Categorical Exclusion Determination
Office of NEPA Policy and Compliance
February 21, 2017
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Argonne will: 1. Conduct a site evaluation of environmental conditions. 2. Develop a deployment plan, and a planting and experimental plan in which several different plants will be planted based on previous research, environmental conditions, and adaptation to local climate. 3. Develop and submit a monitoring and maintenance plan for the first five years from planting. 4. Assist Koppers in the installation of the experimental planting and monitoring infrastructure manage the installed system, guide the collection of samples, and retrieve monitoring data per monitoring plan, periodically inspect the planting for troubleshooting and progress recording. 5. Prepare a yearly report.