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APPENDIX N MITIGATION MONITORING PROGRAM

The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requires a document called a Mitigation Monitoring Program "for changes to the project which it has adopted or made a condition of project approval in order to mitigate or avoid significant effects on the environment. The reporting or monitoring program shall be designed to ensure compliance during project implementation" (California Public Resources Code, section 21081.6). In addition, DOE has a policy (DOE, 1990) of preparing Mitigation Action Plans, when it commits to mitigate adverse environmental impacts associated with the selected action. This Mitigation Action Plan is issued after the Record of Decision is published (DOE 1991).

The CEQA-required Mitigation Monitoring Program, which is a UC document, will cover only LLNL. The DOE plan will be prepared to cover both LLNL and SNL, Livermore.

The LLNL Mitigation Monitoring Program will be published concurrently with the Final EIS/EIR. The Mitigation Action Plan for LLNL and SNL, Livermore will be published after the Record of Decision. An annotated outline that will form the basis for the Mitigation Action Plan and the Mitigation Monitoring Program is presented here to indicate the planned content and organization of the documents:

N.1.0 BACKGROUND AND DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPOSED ACTION

N.1.1 Background

[This section will provide a summary of any pertinent background information (e.g., the facilities, location, and chronology of events leading to the EIS/EIR).]

N.1.2 Summary

[A summary of the proposed action and the impacts that are to be mitigated.]

N.2.0 PROPOSED MITIGATION MEASURES

N.2.1 Environmental issues 1 to 9

[Each environmental issue (such as Air Quality) will be taken up in turn. Significant adverse impacts will be summarized and feasible measure(s) to mitigate them will be briefly described. The following questions will be addressed:

1. Feasibility. Can it be done in the state of the art?

2. Effectiveness. What will be the level of significance afterwards?

3. Cost/benefit. Does the improvement warrant the effort?

4. Regulatory. What are the statutory and regulatory constraints on the measure? Is the measure subject to possible changes in federal or state regulations? What contingency measures are there for adapting to a change?

5. Schedule. When will the mitigation measure be started and how long will it take?

6. Who will be responsible for implementing the measure?

7. What kind of monitoring is required during the implementation of the measure and afterwards?

8. Who will be responsible for monitoring the progress of the mitigation and evaluating whether modifications to the procedures need to be made?

9. Who is responsible for monitoring and reporting?]

N.3.0 SUMMARY OF PLAN REQUIREMENTS

N.3.1 Summary

[This section will provide a summary of the proposed mitigation measures. It will provide an overall view of the feasibility of the mitigation measures proposed.]

N.3.2 Schedule

[A summary table will be provided that lists each mitigation measure, the schedule for completion, the responsible entity, and any other pertinent facts. A sample table (Table N-1) is included.]