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. Ann asked if the appendices will be released with the Draft so the public can see how all conclusions are drawn. Gary reminded the group that all the completed appendices are on the FTP site now for Cooperators to look at and they will be going out with the Draft. . The Conceptual Environmental Mitigation Plan has been submitted to the COE. Eric has provided comments, and the Corps, Tetra Tech, and ERO have had several conference calls to discuss the comments. The main items that need to be added are the Incremental Cost Analysis, and the approach for quantifying habitat units. ERO Resources is currently examining habitat units and the plan is to have this complete by the end of July. . Mary Powell (ERO Resources) said that Eric brought up that there is a new certification process for any models that are created as part of the Mitigation Plan. The COE has a new directive to certify that all models are meeting certain standards. Gary is not sure if that will affect the overall schedule but hopefully it will not hold anything up. The group will ask Eric about this when he arrives at the meeting. . Steve Dougherty (ERO Resources) reiterated that the certification is a very new process so they are not sure about the length of time it will take. They want to get as much expertise as possible for input on each habitat unit (birds, wetlands, Preble's). They are working on compiling a list of who attended the planning meetings and concurrence from the agency experts with a resume for each attached. He is hoping this will speed up the Corps' model certification process. 4) Project Schedule, Budget, and General Updates . Tom B. said that at the latest Coordination Meeting that a $100,000 budget for Chatfield was approved. This is the amount needed to balance the 50/50 cost share with the COE. It will be used for COE internal purposes to keep them moving. The funding for Tetra Tech is already taken care of. . Chapters 1 and 2 will be given to the COE ITR team in the near future. . Rick asked if the State Agencies could submit their comments during the public comment period. Tom B. replied no-the State's comments will be issued on the Preliminary Draft and before the draft goes to the public. Dave added that they want to comment on the Preliminary Draft so any internal disagreements or discussions are not taking place in public. . Tom B. added that because the CWCB is considered a cooperator in the FR/EIS they will complete a separate review from the Department of Natural Resources (DNR). The DNR comments will be broad-the CWCB comments will be more specific. . At this point in the meeting, Eric arrived from the airport and the discussion shifted to the points listed in agenda item three. 3 Tetra Tech