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Vantage to Pomona Heights Table of Contents 230 kV Transmission Line Project FEIS October 2016 PAGE vi 4.14.4 Impacts Specific to Route Segments ........................................................................................... 4-302 4.14.5 Mitigation Measures .................................................................................................................... 4-310 4.14.6 Impact Summary by Alternative .................................................................................................. 4-310 4.15 GEOLOGY AND SOILS ......................................................................................................... 4-315 4.15.1 Methods and Impact Types .......................................................................................................... 4-315 4.15.2 Impact Levels .............................................................................................................................. 4-317 4.15.3 Impacts Common to All Route Segments Design Options .......................................................... 4-319 4.15.4 Impacts Specific to Route Segments and Design Options ........................................................... 4-321 4.15.5 Mitigation Measures .................................................................................................................... 4-331 4.15.6 Impact Summary by Alternative .................................................................................................. 4-331 4.16 PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY ............................................................................................ 4-337 4.16.1 Regulatory Framework ................................................................................................................ 4-337 4.16.2 Electric and Magnetic Fields ....................................................................................................... 4-341 4.16.3 Audible and Radio Noise ............................................................................................................. 4-361 4.16.4 Electric and Magnetic Field Effects............................................................................................. 4-365 4.16.5 Field Induction (Induced Currents and Nuisance Shocks) ........................................................... 4-366 4.16.6 Stray Voltage ............................................................................................................................... 4-367 4.16.7 Cardiac Pacemakers ..................................................................................................................... 4-368 4.16.8 Global Positioning Systems, Satellite Receivers, and Cell Phones ............................................. 4-368 4.16.9 Aerial Spraying ............................................................................................................................ 4-369 4.17 CUMULATIVE EFFECTS ....................................................................................................... 4-371 4.17.1 Regulatory Framework ................................................................................................................ 4-371 4.17.2 Definition ..................................................................................................................................... 4-371 4.17.3 Methodology ................................................................................................................................ 4-371 4.17.4 Scope of the Analysis .................................................................................................................. 4-372 4.17.5 Past, Present, and Reasonably Foreseeable Future Actions ......................................................... 4-373 4.17.6 Cumulative Effects Analysis ....................................................................................................... 4-392 4.18 RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SHORT-TERM USES OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND LONG-TERM PRODUCTIVITY ................................................................................................................... 4-425 4.19 IRREVERSIBLE AND IRRETRIEVABLE COMMITMENT OF RESOURCES ................................. 4-427 4.20 INTENTIONAL DESTRUCTIVE ACTS .................................................................................... 4-429 CHAPTER 5 CONSULTATION AND COORDINATION ............................................................ 5-1 5.1 INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................... 5-1 5.2 SCOPING PROCESS .................................................................................................................. 5-1 5.2.1 Notice of Intent ................................................................................................................................ 5-1 5.2.2 Public and Agency Notification Letters ........................................................................................... 5-2 5.2.3 News Release and Paid Announcements ......................................................................................... 5-2 5.2.4 Website and Comment Methods ...................................................................................................... 5-2 5.2.5 Scoping Meetings ............................................................................................................................ 5-3 5.2.6 Second Dear Interested Party Letter and Comment Period ............................................................. 5-3 5.2.7 Issues, Concerns, and Comments .................................................................................................... 5-4 5.3 DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT ..................................................................... 5-4 5.3.1 Notice of Availability ...................................................................................................................... 5-4 5.3.2 Federal Register Notice ................................................................................................................... 5-4 5.3.3 DEIS Comment Period .................................................................................................................... 5-4 5.3.4 DEIS Public Meetings ..................................................................................................................... 5-4