |                      | appendix    |          |
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| 1 | 8 | 1 | 8.4.4 | Identify             | Site        | Section  |
|   |   | 0 |       | site-specific        | specific    | 8.4.4    |
|   |   |   |       | mitigation measures  | mitigation  |          |
|   |   |   |       | for residences       | measures    |          |
|   |   |   |       | within 25 feet of    | discussed   |          |
|   |   |   |       | the construction     | in Section  |          |
|   |   |   |       | workspaces.          | 8.4.4.      |          |
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| 1 | 9 | 1 | 8.4.4 | Identify any         | C           | Section  |
|   |   | 0 |       | site-specific        | onstruction | 8.4.4    |
|   |   |   |       | construction         | techniques  |          |
|   |   |   |       | techniques for       | and         |          |
|   |   |   |       | residential/planned  | existing    |          |
|   |   |   |       | development/public   | septic      |          |
|   |   |   |       | interest areas.      | systems are |          |
|   |   |   |       | Identify all         | described   |          |
|   |   |   |       | residential or       | in Section  |          |
|   |   |   |       | community septic     | 8.4.4.      |          |
|   |   |   |       | fields/systems       |             |          |
|   |   |   |       | crossed by the       |             |          |
|   |   |   |       | project and discuss  |             |          |
|   |   |   |       | construction.        |             |          |
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| 1 | 1 | 9 | 8.4.4 | Section 8.4.3        | The         | Sections |
|   | 0 | a | and   | indicates that there | discrepancy | 8.4.4    |
|   |   | n | 8.6   | are 155 residences   | has been    | and 8.6  |
|   |   | d |       | within 50 feet of    | rectified   |          |
|   |   | 1 |       | the project while    | in Sections |          |
|   |   | 8 |       | section 8.6          | 8.4.4 and   |          |
|   |   |   |       | indicates that there | 8.6.        |          |
|   |   |   |       | are 116 residences   |             |          |
|   |   |   |       | within 50 of the     |             |          |
|   |   |   |       | construction         |             |          |
|   |   |   |       | workspace. Rectify   |             |          |
|   |   |   |       | this discrepancy.    |             |          |
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| 1 | 1 |   |       | Does AES plan to     | As          | Section  |
|   | 1 |   |       | construct a batch    | discussed   | 8.3.1    |
|   |   |   |       | plant at the         | in Section  |          |
|   |   |   |       | terminal site?       | 8.3.1 AES   |          |
|   |   |   |       |                      | does not    |          |
|   |   |   |       |                      | intent to   |          |
|   |   |   |       |                      | construct a |          |
|   |   |   |       |                      | concrete    |          |
|   |   |   |       |                      | batch plant |          |
|   |   |   |       |                      | at the      |          |
|   |   |   |       |                      | terminal    |          |
|   |   |   |       |                      | site.       |          |
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| 1 | 1 | 1 | 8.5.2 | Crossings of         | Crossings   | Section  |
|   | 2 | 1 |       | Interstate-695 are   | of I-695    | 8.5.2    |
|   |   | a |       | listed twice in      | are         |          |
|   |   | n |       | Table 8.5.1-1, while | reconciled. |          |
|   |   | d |       | only once in the     | The results |          |
|   |   | T |       | text. Reconcile the  | from        |          |
|   |   | a |       | conflicting          | c           |          |
|   |   | b |       | mileposts and        | onsultation |          |
|   |   | l |       | information          | with the    |          |
|   |   | e |       | presented in the     | appropriate |          |
|   |   | 8 |       | table and the text.  | agencies    |          |
|   |   | . |       | Also, provide the    | are         |          |
|   |   | 5 |       | results of           | provided in |          |
|   |   | . |       | consultation with    | the         |          |
|   |   | 1 |       | the U.S. Department  | referenced  |          |
|   |   | - |       | of Transportation,   | section.    |          |
|   |   | 1 |       | Federal Highway      |             |          |
|   |   |   |       | Administration and   |             |          |
|   |   |   |       | the State of         |             |          |
|   |   |   |       | Maryland State Roads |             |          |
|   |   |   |       | concerning the       |             |          |
|   |   |   |       | co-location of the   |             |          |
|   |   |   |       | pipeline with        |             |          |
|   |   |   |       | Interstate-695.      |             |          |
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| 1 | 1 | 1 | 8.5.2 | Provide a discussion | A           | Section  |
|   | 3 | 1 |       | in the text          | discussion  | 8.5.2    |
|   |   | a |       | regarding the        | in the text |          |
|   |   | n |       | crossing of the      | regarding   |          |
|   |   | d |       | wastewater treatment | the         |          |
|   |   | T |       | plants in Baltimore, | crossing of |          |
|   |   | a |       | Maryland and in      | the         |          |
|   |   | b |       | Chester,             | wastewater  |          |
|   |   | l |       | Pennsylvania and     | treatment   |          |
|   |   | e |       | identify proposed    | plants is   |          |
|   |   | 8 |       | mitigation           | provided in |          |
|   |   | . |       | associated with      | the         |          |
|   |   | 5 |       | these sites.         | referenced  |          |
|   |   | . |       |                      | section.    |          |
|   |   | 1 |       |                      |             |          |
|   |   | - |       |                      |             |          |
|   |   | 1 |       |                      |             |          |
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| 1 | 1 | 1 | 8.5.2 | Provide a            | A           | Section  |
|   | 4 | 1 |       | site-specific plan   | discussion  | 8.5.2    |
|   |   |   |       | for the crossings of | of the      |          |
|   |   |   |       | Gunpowder Falls      | crossing    | And      |
|   |   |   |       | State Park developed | and         | Resource |
|   |   |   |       | through consultation | discussions | Report 2 |
|   |   |   |       | with the appropriate | to date     |          |
|   |   |   |       | land management      | with the    | Appendix |
|   |   |   |       | agencies.            | state are   | 2B       |
|   |   |   |       |                      | included    |          |
|   |   |   |       |                      | within the  |          |
|   |   |   |       |                      | referenced  |          |
|   |   |   |       |                      | section and |          |
|   |   |   |       |                      | a cross     |          |
|   |   |   |       |                      | reference   |          |
|   |   |   |       |                      | to the      |          |
|   |   |   |       |                      | compendium  |          |
|   |   |   |       |                      | of crossing |          |
|   |   |   |       |                      | plans in    |          |
|   |   |   |       |                      | Resource    |          |
|   |   |   |       |                      | Report 2 is |          |
|   |   |   |       |                      | provided.   |          |
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| 1 | 1 | 1 | 8.5.3 | The discussion on    | A           | Section  |
|   | 5 | 2 |       | the Chesapeake Bay   | discussion  | 8.5.3    |
|   |   |   |       | should refer to the  | of the      |          |
|   |   |   |       | dredging description | dredging,   | and      |
|   |   |   |       | in Resource Report 1 | c           |          |
|   |   |   |       | and impacts in other | onstruction | Section  |
|   |   |   |       | issue areas (as      | and         | 8.5.6    |
|   |   |   |       | applicable), and     | operations  |          |
|   |   |   |       | discuss the          | within the  |          |
|   |   |   |       | potential impacts of | Port of     |          |
|   |   |   |       | dredging,            | Baltimore,  |          |
|   |   |   |       | construction and     | and         |          |
|   |   |   |       | operations to uses   | potential   |          |
|   |   |   |       | of the Chesapeake    | impacts to  |          |
|   |   |   |       | Bay for recreational | the         |          |
|   |   |   |       | fishing and boating. | Chesapeake  |          |
|   |   |   |       | Dredged material     | Bay is      |          |
|   |   |   |       | recycling is         | included    |          |
|   |   |   |       | proposed to occur on | within      |          |
|   |   |   |       | land, but if this    | Section     |          |
|   |   |   |       | process has          | 8.5.3.      |          |
|   |   |   |       | potential impacts on | Project     |          |
|   |   |   |       | the Chesapeake Bay   | Impacts and |          |
|   |   |   |       | uses, these impacts  | Mitigation  |          |
|   |   |   |       | should also be       | are         |          |
|   |   |   |       | discussed.           | discussed   |          |
|   |   |   |       |                      | in section  |          |
|   |   |   |       |                      | 8.5.6.      |          |
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| 1 | 1 | 1 | 8.5.3 | In addition to the   | A           | Section  |
|   | 6 | 2 |       | trails mentioned,    | discussion  | 8.5.3    |
|   |   |   |       | identify whether any | of local    |          |
|   |   |   |       | land of local        | historical  |          |
|   |   |   |       | historical or        | or cultural |          |
|   |   |   |       | cultural             | s           |          |
|   |   |   |       | significance would   | ignificance |          |
|   |   |   |       | be crossed.          | areas that  |          |
|   |   |   |       |                      | would be    |          |
|   |   |   |       |                      | crossed in  |          |
|   |   |   |       |                      | included    |          |
|   |   |   |       |                      | within the  |          |
|   |   |   |       |                      | referenced  |          |
|   |   |   |       |                      | section.    |          |
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| 1 | 1 | 1 | 8.5.4 | Identify which       | Relatively  | Section  |
|   | 7 | 3 |       | portions of the      | short       | 8.5.4    |
|   |   |   |       | pipeline are within  | segments of |          |
|   |   |   |       | Maryland's           | the         | and      |
|   |   |   |       | designated coastal   | Pipeline    |          |
|   |   |   |       | zone management      | pass        | Table    |
|   |   |   |       | areas. Identify      | through     | 8.5.4-1  |
|   |   |   |       | topics at issue      | coastal     |          |
|   |   |   |       | associated with the  | zone        |          |
|   |   |   |       | Maryland Coastal     | critical    |          |
|   |   |   |       | Zone Management Plan | areas, but  |          |
|   |   |   |       | consistency review.  | are limited |          |
|   |   |   |       |                      | to areas    |          |
|   |   |   |       |                      | designated  |          |
|   |   |   |       |                      | as low to   |          |
|   |   |   |       |                      | high        |          |
|   |   |   |       |                      | intensity   |          |
|   |   |   |       |                      | development |          |
|   |   |   |       |                      | and the     |          |
|   |   |   |       |                      | Pipeline    |          |
|   |   |   |       |                      | use of      |          |
|   |   |   |       |                      | right of    |          |
|   |   |   |       |                      | way is      |          |
|   |   |   |       |                      | consistent  |          |
|   |   |   |       |                      | with these  |          |
|   |   |   |       |                      | de          |          |
|   |   |   |       |                      | signations; |          |
|   |   |   |       |                      | the         |          |
|   |   |   |       |                      | pipeline    |          |
|   |   |   |       |                      | passes      |          |
|   |   |   |       |                      | through no  |          |
|   |   |   |       |                      | critical    |          |
|   |   |   |       |                      | habitat     |          |
|   |   |   |       |                      | areas.      |          |
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| 1 | 1 | 1 | 8.5.5 | Discuss the crossing | A listing   | Section  |
|   | 8 | 4 | and   | of utility lines     | and         | 8.5.5    |
|   |   | a | 8.5.6 | (water, sewer,       | discussion  |          |
|   |   | n |       | electric,            | of utility  | and      |
|   |   | d |       | communication, etc.) | crossings   |          |
|   |   | 1 |       | and landfill sites   | and         | Section  |
|   |   | 6 |       | and what special     | landfill    | 8.5.6,   |
|   |   |   |       | construction         | sites has   |          |
|   |   |   |       | t                    | been        | Table    |
|   |   |   |       | echniques/mitigation | included    | 8.5.5-1  |
|   |   |   |       | would be used. What  | within text |          |
|   |   |   |       | communication has    | of report;  |          |
|   |   |   |       | occurred between AES | a tabulated |          |
|   |   |   |       | and owners/operators | listing of  |          |
|   |   |   |       | of the utilities and | the         |          |
|   |   |   |       | landfill sites to    | landfills   |          |
|   |   |   |       | determine if AES'    | passed by   |          |
|   |   |   |       | centerline routing   | the         |          |
|   |   |   |       | plans are sufficient | pipeline is |          |
|   |   |   |       | to avoid impacts to  | also        |          |
|   |   |   |       | these facilities?    | included.   |          |
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| M | 1 |   | Land  | For the proposed     | Discussion  | Section  |
| D | 3 |   | Use,  | Liquefied Natural    | of road     | 8.5.2    |
| N |   |   | Rec   | Gas line, as it      | crossings   |          |
| R |   |   | reati | would run through    | and         |          |
| - |   |   | onal, | Baltimore, Harford   | mitigation  |          |
| 1 |   |   | and   | and Cecil Counties,  | measures    |          |
|   |   |   | Aesth | specific areas of    | has been    |          |
|   |   |   | etics | concern have been    | included    |          |
|   |   |   |       | determined. We are   | within the  |          |
|   |   |   |       | concerned about the  | referenced  |          |
|   |   |   |       | potential physical   | section.    |          |
|   |   |   |       | and traffic impacts  |             |          |
|   |   |   |       | this proposed        | Note that   |          |
|   |   |   |       | facility may have on | the line is |          |
|   |   |   |       | State roadways. We   | not a       |          |
|   |   |   |       | note that the State  | liquefied   |          |
|   |   |   |       | roadway that the     | natural gas |          |
|   |   |   |       | Primary Route will   | line; it    |          |
|   |   |   |       | closely parallel     | will carry  |          |
|   |   |   |       | (within R/W) is MD   | natural gas |          |
|   |   |   |       | 440, Dublin Road and | in its most |          |
|   |   |   |       | that will closely    | common      |          |
|   |   |   |       | bisect (within R/W)  | vapor       |          |
|   |   |   |       | are the following:   | state.      |          |
|   |   |   |       |                      |             |          |
|   |   |   |       | US 1, Belair Road    |             |          |
|   |   |   |       |                      |             |          |
|   |   |   |       | MD 152, Fallston     |             |          |
|   |   |   |       | Road                 |             |          |
|   |   |   |       |                      |             |          |
|   |   |   |       | MD 23, East West Hwy |             |          |
|   |   |   |       |                      |             |          |
|   |   |   |       | MD 24, Rocks Road    |             |          |
|   |   |   |       |                      |             |          |
|   |   |   |       | MD 543, Ady Road     |             |          |
|   |   |   |       |                      |             |          |
|   |   |   |       | MD 623, Castleton    |             |          |
|   |   |   |       | Road                 |             |          |
|   |   |   |       |                      |             |          |
|   |   |   |       | Under the Maryland   |             |          |
|   |   |   |       | Department of        |             |          |
|   |   |   |       | Transportation, some |             |          |
|   |   |   |       | of these highways    |             |          |
|   |   |   |       | have proposed future |             |          |
|   |   |   |       | improvements under   |             |          |
|   |   |   |       | the planning         |             |          |
|   |   |   |       | document, Highway    |             |          |
|   |   |   |       | Needs Inventory      |             |          |
|   |   |   |       | (HNI), and would     |             |          |
|   |   |   |       | require multi-lane   |             |          |
|   |   |   |       | reconstruction. This |             |          |
|   |   |   |       | is true for both the |             |          |
|   |   |   |       | US 1 and MD 152      |             |          |
|   |   |   |       | bisections.          |             |          |
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| M | 1 |   | Land  | We believe the       | Discussion  | Sections |
| D | 4 |   | Use,  | proposed line will   | of railroad | 8.5.3,   |
| N |   |   | Rec   | also impact several  | crossings,  | 8.5.5    |
| R |   |   | reati | railroad crossings   | major       | and      |
| - |   |   | onal, | in Baltimore County, | waterways,  | 8.5.6;   |
| 1 |   |   | and   | major waterway       | parklands,  |          |
|   |   |   | Aesth | crossings (Gunpowder | landfills   | Resource |
|   |   |   | etics | Falls, Winter Run,   | and         | Report 2 |
|   |   |   |       | Deer Creek), and     | c           | Appendix |
|   |   |   |       | Parkland Crossings   | onservation | 2B       |
|   |   |   |       | (Gunpowder Falls,    | areas,      |          |
|   |   |   |       | Batavia Park). Other | roadways    |          |
|   |   |   |       | potential impacted   | and         |          |
|   |   |   |       | crossings include    | associated  |          |
|   |   |   |       | Scarboro Landfill,   | mitigation  |          |
|   |   |   |       | Scarboro             | measures    |          |
|   |   |   |       | Conservation area,   | are         |          |
|   |   |   |       | as well as numerous  | included    |          |
|   |   |   |       | communities and      | within the  |          |
|   |   |   |       | county roadways.     | referenced  |          |
|   |   |   |       | These impacts need   | sections.   |          |
|   |   |   |       | to be evaluated.     | Note that   |          |
|   |   |   |       |                      | there is    |          |
|   |   |   |       |                      | only one    |          |
|   |   |   |       |                      | major water |          |
|   |   |   |       |                      | body        |          |
|   |   |   |       |                      | (\>100-ft)  |          |
|   |   |   |       |                      | crossed,    |          |
|   |   |   |       |                      | however     |          |
|   |   |   |       |                      | crossing of |          |
|   |   |   |       |                      | the other   |          |
|   |   |   |       |                      | waterbodies |          |
|   |   |   |       |                      | has been    |          |
|   |   |   |       |                      | evaluated;  |          |
|   |   |   |       |                      | cros        |          |
|   |   |   |       |                      | s-reference |          |
|   |   |   |       |                      | to Resource |          |
|   |   |   |       |                      | Report 2    |          |
|   |   |   |       |                      | crossing    |          |
|   |   |   |       |                      | summary is  |          |
|   |   |   |       |                      | also        |          |
|   |   |   |       |                      | provided.   |          |
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