| (a) General. A Record of Decision (ROD) results from
an extensive environmental review of a proposed project's potential
environmental impacts as detailed in an EIS.
(b) Contents of ROD. A ROD must include the following
components:
(1) a brief description of the proposed project and
the alternatives considered in the EIS as well as the environmental
factors considered and the project's impacts;
(2) commitments to implement mitigation measures;
(3) an explanation if the environmentally preferred
alternative was not selected;
(4) responses to substantive comments on the final
EIS;
(5) the executive administrator's statement that the
Applicant has committed to the mitigation measures and that the Applicant
has the ability and the authority to fulfill the commitment to the
measures; and
(6) the date of issuance and the signature of the executive
administrator.
(c) Issuance of the ROD. The issuance of a ROD allows
the Applicant to proceed with the proposed action subject to mitigation
measures described in the ROD. The ROD shall be made available to
the public.
(d) Monitoring of mitigation measures. The executive
administrator shall ensure that adequate monitoring of the mitigation
measures occurs throughout the construction of the project. Additionally
all contracts, plans, specifications, and other applicable documents
used during the planning, design, and construction of the project
shall contain reference to or descriptions of the mitigation measures.
(e) Dissemination of information about mitigation measures.
The executive administrator may provide written notification describing
the outcome of the mitigation measures proposed in an environmental
finding to interested agencies and public groups.
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