(p. 71) (p. 71) (p. 73) (p. 81) (p. 82) (p. 86) (p. 90) (p. 103) (p. 109) The Biological Environment section of the EA is broken into the following subsections. Discuss each subsection in its entirety before moving onto the next subsection. (p. 109) (p. 111) (p. 115) (p. 117) (p. 119) (p. 122) (optional placement) (p. 123) If construction impacts have not been discussed above and/or the project is likely to have many construction impacts, consider adding a separate Construction Impacts section. Potential subjects include: construction phasing/schedule/work hours, noise, air quality (dust), access issues (pedestrian, cyclists, equestrians, etc.), utilities, detours, and traffic delays. Remember to discuss proposed borrow/fill and optional disposal sites (see ). Also, identify and assess impacts related to the staging and storage of equipment. (p. 124) If cumulative impacts have not been discussed under each resource section above, discuss them here. (p. 128) (p. 131) The List of Preparers should include all individuals, including consultants, that prepared or helped to prepare the environmental document and supporting technical studies. counsel who reviewed the document should NOT be included on this list. (p. 132) (p. 133) . (if applicable) (p. 133) Within the project vicinity, analyze all archaeological and historic within the Section 106 area of potential effects (APE) and all parks, recreational facilities, and wildlife and waterfowl refuges within approximately 0.5 mile of any of the project alternatives to determine whether they are protected Section 4(f) resources. Based on your analysis, there are different scenarios:
Newspaper articles on growth, housing, land use, or other topics of a similar nature. District or local agency Right-of-Way staff members. Consistency with State, Regional, and Local Plans and Programs Provide a subheading for each plan. The project’s consistency with the following types of plans needs to be considered and discussed either at the beginning of Chapter 2 under topics considered but not relevant or in this section: Transportation plans/programs (MTPs/RTPs and MTIPs/RTIPs). Regional growth plans (if proposed or adopted). Habitat conservation or similar regional conservation plans. General and community (both city and county). Often, the number of adopted plans and policies for a particular area can be quite large. Care should be given to analyze only those plans or policies that are relevant to the project. When preparing the environmental document, it is typically necessary to analyze only the consistency of the project with the required elements of the General Plan for cities and counties, which include: Land Use Housing Noise Circulation and Transportation Public Services and Facilities Economic Development Conservation and Open Space Specific development proposals or specific (specific planning area maps, tentative maps, etc.). Environmental Consequences Assess and discuss the consistency of the alternatives with the applicable state, regional, and local land use, transportation, and habitat conservation plans and programs adopted for the area. Analyze each project alternative separately, including the no-build, and consider using a table or matrix to present a comparison of the alternatives for each plan or program.