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Enterprise Park to Crooked Lake 115 kV Transmission Line March 2012 Environmental Assessment Section 1.0 - Introduction Section 2.0 — Describes the regulatory framework associated with the Project, which includes information on the certificate of need criteria, route permit requirements, and the alternative permitting processes. Section 3.0 — Provides a detailed description of the Project as proposed by Great River Energy and Route Segment Alternative A. Section 4.0 — Describes the methods used when constructing the transmission line, clean- up and restoration, maintenance procedures, and utility rights -of -way acquisition. Section 5.0 — Details the potential impacts of the proposed Project to human and natural environments and identifies measures that could be implemented to avoid, minimize or mitigate any potential adverse impacts. Section 6.0 — Lists additional permits that may be required for the proposed Project. Section 7.0 — Provides a comparison of the routes analyzed in this EA. Section 8.0 — References Much of the information used in this EA is derived from documents prepared by Great River Energy. These include Great River Energy's Route Permit Application for the Crooked Lake to Enterprise Park 115 kV Transmission Line Project, October 4, 2011, along with emails and requests for information. Discussion of electromagnetic field issues came primarily from the white paper developed by the Interagency Task Force led by the Minnesota department of Health (MDH), the National Institute for Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), and the World Health Organization (WHO). Additional information comes from earlier EFP environmental review documents in similar dockets, other state agencies such as the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MnDNR) and the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA). Section 8.0 provides a listing of additional references used in the preparation of this EA. 4