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The Environmental Quality Board(EQB)draws together the Governor's Office,five citizens and the heads of <br /> 9 state agencies in order to develop policy,create long-range plans and review proposed projects that would <br /> significantly influence Minnesota's environment. The Board staff is housed in the State and Community <br /> Services Division of the Department of Administration. <br /> University of Minnesota undergraduate student April Loeding and a team of EQB staff members,including <br /> Gregg Downing,Jon Larsen and John Wells,prepared this document to simplify and streamline public <br /> understanding of the environmental review process.Heidi Johnson at the Department of Administration <br /> provided assistance in the graphic design work of the publication. Dr.Terrence Cooper,a Morse-Alumni <br /> Distinguished Professor with the Department of Soil,Water and Climate at the University of Minnesota,served <br /> as the supervising faculty member for this project. <br /> This document was prepared as a result of an undergraduate research assistantship provided by the Center for <br /> Urban and Regional Affairs(CURA)New Initiatives Program. CURA is an applied research and technical <br /> assistance center at the University of Minnesota that connects faculty and students with nonprofit organizations, <br /> ethnic and racial minority groups,businesses,rural towns, inner-city neighborhoods, suburban communities, <br /> local governments,and public institutions in Minnesota. <br /> This document is not intended as a substitute for Environmental Quality Board rules and should be used in <br /> conjunction with the rule provision parts 4410.1000 to 4410.1700. Copies of the rules are available from <br /> Minnesota's Bookstore,www.minnesotasbookstore.com, 651-297-3000 or 800-657-3757,or at the Revisor of <br /> Statutes homepage at www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us. Further information about the environmental review process <br /> is available in the Guide to Minnesota Environmental Review Rules,also located on the EQB website. Upon <br /> request,this document will be made available in an alternate format, such as Braille,large print or audiotape. <br /> For TTY,contact Minnesota Relay Service at 800-282-5077 and ask for the Minnesota Environmental Quality <br /> Board. <br /> Updates and corrections to this document and all its accompanying links, forms,or examples will be posted on <br /> the EQB homepage at http://www.egb.state.mn.us/review.html. <br /> December 2005 <br /> For additional information,contact: <br /> ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY BOARD <br /> 4e <br /> 1 <br /> f <br /> e <br /> k <br /> L <br /> Environmental Review Program <br /> 300 Centennial Office Building <br /> 658 Cedar St. <br /> St. Paul, MN 55155 <br /> 651-757-2873 <br /> web site:www.eqb.state.mn.us <br /> E-mail:env.review@state.mn.us <br /> This document is available as a PDF document on the Environmental Quality Board's Internet site at <br /> www.eqb.state.mn.us. <br />