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of service. The few road segments with lower levels of service can be mitigated with measures similar to that proposed in the MEIR. The proposed Grant Line Road Extension which is currently projected to have LOS "D" in comparison to prior MEIR projections of LOS "C"can be mitigated by amending the LOS standard from"C"to"D" as was done for Grant Line Road within Mountain House, or by widening the road from four to six lanes. A portion of the proposed roadway within one-quarter mile of I-205 already is designated for a LOS "D" standard under the Tracy General Plan. Tracy Boulevard north of Lammers Road is projected to decrease in Level of Service from'LOS "C"to LOS "D"in A.M. and LOS "E" in P.M. This impact can be mitigated by adding the roadway to the San Joaquin County Traffic Impact Mitigation Fee (TIMF) program at the appropriate time for widening from two to four lanes. The added mitigation measures are to be incorporated into the environmental documentation for the Neighborhood F Project which will be tiered onto the MEIR. As such,no major revisions are needed to the MEIR to incorporate these changes. Some roadway segments have improved levels of service that now require no mitigation improvements for 2010. However, it is expected that these improvements will still be needed in the future beyond 2010. The Master Plan and MEIR require a full traffic impact analysis for each Specific Plan; and at that time, additional traffic studies will be prepared for cumulative traffic impacts with an expanded time frame. As such,the County finds that no additional significant environmental effects will result from the Neighborhood F Project. The Initial Study provides more detailed mitigation measures relating to the project-specific effects. These environmental effects were addressed as a significant effect in the 1994 Master EIR.The County further finds that the Project is within the scope of the 1994 Master EIR. In the alternative, should the project specific effects and/or mitigation measures and/or alternatives be determined to have not been addressed in the 1994 Master EIR,then the County finds that Section 15178(b) of the CEQA Guidelines applies, and a mitigated Negative Declaration should be prepared. II.C. Finding: Based on a review of the Initial Study,the County finds that there are no additional significant effects or new mitigation measures or alternatives that are not already discussed in the 1994 Master EIR or incorporated into the Neighborhood F Project. CEQA Requirements: CEQA Guidelines Section 15177 (c) states: Whether a subsequent project is within the scope of the Master EIR is a question of fact to be determined by the lead agency based upon a review of the initial study to determine whether there are additional significant effects or new additional mitigation measures or alternatives required for the subsequent project that are not already discussed in the Master EIR. 9