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ESA Scope a/Work Bowers Field Environmental Assessment -Environmental Services June 2018 4.1.22 Wetlands -The Consultant will develop recommendations for avoidance, minimization, and mitigation measures. Consultant will review the applicable work product from Task 3.4. This work will include a summary and assessment of any wetlands identified in the study area. Impacts will be evaluated for the No Action and Proposed Action alternatives. If needed, the Consultant will develop recommendations for avoidance, minimization, and mitigation measures. Task 4.2 -Agency and Tribal Coordination and Consultation Objective: Once the draft EA has been revised to address County and FAA comments, it will be distributed to agencies and tribal governments for comments. Approach: The Consultant will coordinate or consult with the non-tribal agencies; and the FAA will coordinate with the Tribal governments listed below during the preparation of the resource impact analysis. The Consultant will provide the Proposed Action Summary along with a pre- addressed envelope and a response form directly to the non-tribal agencies, and to the FAA for their tribal coordination. The response form will allow the agency to quickly and easily check boxes indicating a variety of responses from agreeing that the project has no adverse effect to requests for more information. The Consultant will place follow-up calls to the agencies to ensure that responses are returned in a timely manner. These agencies include: • Tribal Contact -Consultation Letter (email) by FAA & Cultural Resources report (Consultation will be conducted by the FAA). Consultant will provide necessary information, project summaries, and figures to facilitate consultation. Tribes anticipated to be consulted by FAA include Colville Confederated Tribes, the Samish Indian Nation, the Snoqualmie Tribe, and the Yakama Tribe. • US Army Corps of Engineers, Department of Ecology, Kittitas County -Wetlands permitting. The results of the agency coordination will be summarized in the Draft EA (conducted by others). Task 4.3 -Prepare Draft EA Objective: Prepare a Draft EA, which will incorporate FAA comments on the already submitted Preliminary Draft EA (Task 4.1). The Draft EA will be prepared for public review. Approach: The Consultant and FAA will hold one meeting (phone call) to discuss FAA comments on the Preliminary Draft EA. The Draft EA will reflect FAA comments on the Preliminary Draft EA. Product: Draft Environmental Assessment, which will be available for public review. Task 4.6 -Response to Comments Objective: Consultant will collect and catalogue Agency and public comments received on both the Draft EA and the Preliminary Final EA. Approach: The Consultant will compile all correspondence and comments from Agencies, stakeholders, and the public. The letters and comments will be summarized in a table organized by topic and original copies of the letters and comment forms will be included in an Appendix. 6