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f. The Notice of Filing will appear in the Federal Register on the
Friday following the week filed with EPA.
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g. The official public comment or review period (Draft - 45 days;
Final - 30 days) begins with EPA publication of the Notice of Filing
in the Federal Register.
F. ACTIONS DURING THE COMMENT/REVIEW PERIOD
1. Comments on the Draft EIS.
a. All original comment letters will be forwarded to the Consultant
to obtain the best quality prints.
b. Comments requiring an administrative response will be staffed to
the appropriate VA office for resolution and then coordinated with
the Consultant.
c. Comments requiring a technical response are forwarded directly to
the Consultant for their resolution and formulation of a response.
d. VA must approve all responses prior to printing in the Final EIS.
e. At the end of the Draft EIS 45-day comment period, the agency
"preferred-alternative" must be known for inclusion in the Final
EIS.
2. Review of the Final EIS:
a. The distribution letter for the Final EIS does not solicit
comments.
b. Comments received on the Final EIS are to be evaluated for
appropriate action, if any, and noted in the Environmental Summary
of the Record of Decision (ROD).
G. PREPARE RECORD OF DECISION
1. Within 10 days of distribution of the Final EIS the Consultant will
submit a draft ROD. Using all pertinent information, prepare a final ROD
package in accordance with 40 CFR 1505.2.
2. The package should contain, at a minimum, an Environmental Summary
and the formal ROD document.
IV. FOLLOW-UP:
A. RECORD OF DECISION PROCESSING
1. Subject to receipt and incorporation of comments, the ROD package
should be submitted for concurrence and the Secretary's decision, as
soon as possible, following the close of the Final EIS review period.
Refer to the examples.
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