1996-08-20 EAW Public Notificationf
August 20, 1996 .
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Garrison Hale
.City Administrator
City of Albertville -
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Albertville, MN 55301
RE: Environmental Assessment Worksheet (EAW) for the Minnesota Factory Shoppe,
City of Albertville Project.
Dear Mr. Haie:
This letter acknowledges that we have received the EAW for the above-named project. We
would also like to .remind you that according to the Environmental Review Program rules
- (at Minnesota Rules; part 4410:1500, item B), your agency is required to notify the public
that the EAW is available by submitting a press release to at .least one newspaper of general
circulation within the project's area and that you send copies of the EAW to all points on -
the. EQB distribution list. We presume that these requirements have been met.
.Notice of the EAW availability will. be published in the EQB Monitor on August 26,1.996.
The 30-day comment period. will begin on that day and will expire on .September 25,1996.
Pursuant to Minnesota Rules, part 4410.3100, subpart 1, no final governmental decision to
'grant a permit, .approve the' protect; or begin the project may be made .until a negative
declaration or BIS adequacy .determination has been made.
Please contact me if any questions arise about the Environmental Review process. `My
phone.number is (612).296-8253.
Sincerely,
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Environmental Review Coordinator
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outlined in points 4 and 5.
a. You must postpone the decision on the need for an EIS for up to 30 days so that you
can obtain the information you need; or
b. You may proceed to prepare an EIS and obtain the information as part of the EIS
process.
4. Notification process if your decision is postponed: You must provide a written notice
within five working days to the proposer, the EQB staff, and anyone who submitted
substantive comments on the EAW. This notice must identify what further information
you need to make your decision.
5. Notification process if your decision is to prepare an EIS:
a. Timing and audiences: A notice of your decision to prepare an EIS is to be sent within
five working days to the project proposer, EQB staff, all persons on the EAW distribution
list, all persons who commented, and anyone else who requests notification. In addition to
the notice, all persons who submitted timely, substantive comments must receive a copy of
your response to their comments. The EQB will publish the notice of your decision in the
EQB Monitor.
b. Content: your notice must include your decision to prepare an EIS, your proposed scope
of the EIS and the date, time and place of the scoping meeting. Please call me to coordinate
the date of the scoping meeting with the publication date of the EQB Monitor: The scoping
meeting must occur between 10 working days and 20 calendar days after publication of the
notice in the EQB Monitor. You must also submit a press release with the scoping meeting
notice to a local newspaper.
Please contact me if you have any questions about the EIS need decision process.
Sincerely,
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Gregg M. Downing ~
Environmental Review Coordinator
(612) 296-8253