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... Systematic and Integrated Planning and Analysis Process 83 4.1 A Flexible Planning Process 83 4.2 Fostering Planning and Informed Decision-Making 84 4.2.1 Early and Open ... surface water and groundwater hydrology (water quality and quantity); air quality; habitat and species; threatened and endangered species; wetlands; socioeconomics, tribal lands; and archaeological ... EA and EIS include • • • • • • • • • • • project design and engineering data; environmental protection standards; land use including facilities, infrastructure, and rights-of-way; geology and...

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... 2:42:42 PM 46 NEPA and Environmental Planning: Tools, Techniques, and Approaches for Practitioners Drawing on expertise and experience from a diverse array of planning requirements and entities, an ... requirements and EMS objectives and targets; © 2008 by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC CRC_7559_CH002.indd 39 2/5/2008 2:42:40 PM 40 NEPA and Environmental Planning: Tools, Techniques, and Approaches ... 2/5/2008 2:42:41 PM 42 NEPA and Environmental Planning: Tools, Techniques, and Approaches for Practitioners temporal and spatial bounds, interpreting significance, and other requirements are at...

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... State and Local Procedures (§ 1506.2) (b) Agencies shall cooperate with State and local agencies to the fullest extent possible to reduce duplication between NEPA and comparable State and local ... concurrently with and integrated with environmental impact analysis and related surveys and studies required by the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act … and other environmental review laws and executive ... 4:24:13 PM 76 NEPA and Environmental Planning: Tools, Techniques, and Approaches for Practitioners NEPA was frequently cited as the means by which a wide range of planning and review requirements...

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... compatible with state and local government and private programs and policies to protect farmland The terms “prime” and “unique” farmland are defined subsequently 4.4.14.1 Prime Farmland Land that has ... Wetlands can be identified by consulting • • • • • • The Corps of Engineers; The U.S FWS national wetlands inventory; Wetlands specialists and federal agency specialists; State and local wetland ... in 36 CFR 800.3 and 36 CFR 800.6, provided the agency notifies the public and the council and meets certain established standards State and local governments, Indian tribes, and the public are...

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... NEPA and Environmental Planning: Tools, Techniques, and Approaches for Practitioners • B3.1 (a) Geological, geophysical (such as gravity, magnetic, electrical, seismic, and radar), geochemical, and ... participation and environmental review under NEPA for many oil and gas drilling activities Sections 1808 and 2014 of H.R would allow oil and gas companies to perform their own NEPA analyses and would ... operational and scheduling difficulties © 2008 by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC CRC_7559_CH005.indd 141 1/31/2008 4:31:24 PM 142 NEPA and Environmental Planning: Tools, Techniques, and Approaches...

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... affecting nearby farms and ranches, other privately owned land, local economies, and public roadways and bridges.” The court characterized these impacts as “immediate and the consequences could ... PM 158 NEPA and Environmental Planning: Tools, Techniques, and Approaches for Practitioners TABLE 6.5 Intensity Factors for Evaluating Significance Impacts that may be both beneficial and adverse; ... Francis Group, LLC CRC_7559_CH006.indd 149 1/31/2008 4:34:19 PM 150 NEPA and Environmental Planning: Tools, Techniques, and Approaches for Practitioners Is there federal involvement that contributes...

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... 168 NEPA and Environmental Planning: Tools, Techniques, and Approaches for Practitioners issuing a FONSI, an EA must provide clear and convincing evidence that the proposal ... preparation and issuance • EIS public participation (scoping and reviewing the draft EIS) usually raises issues and concerns that require more analysis and explanation • EIS must thoroughly describe and ... 176 NEPA and Environmental Planning: Tools, Techniques, and Approaches for Practitioners The cumulative impact descriptions presented below assume that a rigorous analysis of the direct and indirect...

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... whose lands or sites are of religious and cultural significance • Local newspapers and other local media • Interested community organizations and small business associations • Newsletters and direct ... 198 NEPA and Environmental Planning: Tools, Techniques, and Approaches for Practitioners TABLE 8.3 Methods for Notifying Parties Where Effects Are Primarily of Local Interest • State and area ... has authorization to develop and enforce environmental standards • Appropriate state and local agencies that are authorized to develop and enforce environmental standards • Indian tribes, when...

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... weapons and drugs into the area, increasing crime and © 2008 by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC CRC_7559_CH009.indd 255 1/31/2008 4:43:56 PM 256 NEPA and Environmental Planning: Tools, Techniques, and Approaches ... and Environmental Planning: Tools, Techniques, and Approaches for Practitioners 85 dB Cumulative impact with proposed action Cumulative impact Significant departure Baseline (past, present, and ... 1/31/2008 4:43:53 PM 242 NEPA and Environmental Planning: Tools, Techniques, and Approaches for Practitioners in the analysis of indirect effects frequently needs to be expanded beyond the bounds used...

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... resources, parklands, prime farmlands, wetlands, wild and scenic rivers, or ecologically critical areas A catastrophic event can affect historic and cultural sites, particularly landmarks and national ... CRC_7559_CH010.indd 264 12/29/2007 11:54:51 AM Planning and Mitigating Effects of Natural Disasters and Terrorist Attacks 265 Yet, some local critics maintain that planning for events such as terrorist ... 266 NEPA and Environmental Planning: Tools, Techniques, and Approaches for Practitioners 10.2.2.1 DOE Litigation In a recent case involving a challenge to the DOE, EA for construction and operation...

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... 296 NEPA and Environmental Planning: Tools, Techniques, and Approaches for Practitioners 11.7.1 RESPONSE AND RESUMPTION RESOURCES A response and resumption strategy for each service and facility ... CRC_7559_CH011.indd 289 1/7/2008 9:59:08 PM 290 NEPA and Environmental Planning: Tools, Techniques, and Approaches for Practitioners Cost and benefit guidelines and constraints must be clearly defined with ... NEPA and Environmental Planning: Tools, Techniques, and Approaches for Practitioners • = considerable impact, and • = total impairment The application of severity ratings to business operations and...

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... inform and involve the interested and affected public, and their inputs and concerns should be addressed explicitly in the documentation and decision-making Ensure that the appropriate technique and ... Sadler B and Verheem R (1996) Strategic Environmental Assessment: Status, Challenges and Future Directions, the Netherlands: Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment 25 Goodland R., ... comparative analysis of the legal basis for, and the practice of, EIA in six developed countries (U.S., U.K., the Netherlands, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand) and one transitional country (the Republic...

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... exploitation, and new and expanding technological advances and recognizing further the critical importance of restoring and maintaining environmental quality to the overall welfare and development ... in cooperation with State and local governments, and other concerned public and private organizations, to use all practicable means and measures, including financial and technical assistance, ... the natural and social sciences and the environmental design arts in planning and in decisionmaking which may have an impact on man’s environment; B identify and develop methods and procedures,...

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... Social Security, and national defense Spending and Revenue of State and Local Governments The major source of revenue at the state and local level is the property tax, the tax on land and any building ... in a local community will have similar preferences for local public goods The more local communities and choices, the more residents can sort themselves into similar groupings Gramlich and Rubenfeld ... were historically financed at the federal and state level, while education is largely financed at the state and local level FISCAL FEDERALISM IN THE U.S AND ABROAD Early in the history of the United...

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... plans Required funds: $1.5 M Needs immediate funds of $100,000 to expand sales organization and $1.4 M to expand product line and related marketing expenses over the next 18-24 months Case Study ... Banks/Lessors Venture Capital IPO *Adapted from: Smith and Smith, Entrepreneurial Finance, 2000 Timing - Cash Needs Goal is to manage risk to business and to investor Minimize risk by staging investments ... entrepreneur until you’ve written payroll checks on Friday and spent the weekend collecting the cash to cover them.” Keith Streckenbach, founder and CEO of PharmacyOneSouce.com Entrepreneurial Finance...

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... produced by end milling Armarego and Deshpande [1989] presented one more milling process geometry model that incorporates cutter runout to predict cutting forces Sutherland and Babin [1985] demonstrated ... surfaces exhibit interrelated characteristics of both random and deterministic components Zhang and Kapoor [1991] demonstrated the effect of random vibrations on surface roughness in the turning ... parameters Step 2: Read the weight matrix W_xh and W_hy, and the bias vector θ_h and θ_y Step 3: Load the input vector X of a testing example Step 4: Calculate and infer the actual output Y (a) Calculate...

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... hunger and high and increasing levels of malnutrition; high and increasing levels of maternal mortality; high levels of child and infant morbidity and mortality, especially for neonates; and low and ... Management and Sustainability (LMS) Program and Santé pour le Développement et la Stabilité d‘Haiti (SDSH) Project for their constant support and responsiveness to our many requests and demands and ... Leadership, Management and Sustainability Project [MSH] Maternal and Child Health Maternal and Child Health and Nutrition USAID/HAITI Maternal and Child Health Portfolio Review and Assessment, August...

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... have been  collected and analyzed in each study area, thus producing an extremely large and complete data base which will constitute a firm reference for any future study and/ or development Number, ... implications for policy and other users An important feature of the conference is that it brings together scientists and other stakeholders from the air pollution, climate change, policy and health communities ... Quality – Science and Application will be held in Athens, 19-23 March 2012 The conference is one of most prominent forums for discussing the latest scientific developments, applications and implications...

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... and ubiquitin C-terminal hydrolase (specific markers for neural and neuroendocrine tissues) were found in rat long bones at embryonic day 15, in the diaphyseal and metaphyseal perichondrium, and ... adrenergic and cholinergic in nature, and originate from paravertebral sympathetic ganglia [16] Experimental nerve deletion and immunohistochemistry analysis have shown that both myelinated and unmyelinated ... Increased TBV Increased TBV and CBV Normal Normal 25 45,51 Y2) ⁄ )ob) ⁄ ) Leptin and Y2 Increased Increased Y1) ⁄ ) Y1 Decreased TBV and CBV in relation to Y2) ⁄ ) Increased TBV and CBV ND Increased...

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... Enforcement Standards of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, and produced as part of the Law Enforcement and Corrections Standards and Testing Program, these standards are based ... law and natural rights was developed initially by Hugo Grotius (16thcentury Holland) and John Locke (17th-century England) and was inculcated into the American Declaration of Independence and ... the practice and theory of policing in a historical and contemporary framework Each volume treats subjects that are particular to the area of state and local, federal and national, and international...

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