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MMM 4 also on the iniiiaiion of consmiction on the piojea This moratorium is set foth in the statutes, at Minn. Stat, section 116D.04, subd 2b (1988). TTk ch^ of this guide titled •'Ptohibitions on Governmental Approvals aid COnsttuction Until After Review is Completed" explains this moratorium in detafl. After review has been coi?rfcted. the information dixlosed in the EAW or EIS process is to be used in guiding the t^roval and permitting processes. At What Should As a general nile, environmental review should be initiated as soon as practicable. This usually dqiends upon when the proposer is certain enough about the basic features of the project so that a thorough project description can be i^ritien down. The EQB advises project proposers to inform the RGU of the impending project as soon as the projea ooncqx and prqnsed location are knowa Early consultation can help clarify what information will be needed 10 initiaiB environmental review and in some cases may suggest modifications in the {lojea or location that can avoid potential difficulties and streamline the review. When review is discretionary, it must be initiated prior to the granting of all necessary approvals, or the project is exempt Who Is Responsible for What in Environmental Review? Part 4410.0100 specifies the general rc^ionsibilitics of the various patties in environmental review. Basically, these can be summarized as fdbws: 1. Project proposers: nvist supply reasonably available information needed for preparation of EAWs and ElSs and must pay the reasonable costs of the RGU for preparing an EIS (required by pat 44106000). 2. RGUs: must prepare EAWs and EISs when required by EQB rules; must verify accuracy of EAWs and EISs: and must comply with the dmeframes of the EQB rules. 3. EQB: must adopt the rules for the program, rrmitor their effeedveness, and revise as cq^pricue: and must provide technical assistance in the interpretation and afqrlication of the rules. Appeals of RGU Decisions Pursuant to Mirm. Stat., section 116D.04, subd 10 (1988), an appeal of any decisions of an RGU about the need for an EAW or EIS or the adequacy of an EIS must be made in the district court of the county in which die project would take place. The EQB is NOT an appeal body and cannot review a decision of an RGU. (Note, however, that under part 44102800, the EQB can take over the EIS adequacy decision for an EIS urxler certain circumstances. In addition, the EQB may initiate judicial review of environmental decisions by RGUs or may intervene in any proceeding brought under Minn. Stat., section 116D.04, subd 10 (1988).) I L.