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February 3,1997 <br />Spring Hill EAW <br />Page 2 <br />Process <br />The City of Orono is the Responsible Go\ emment Unit (RGU) for this EAW. The process involves <br />the following steps: <br />1. Project proposer supplies RGU with data necessary' for completion of the <br />EAW. <br />2. RGU prepares the EAW (for the Spring Hill project, the City has requested <br />that the proposer ’s consultant prepare drafts of the EAW documents for City <br />review, revision and approval). <br />3. RGU distributes EAW to the Environmental Quality Board (EQB) and to a <br />list of EQB-specified reviewers. EQB publishes a summary of the EAW in <br />the FOB Monitor. RGU sends a press release to local newspaper announcing <br />availability of the EAW, and makes copies available to any enquirers. <br />4. 30-day comment period commences on date of EQB Monitor publication. The <br />City can also be a commenter during this period. <br />5. RGU responds to comments received and makes a decision on the need for <br />an EIS based on the information presented in the EAW, comments received <br />and responses. RGU and other re^ulator\' bodies mav require modifibations <br />to the project to mitigate environmental impacts disclosed through the EAW <br />process. <br />Exhibits A and B provide a more thorough overview of this process. Exhibit D, Spring Hill Golf <br />Club's proposed schedule, suggests the following timeframe for this process: <br />February 10 <br />February (14) <br />February 24 <br />March 26 <br />April 25 <br />May 2 <br />- Oiono Council approves EAW for distribution <br />- Deadline for next EQB submittal <br />- EAW published in EQB, start of 30-day comment period <br />- EAW comment period ends <br />- ’Worst case' response completion by RGU <br />- Formal Notice of Decision <br />If Council concludes on February 10 that the EAW as drafted is complete and accurate, the EAW <br />should be approved by Council for distribution. If Council concludes the EAWmust be revised prior <br />to distribution. Council may either table this until the February 24 meeting for review and approval <br />of the revisions, or may approve it subject to specific revisions being completed prior to forwarding <br />to the EQB.