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Lino Lakes Marketplace EAW Page 2 project with the criteria in this rule," considering the following factors (part 4410.1700, subparts 6 and 7)": 1. Type, extent, and reversibility of environmental effects. This deals with the nature and significance of the environmental effects that will or could result from the project. It relies directly on the EAW information and may be augmented by information from the comments and responses. 2. Cumulative potential effects of related or anticipated future projects. The second criterion is difficult to apply in practice often because little is known about other potential projects unless they are also under review at the same time. Cumulative impacts are discussed in Item 29 of the EAW. 3. The extent to which environmental effects are subject to mitigation by ongoing public regulatory authority. This is frequently the main justification for why an EIS is not required. Projects often have impacts that could be significant if not for permit conditions and other aspects of public regulatory authority. 4. The extent to which environmental effects can be anticipated and controlled as a result of other available environmental studies undertaken by public agencies or the project proposer including other Environmental Impact Statements. This criterion enters in only where the same information that would be sought in an EIS already is available through past studies, including other impact statements. The RGU is obligated to examine the facts, consider the criteria and draw its own conclusions about the significance of potential environmental effects based on the EAW, comments received and responses to the comments. The RGU may postpone its decision on the need for an EIS for upto 30 additional calendar days if it determines that "information necessary to a reasoned decision about the potential for, or significance of, one or more possible environmental impacts is lacking, but could be reasonably obtained" (part 4410.1700, subpart 2a). ANALYSIS Staff has reviewed the comments received during the thirty day review period. The comments and responses are included in Attachment 1. They have been revised to incorporate the following Environmental Board Comments.