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+===+=======================================+==============+=========+
| * | **RR 7:**                             | **[How       | **[Re   |
| * |                                       | Comment was  | sponses |
| D | **Section: Comments**                 | Addressed]{. | Located |
| R |                                       | underline}** | in      |
| 1 |                                       |              | Section |
| \ |                                       |              | Number] |
| I |                                       |              | {.under |
| t |                                       |              | line}** |
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+---+---------------------------------------+--------------+---------+
|   | **RR 7: General Comment**             |              |         |
+---+---------------------------------------+--------------+---------+
| 1 | Global: Provide citations to the      | P            | App     |
|   | referenced literature sources within  | arenthetical | licable |
|   | the text of the resource report, as   | d            | to All  |
|   | appropriate. That is, support the     | ocumentation |         |
|   | general statements with citations to  | was          |         |
|   | the references that are provided at   | incorporated |         |
|   | the end of the resource report.       | into the     |         |
|   |                                       | text.        |         |
+---+---------------------------------------+--------------+---------+
| 2 | Global: Insert a list of Acronyms and | A list of    | A       |
|   | Abbreviations and include such terms  | acronyms and | cronyms |
|   | as USDA, NRCS, STATSGO, SSURGO, and   | a            | List    |
|   | ECP.                                  | bbreviations |         |
|   |                                       | was added.   |         |
+---+---------------------------------------+--------------+---------+
|   | **RR 7: Specific Comment**            |              |         |
+---+---------------------------------------+--------------+---------+
| 3 | 7.3.1: List percentages of each soil  | A list of    | 7.3.1   |
|   | association within the site.          | soil         |         |
|   |                                       | associations |         |
|   |                                       | and          |         |
|   |                                       | percentages  |         |
|   |                                       | was included |         |
|   |                                       | in 7.3.1.    |         |
+---+---------------------------------------+--------------+---------+
| 4 | 7.3.1: List the percentage of each    | Percentages  | 7.3-2   |
|   | series which could be permanently     | of           |         |
|   | disturbed.                            | permanently  | Table   |
|   |                                       | disturbed    | 7.3-2   |
|   |                                       | soil series  |         |
|   |                                       | were         |         |
|   |                                       | incorporated |         |
|   |                                       | into the     |         |
|   |                                       | table and    |         |
|   |                                       | text.        |         |
+---+---------------------------------------+--------------+---------+
| 5 | 7.3.1: MP 38 on Figure 7.3-1          | Soil         | 7.3.1   |
|   | identifies the pipeline traversing    | association  |         |
|   | MD030, this soil association is not   | was included |         |
|   | listed in the text.                   | in 7.3.1.    |         |
+---+---------------------------------------+--------------+---------+
| 6 | 7.3.1: MP 44 on Figure 7.3-1          | MDW          | 7.3.1   |
|   | identifies the pipeline traversing    | abbreviation |         |
|   | MDW, this soil association is not     | was defined  |         |
|   | listed in the text.                   | in 7.3.1.    |         |
+---+---------------------------------------+--------------+---------+
| 7 | 7.3.1: Include a statement in the     | A statement  | 7.3     |
|   | introduction of this sentence that    | was included |         |
|   | the soils associations are not highly | in Section   |         |
|   | erodible unless otherwise stated in   | 7.3.         |         |
|   | the individual soil association       |              |         |
|   | descriptions.                         |              |         |
+---+---------------------------------------+--------------+---------+
| 8 | 7.3.2: Quantify the acreage of prime  | The text and | 7.3.2.2 |
|   | or unique farmland affected by        | table was    |         |
|   | construction and operation of the     | updated with | Table   |
|   | aboveground facilities, once the      | prime and    | 7.3-2   |
|   | sites have been identified.           | unique       |         |
|   |                                       | farmland     |         |
|   |                                       | information. |         |
+---+---------------------------------------+--------------+---------+
| 9 | 7.3.2: List the percentage of each    | Permanently  | 7.3.2.2 |
|   | series, within each aboveground       | disturbed    |         |
|   | facility (including interconnects and | soil series  | Table   |
|   | meter stations), which could be       | for above    | 7.3-2   |
|   | permanently disturbed.                | ground       |         |
|   |                                       | facilities   |         |
|   |                                       | was updated  |         |
|   |                                       | text and     |         |
|   |                                       | table        |         |
+---+---------------------------------------+--------------+---------+
| 1 | 7.3.2: Include a description of the   | A            | 7.3.2.1 |
| 0 | characteristics of "made land".       | description  |         |
|   |                                       | of "made     |         |
|   |                                       | land" was    |         |
|   |                                       | updated in   |         |
|   |                                       | 7.3.2.1.     |         |
+---+---------------------------------------+--------------+---------+
| 1 | 7.3.2: Elaborate on the               | A more       | 7.3.2.1 |
| 1 | characteristics of Mattapex-Urban     | detailed     |         |
|   | land complex (erosion potential,      | description  |         |
|   | fertility, drainage characteristics). | of the       |         |
|   |                                       | complex was  |         |
|   |                                       | incorporated |         |
|   |                                       | into         |         |
|   |                                       | 7.3.2.1.     |         |
+---+---------------------------------------+--------------+---------+
| 1 | 7.3.2: Discuss limitations of soil    | More         | 7.3.2.1 |
| 2 | that may be pertinent such as erosion | information  |         |
|   | hazard, wetness, or shallow bedrock.  | on potential | 7.3.2.2 |
|   |                                       | soil         |         |
|   |                                       | limitations  |         |
|   |                                       | was added to |         |
|   |                                       | text.        |         |
+---+---------------------------------------+--------------+---------+
| 1 | 7.3.2: Identify the reference sources | References   | 7.3.2.1 |
| 3 | for information presented within the  | sources were |         |
|   | text of the resource report.          | identified   | See     |
|   |                                       | in text.     | Also    |
|   |                                       |              | Item #1 |
+---+---------------------------------------+--------------+---------+
| 1 | 7.4: Address if AES intends to do     | Soil data    | 7.4.1.5 |
| 4 | some soil sampling on the Barletta    | and          |         |
|   | property, in light of the fact that   | discussion   | Table   |
|   | it used to be part of an EPA Consent  | on potential | 7.4-1   |
|   | Decree, or does AES have evidence     | c            |         |
|   | from the owner (Barletta) that the    | ontamination | Figure  |
|   | property is not contaminated?         | was          | 7.4-1   |
|   |                                       | incorporated |         |
|   |                                       | in text, a   |         |
|   |                                       | table and    |         |
|   |                                       | figure       |         |
|   |                                       | showing      |         |
|   |                                       | results and  |         |
|   |                                       | locations    |         |
|   |                                       | was added.   |         |
+---+---------------------------------------+--------------+---------+
| 1 | 7.4: Summarize what is to be done     | A summary of | 7.4.1.5 |
| 5 | with dredged material and how it will | the dredge   |         |
|   | be treated from the perspective of    | material was |         |
|   | the Maryland-deemed-contaminated      | included in  |         |
|   | Baltimore Harbor. Cross reference the | 7.4.1.5 and  |         |
|   | discussion of dredged material        | cross        |         |
|   | recycling in Resource Report 1.       | references   |         |
|   |                                       | to more      |         |
|   |                                       | detailed     |         |
|   |                                       | discussion   |         |
|   |                                       | were added.  |         |
+---+---------------------------------------+--------------+---------+
| 1 | 7.4: Define SSURGO.                   | SSURGO was   | 7.3     |
| 6 |                                       | defined in   |         |
|   |                                       | 7.3 and in   | See     |
|   |                                       | a            | Also    |
|   |                                       | bbreviations | Item #2 |
|   |                                       | and          |         |
|   |                                       | acronyms.    |         |
+---+---------------------------------------+--------------+---------+
| 1 | 7.4.1.2: Address typo in first        | The typo was | 7.4.1.2 |
| 7 | sentence of 7.4.1.2.                  | corrected in |         |
|   |                                       | 7.4.1.2.     |         |
+---+---------------------------------------+--------------+---------+
| 1 | 7.4.1.2: Discuss the source of the    | The source   | 7.4.1.2 |
| 8 | "general suitability rating" for      | and nature   |         |
|   | judging the revegetation potential of | of the       |         |
|   | the soils (e.g. Soil Survey           | "general     |         |
|   | Geographic \[SSURGO\] database, or    | suitability  |         |
|   | Natural Resources Conservation        | rating" was  |         |
|   | Service \[NRCS\] county soils         | expanded and |         |
|   | surveys).                             | referenced   |         |
|   |                                       | in 7.4.1.2   |         |
+---+---------------------------------------+--------------+---------+
| 1 | 7.4.1.3: Discuss possible             | Possible     | 7.4.1.3 |
| 9 | interference with the operation of    | i            |         |
|   | agricultural equipment due to large   | nterferences |         |
|   | stones or blasted rock on or near the | and          |         |
|   | surface as a result of pipeline       | mitigation   |         |
|   | construction. Discuss mitigation.     | were         |         |
|   |                                       | expanded in  |         |
|   |                                       | 7.4.1.3      |         |
+---+---------------------------------------+--------------+---------+
| 2 | 7.4.1.3: Do any soils exist along the | Text was     | 7.4.1.5 |
| 0 | pipeline route with deep organic      | added in     |         |
|   | horizons such as histosols? If so,    | 7.4.1.5 to   |         |
|   | list their milepost number or station | reflect that |         |
|   | number.                               | no deep      |         |
|   |                                       | organic      |         |
|   |                                       | horizons     |         |
|   |                                       | were         |         |
|   |                                       | identified.  |         |
+---+---------------------------------------+--------------+---------+
| 2 | 7.4.1.4: Identify by milepost         | Potential    | 7.4.1.4 |
| 1 | potential impacts resulting from soil | soil         |         |
|   | compaction and soil structure damage  | compaction   | Table   |
|   | due to movement of construction       | impacts and  | 7.3-1   |
|   | vehicles and equipment. If Table      | decompaction |         |
|   | 7.3-1 is meant to be the primary      | information  |         |
|   | presentation of soils susceptible to  | was expanded |         |
|   | compaction, indicate if the           | in both text |         |
|   | decompaction methods will be the same | and table.   |         |
|   | for all soils.                        |              |         |
+---+---------------------------------------+--------------+---------+
| 2 | 7.4.2: Identify by milepost (MP)      | Potential    | 7.4.2   |
| 2 | cropland and residential areas where  | soil         |         |
|   | the loss of soil fertility due to     | fertility    | Table   |
|   | trenching and backfilling could       | impacts were | 7.4-2   |
|   | occur.                                | in           |         |
|   |                                       | corporated - |         |
|   |                                       | agricultural |         |
|   |                                       | and          |         |
|   |                                       | residential  |         |
|   |                                       | land use by  |         |
|   |                                       | MP was       |         |
|   |                                       | summarized   |         |
|   |                                       | added in     |         |
|   |                                       | Table 7.4-2  |         |
|   |                                       | and text was |         |
|   |                                       | expanded to  |         |
|   |                                       | include      |         |
|   |                                       | mitigation   |         |
|   |                                       | efforts..    |         |
+---+---------------------------------------+--------------+---------+
| 2 | 7.4.2: Identify by MP potential       | Potential    | 7.4.2   |
| 3 | impacts to drainage tile and          | drain tile   |         |
|   | irrigation systems due to movement of | and          | Table   |
|   | construction vehicles and trenching   | irrigation   | 7.4-2   |
|   | activities.                           | systems      |         |
|   |                                       | impacts were |         |
|   |                                       | in           |         |
|   |                                       | corporated - |         |
|   |                                       | agricultural |         |
|   |                                       | land use by  |         |
|   |                                       | MP was       |         |
|   |                                       | summarized   |         |
|   |                                       | added in     |         |
|   |                                       | Table 7.4-2  |         |
|   |                                       | and text was |         |
|   |                                       | expanded to  |         |
|   |                                       | include      |         |
|   |                                       | mitigation   |         |
|   |                                       | efforts.     |         |
+---+---------------------------------------+--------------+---------+
| 2 | 7.4.2: By MP identify wet soils and   | Potential    | 7.4.1.4 |
| 4 | soils with poor drainage that are     | wet or       |         |
|   | prone to structural damage.           | poorly       | Table   |
|   |                                       | drained      | 7.3-1   |
|   |                                       | soils        |         |
|   |                                       | information  |         |
|   |                                       | and          |         |
|   |                                       | mitigation   |         |
|   |                                       | efforts was  |         |
|   |                                       | expanded in  |         |
|   |                                       | Table        |         |
|   |                                       | 7.3-1and     |         |
|   |                                       | text.        |         |
+---+---------------------------------------+--------------+---------+
| 2 | 7.5: Briefly discuss topsoil          | Further      | 7.5     |
| 5 | segregation method. Cross-reference   | information  |         |
|   | Resource Report 1 and figures that    | on topsoil   |         |
|   | show topsoil segregation.             | segregation  |         |
|   |                                       | was          |         |
|   |                                       | incorporated |         |
|   |                                       | in text and  |         |
|   |                                       | a cross      |         |
|   |                                       | reference to |         |
|   |                                       | RR 1 was     |         |
|   |                                       | included.    |         |
+---+---------------------------------------+--------------+---------+
| 2 | 7.5: Cross reference the location of  | Cross        | 7.5     |
| 6 | the Environmental Construction Plan   | reference    |         |
|   | (ECP) as occurring as Appendix 2A of  | and          |         |
|   | Resource Report 2. Reference that the | indication   |         |
|   | ECP is based upon the FERC's Plan and | that         |         |
|   | Procedures, with modifications        | m            |         |
|   | indicated in bold font. For any       | odifications |         |
|   | proposed modifications of the Plan    | are in bold  |         |
|   | and Procedures, discuss why these     | font was     |         |
|   | alternatives would provide an equal   | included in  |         |
|   | or better level of protection to the  | text.        |         |
|   | soil.                                 | Summary of   |         |
|   |                                       | how          |         |
|   |                                       | m            |         |
|   |                                       | odifications |         |
|   |                                       | would        |         |
|   |                                       | provided     |         |
|   |                                       | equal or     |         |
|   |                                       | better level |         |
|   |                                       | of           |         |
|   |                                       | protection   |         |
|   |                                       | was          |         |
|   |                                       | i            |         |
|   |                                       | ncorporated. |         |
+---+---------------------------------------+--------------+---------+
| 2 | 7.5: Provide copies of government     | Text         | 7.5     |
| 7 | land management agency-required       | modified to  |         |
|   | Erosion and Sedimentation Control     | indicate no  |         |
|   | Plans, or state that there are no     | land-        |         |
|   | plans applicable to this Project.     | management   |         |
|   |                                       | agency       |         |
|   |                                       | required     |         |
|   |                                       | plans have   |         |
|   |                                       | been         |         |
|   |                                       | identified.  |         |
|   |                                       | The          |         |
|   |                                       | statewide    |         |
|   |                                       | Maryland and |         |
|   |                                       | Pennsylvania |         |
|   |                                       | plans, were  |         |
|   |                                       | referenced   |         |
|   |                                       | in text.     |         |
+---+---------------------------------------+--------------+---------+
| 2 | 7.5: Specify any special seeding      | The seeding  | 7.5     |
| 8 | requirements of government land       | requirements |         |
|   | management agencies.                  | from the     |         |
|   |                                       | Pennsylvania |         |
|   |                                       | state plan   |         |
|   |                                       | were         |         |
|   |                                       | referenced   |         |
|   |                                       | in text and  |         |
|   |                                       | incorporated |         |
|   |                                       | in the ECP.  |         |
+---+---------------------------------------+--------------+---------+
| 2 | 7.5: Describe consultation with local | Text was     | 7.5     |
| 9 | soil conservation authorities and     | updated and  |         |
|   | their recommendations. Add names and  | requested    | Table   |
|   | phone numbers for consultation        | contact      | 7.5-1   |
|   | contacts at NRCS districts.           | information  |         |
|   |                                       | was          |         |
|   |                                       | summarized   |         |
|   |                                       | on an added  |         |
|   |                                       | table.       |         |
+---+---------------------------------------+--------------+---------+