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d. The Master EIR describes the type of subsequent approvals/actions which are anticipated under the Master Specific Plan and Specific Plan 1 (further specific plans, tentative maps, development permits, other types of review). [See Chapter 3 of the MSIR] U. The Master EIR Provides Adequate Environmental Documentation for Subsequent Projects within the Scope of and Identified in the MEIR. The Master EIR which was certified over 5 years ago on November 10, 1994 has been reviewed. The MSIR still provides an adequate analysis of the significant effects of the Master Plan and Specific Plan 1. There have been no substantial changes to the circumstances under which the MSIR was certified and no new information of substantial importance. Finding: The Mountain House New Community Master Plan and Specific Plan I EIR has been reviewed for adequacy as required once a project application is filed more than 5 years after MEIR certification. CEQA Requirements: Section 15179 of the CEQA Guidelines provides a five year limitation on Master EIRs unless the lead agency either: (a) Reviews the Master EIR and finds that no substantial changes have occurred with respect to the circumstances under which the Master EIR was certified, or that there is no new available information which was not known and could not have been known at the time the Master EIR was certified, or (b) Prepares a subsequent or supplemental EIR that updates or revises the Master EIR and which either(i) is incorporated into the previously certified Master EIR, or (ii) references any deletions, additions or other modifications to the previously certified Master EIR Statement of Fact: The Mountain House New Communitv Master Plan and Specific Plan I EIR was certified on November 10, 1994. A complete application for the Neighborhood "F" subdivision and associated plan amendments was filed on April 26, 2000 which is 5 months more than 5 years after the MEIR was certified. An expanded Initial Study including a traffic impact analysis update was prepared to evaluate the significant environmental impacts of the project application, and to determine whether there is any new information of substantial importance or any substantial changes in environmental circumstances under CEQA Guidelines Section 15179. [See Mountain House Neighborhood"F" Initial Study.] Finding: No substantial changes have occurred with respect to the circumstances under which the Mountain House New Community Master Plan and Specific Plan I EIR was certified. A-4 Appendix A