2.a) through d) Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS)-Zavoral Mining and Reclamation Project .
City Council Meeting August 8, 2012
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■ Overview of FEIS
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■ Council Questions on FEIS Content
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■ Questions on Next Steps/Process for FEIS
August 8, 2012 ■ Council Action—Distribution of FEIS
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S� Purposes of an EIS
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projects with potential for significant
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environmental effects
■ Considers alternatives
■ Explores methods to reduce adverse
environmental effects(mitigation
measures)
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Purposes of an EIS Permits
■ Information gathering process to help
governmental units with permitting authority ■ CUP is separate process
make better-informed decisions ■ Review of CUP application is suspended
■ Not an approval process until EIS process completed
■ Has no enforcement authority, is a source ■ City&other permitting entities may not
of information that must be integrated with issue permits for project until EIS process
other permits&approvals to mitigate completed
impacts
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City Council Meeting August 8, 2012
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Comments Received Final EIS Content
■ City released DEIS for public review& ■Written responses to comments(by topic)
comment on March 19, 2012 ■Table 1 -Numbered list of comments
■ 60-day comment period ended at 4:00 p.m. ■ Comment letters, e-mails,transcripts of
on May 18, 2012 verbal comments(Appendix A)
■ Received 68 written comments(via mail& ■ Redlined version of FEIS text identifying
e-mail) revisions made to DEIS(Appendix B)
■ Received 15 verbal comments at ■Table 2 -list of redline changes made to
April 3, 2012 public meeting DEIS
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Next Steps Next Steps
■ If approved for distribution ■ FEIS distributed to initial DEIS distribution
�City distributes FEIS,sends notice for list, any person who submitted substantive
publication to EQB Monitor&press release to comments on DEIS, &to extent possible
newspaper(s) any person requesting FEIS
r Notice of Final EIS availability is published in ■ Comment period on FEIS
EQB Monitor(anticipate Aug 20,2012)
(anticipate Aug 20 -Sept 10, 2012)
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City Council Meeting August 8, 2012
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Next Steps EIS Adequacy Criteria
■ RGU determines if EIS is adequate ■Addresses potentially significant issues&
alternatives raised in scoping so that all
(Special Council Meeting--September 25) significant issues for which information can
�If found adequate,process is complete be reasonably obtained have been
r If found inadequate,the RGU has 60 days to analyzed in conformance with Minn. Rules
revise the EIS §44102300, items G & H
■ Follows procedures for providing an
opportunity for public comment on EIS
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EIS Adequacy Criteria lf EIS is Adequate
■ Provides responses to substantive ■Additional notices must be published
comments received during DEIS review
concerning issues raised in scoping ■ Process of reviewing CUP&any other
required permits for project may begin
■Was prepared in compliance with the ■ Review of CUP would take at least 60 to
procedures of the act and Minn. Rules
parts 4410.0200 to 4410.6500 120 days
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`'`" � - • • ■Adopt resolution to release the FEIS for
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