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APPENDIX 5.10A <br /> Environmental Justice <br /> Introduction <br /> This report was prepared in compliance with Presidential Executive Order 12898,Federal <br /> Actions to Address Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations <br /> (EO 12898), dated February 11, 1994. The purpose of this report is to determine whether or <br /> not disproportionately high and adverse human health or environmental effects of the <br /> proposed Lodi Energy Center (LEC) project are likely to fall on minority and/or low- <br /> income populations. This report focuses on the populations that are located within the area <br /> potentially affected by the LEC project. In accordance with EO 12898,this report documents <br /> where minority and low-income populations reside and examines if there are high and <br /> adverse impacts identified(as reported in the various environmental analysis sections of this <br /> AFC) where these impacts fall relative to these populations. This report also discusses the <br /> specific outreach efforts made to involve minority and low-income populations in the <br /> decision-making process. No high and adverse impacts are expected as a result of this <br /> project;therefore,no high and adverse human health or environmental effects of this project <br /> are expected to fall disproportionately on minority or low-income populations. <br /> Studies Performed and Coordination Conducted <br /> Overview of Executive Order 12898 <br /> EO 12898,issued by President Clinton in 1994,requires that"each Federal agency shall <br /> make achieving environmental justice part of its mission by identifying and addressing,as <br /> appropriate, disproportionately high and adverse human health or environmental effects of <br /> its programs,policies,and activities on minority populations and low-income <br /> populations...." In his memorandum transmitting EO 12898 to federal agencies,President <br /> Clinton further specified that,"each Federal agency shall analyze the environmental effects, <br /> including human health,economic and social effects,of Federal actions,including effects on <br /> minority communities and low-income communities,when such analysis is required by the <br /> National Environmental Policy Act of 1969." Guidance on how to implement EO 12898 and <br /> conduct an Environmental Justice analysis has been issued by the President's Council on <br /> Environmental Quality (CEQ,1997). <br /> Methodology and Approach <br /> The LEC project was evaluated for compliance with EO 12898. For this type of analysis, <br /> three fundamental evaluation measures are used. <br /> 1. A determination is made as to which impacts of the project are high and adverse. <br /> E102005003SAC/333850/053150005(APP 5-10A.DOC) 5.10A-1 <br />