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1 – Executive Summary <br />Draft Environmental Impact Report February 2021 <br />14800 W. Schulte Road Logistics Center 1-17 <br />1.6 Comments Received in Response to the Notice <br />of Preparation <br />The Notice of Preparation for this Draft EIR was released on November 23, 2020, and the public comment <br />period closed on December 22, 2020. The County received four letters, as shown in Table 1-2. The purpose <br />of the Notice of Preparation process is to solicit input from public agencies and the public on the scope of the <br />EIR analysis. The written comments and the Notice of Preparation are included as Appendix A of this Draft EIR. <br />Table 1-2. Summary of Initial Study/Notice of Preparation Comments <br />Commenter Date Summary of Environmental Issues Raised <br />EIR Section Where <br />Comment Is Addressed <br />Native American <br />Heritage <br />Commission (NAHC) <br />November <br />24, 2020 <br />Recommendations for cultural assessment <br />by contacting the appropriate regional <br />California Historical Research Information <br />System Center; contacting NAHC for a Sacred <br />Lands File search and Native American Tribal <br />Consultation List; and consulting legal <br />counsel about compliance with Assembly Bill <br />52 and other applicable laws. <br />Section 4.3, Cultural <br />and Tribal Cultural <br />Resources <br />Central Valley <br />Regional Water <br />Quality Control Board <br />December <br />18, 2020 <br />Comment letter reaffirmed the applicable <br />state and federal regulations and permitting <br />requirements of the Project. <br />Section 4.8, Water <br />California <br />Department of Fish <br />and Wildlife <br />December <br />22, 2020 <br />Recommendations for the inclusion of <br />baseline habitat assessments and direction <br />regarding analysis of impacts to special- <br />status species and mitigation measures to <br />offset potential impacts. <br />Section 4.2, Biological <br />Resources <br />San Joaquin Valley <br />Air Pollution Control <br />District <br />December <br />14, 2020 <br />Recommendations for a more detailed <br />review of the Project’s construction and <br />operational emissions using CalEEMod <br />(California Emission Estimator Model), <br />evaluation of heavy-duty truck routing <br />patterns, mitigation measures to reduce <br />Project-related operational emissions, a <br />Health Risk Assessment, and the <br />implementation of a Voluntary Emission <br />Reduction Agreement for the Project. <br />Section 4.1, Air Quality, <br />and Section 4.5, <br />Greenhouse Gas <br />Emissions <br /> <br />1.7 Areas of Controversy/Issues to Be Resolved <br />Section 15123(b)(2) of the CEQA Guidelines requires that areas of controversy known to the lead agency be stated <br />in the summary prepared as part of the EIR. This includes increase in traffic on area roadways, noise from additional <br />traffic, and Project-related operational greenhouse gas emissions.