rnold Schwarzenegger, Governor







S T A T E C L E A R I N G H O U S E
NEWSLETTER


June 1-15, 2006












STATE CLEARINGHOUSE NEWSLETTER


The State Clearinghouse distributes draft environmental documents to state agencies for review
and comment, pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The State
Clearinghouse also acts as the State Single Point of Contact for the review of federal grant
applications and federal development projects. This Newsletter summarizes the environmental
documents and federal grant applications received by the Clearinghouse during the period June
1-15, 2006.

CLEARINGHOUSE CONTACTS


Please contact The State Clearinghouse if you have any questions regarding processing of
environmental documents or grant applications. We may be reached at:


Telephone:
(916) 445-0613

Fax:

(916) 323-3018

e-mail:
state.clearinghouse@opr.ca.gov


website:
www.opr.ca.gov/clearinghouse/clearinghouse.shtml


Questions regarding federal grant notices should be directed to Sheila Brown.

Questions regarding processing of environmental documents should be directed to:



Scott Morgan

Senior Planner

CLEARINGHOUSE MAILING ADDRESS

Please do not use our street address (1400 Tenth Street, Room 212) for mailing purposes. The
correct mailing address is:


STATE CLEARINGHOUSE

P.O. BOX 3044

SACRAMENTO, CA 95812-3044


INFORMATION AVAILABLE ON-LINE

The 2001 CEQA Guidelines are available from the Resources Agencys website at
http://ceres.ca.gov/ceqa/
.

The State Clearinghouse Handbook, which contains all of our environmental document and grant
processing procedures and forms, is available on our website.




MEMORANDUM

Governors Office of Planning and Research
State Clearinghouse

Date:
December 5, 2003

To:
All CEQA Lead Agencies

From:
Terry Roberts, Director, State Clearinghouse



Re:

Submission of Electronic CEQA Documents to State Clearinghouse

In order to take advantage of the cost and time savings associated with electronic documents, the
State Clearinghouse will accept electronic documents under the following conditions:

1.
Electronic documents shall be on CD, and the file format shall be either Adobe PDF or
Microsoft Word.
2.
For EIRs, each CDs must be accompanied by a printed copy of the Executive Summary.
This allows the State Clearinghouse and the reviewing agencies to efficiently route the
document to the proper persons.
3.
Negative Declarations and Mitigated Negative Declarations will not be accepted on CD.
However, any separately bound technical appendices to the document may be submitted
on CD.
4.
For certain projects, particularly large infrastructure projects such as airport expansions,
the State Clearinghouse may request a certain number of hard copies. In addition, the lead
agency shall honor a special request from a responsible or trustee agency which requires
a hardcopy for purposes of review and comment.
5.
This policy does not invalidate CEQA Guideline §15205, which requires a public agency
submitting printed documents to the State Clearinghouse to send, in addition, an
electronic copy of the document, if available.

If you have any questions regarding the submission and circulation of environmental documents,
please contact the State Clearinghouse at (916) 445-0613 or
state.clearinghouse@opr.ca.gov
. ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENT FILINGS WITH THE STATE CLEARINGHOUSE
1999 through 2005


All CEQA documents filed with the State Clearinghouse are available for viewing on the Internet at
http://www.ceqanet.ca.gov/



SUMMARY OF CEQA DOCUMENT SUBMITTALS BY YEAR AND BY TYPE

Year
NOP
ND/MND
EIR
NOD
NOE
EIS
EA
Other
Total
Documents
1999
602 2007 481 1808 2699 22 41 177 7,837
2000
613 2243 475 2580 3840 16 78 386 10,231
2001
703 2612 524 2851 6083 13 75 422 13,283
2002
642 2676 544 3102 5737 14 66 409 13,190
2003
757 2972 577 3243 6078 8 57 360 14,052
2004
766 2903 625 3304 5898 11 55 339 13,901
2005
797
3076
636
3087
5649
16
59
370
13,690

Key:
NOP
Notice
of
Preparation
EIR

Draft Environmental Impact Report
ND/MND
Negative Declaration/Mitigated Negative Declaration
NOD
Notice
of
Determination
NOE
Notice
of
Exemption
EA
Environmental
Assessment (federal)
EIS

Draft Environmental Impact Statement (federal)
OTHER
Other types of documents, including Final EIRs, Early Consultation notices, plans, etc.
CEQA Documents


Key for abbreviations of Document Type:

CON

Early Consultation Notice
EIR

Draft Environmental Impact Report
SIR

Supplemental EIR
SBE

Subsequent EIR

EIS

Draft Environmental Impact Statement
EA

Draft Environmental Assessment
JD

Joint Document (CEQA/NEPA)
FONSI
Finding of No Significant Impact

Neg Dec Negative Declaration/Mitigated Negative Declaration
NOE

Notice of Exemption
NOD
Notice of Determination
NOP

Notice of Preparation (of an EIR)

Oth

Other type (none of the above)






DAILYLOG.FRX
State Clearinghouse CEQA Database
CEQA Actions
CEQA Daily Log
Documents Received during the Period: 06/01/2006 - 06/15/2006
Report Printed on Tuesday, June 27, 2006
SCH
Number
Title /
Lead Agency /
City--County /
Description
Document
Type
Ending
Date
Documents Received on Thursday, June 01, 2006
2000011033
05-SLO-46 KP 51.8/90.6 (PM 32.2/56.3) Route 46 Corridor Improvement Project
Caltrans #5
San Luis Obispo--San Luis Obispo
FIN
The project would improve safety and provide congestion relief on State Route 46.
This would be accomplished by creating an additional travel lane in each direction
(east and west), separating the east and west-bound lanes by a median, improving
inside and outside paved shoulder widths, and by improving left-turn
channelization at all public road intersections within the project limits. Safety
would also be improved by eliminating the State Routes 46/41 junction, which is
an at-grade intersection, and constructing an interchange for the connection.
2003021019
Hall of Justice Repair and Reuse Project
Los Angeles County
Los Angeles, City of--Los Angeles
FIN
The project would include repairing the Hall of Justice by seismically retrofitting the
earthquake-damaged building into a useable office building while preserving and
restoring selected historic features. This project would include the repair of the
interior of the Hall of Justice building to provide 325,000 sq. ft. of useable office
space, the development of a new multi-level garage with 1,000 parking spaces on
the site, landscaping and hardscaping improvements, architectural and security
lighting and necessary upgrades to utility systems.
2005081106
SDG&E Silvergate Transmission Substation Project - CPCN Application No.
05-03-024
Public Utilities Commission
San Diego, Chula Vista--San Diego
FIN
SDG&E is proposing to replace the aging 139/69 kV Mian Street Substation with a
new 230/69 kV substation (Silvergate). The new Silvergate Substation would be
located across the street from the existing Main Street Substation on SDG&E
owned property and on adjoining property in the Barrio Logan community in the
City of San Diego. In addition, SDG&E is proposing two associated projects:
installation of a Special Protection System at transmission substations dispatching
power from the South Bay Power Plant and 138 kV line undergrounding and
removal of lattice steel bridge structures located within the SDG&E's right-of-way
between South Bay Power Plant and the Sweetwater River.
2006024004
Short-term Construction Projects at the 146 Air Wing, Channel Islands Air National
Guard Station, Ventura County, California
U.S. Air National Guard
Port Hueneme--Ventura
FON
06/30/2006
In order to streamline operations, comply with Department of Defense (DoD)
Minimum Antiterrorism Standards, and enhance implementation of the mission of
the 146th Airlift Wing (146 AW), the California Air National Guard (ANG) has
proposed several facilities construction and associated demolition projects as well
as the installation, upgrade, and maintenance of infrastructure at Channel Islands
Air National Guard Station (ANGS). To correct current facility space deficiencies,
enhance operational efficiency, and achieve compliance with DoD
antiterrorism/force protection (ATFP) requirements, a series of short-term facilities
construction projects has been proposed at the installation. SCH
Number
Title /
Lead Agency /
City--County /
Description
Document
Type
Ending
Date
Page 2
State Clearinghouse CEQA Database
CEQA Daily Log
Documents Received during the Period: 06/01/2006 - 06/15/2006
Documents Received on Thursday, June 01, 2006
2006061001
Cronin Light Industrial; S05-040, Log No. 05-14-27
San Diego County Department of Planning and Land Use
--San Diego
MND
06/30/2006
The project proposes a 33,500 sq. ft. light industrial park with five buildings. The
project proposes 48,200 c/y of excavation, with 21,400 c/y of export.
2006062008
Bear Valley Water District - Wastewater Treatment Facility Outfall and Tertiary
Facilities Improvement Project
Bear Valley Water District
--Alpine
MND
07/03/2006
Bear Valley Water District is the primary wastewater service provider for the Bear
Valley resort area. The District's wastewater treatment and disposal facilities are
permitted by the Central