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AGREEMENT 2-0149 Exhibit A advice, but should be prepared to assist The AUTHORITY and it's legal counsel with technical expertise. The CONSULTANT will pay particular attention to previously completed environmental studies and utilize all such available materials, where applicable. ' , The CONSULTANT will conduct environmental studies to identify potential social, economic, and physical environmental impacts and/or benefits that may be attributed to the LPA alignment and any changes/revisions to the project not previously studied in the other environmental documents. The analysis will include potential impacts during construction as well as long-term environmental impacts. The analyses shall be performed at a level of detail to allow for informed decision-making, and according to all applicable state and federal regulations. The analyses will be performed on the environmental categories identified in the previous task, as well as any other categories that may arise from work uncovered during the Preliminary Engineering phase. " , The CONSULTANT will be responsible for all data collection activities in support of the environmental impact analyses. The AUTHORITY, FTA, Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG), EPA, and other public agency staff are expected to provide applicable materials and data as necessary. Each category of technical analysis will include tables, charts, maps, and other graphics to summarize and present information in a clear format that is understandable to the average citizen. The text in the technical analyses will include a discussion of methodologies used to identify salient environmental issues, an analysis of environmental impacts based on "worst-case" assumptions, and a list of reasonable mitigation measures to address the relevant environmental impacts. The DEIS/DEIR and December 2000 SDEIS/RDEIR documents prepared for the PROJECT included identified impacts, mitigation measures, and project cost estimates to the extent, and in as much detail as possible based on the level of conceptual design achieved during those studies. The additional environmental analysis performed for the LPA will be based on engineering that is more detailed. As a result, specific mitigation measures, and associated cost estimates for these measures, based on the more detailed preliminary engineering work will need to be developed for this environmental document. In addition, The AUTHORITY has committed to further ways to mitigate or finalize the mitigation of certain impacts. Examples of areas requiring further study and commitment include: . Final decisions regarding landscaping and architectural design treatment of Centerline project facilities . Traffic capacity problems at intersections where there would be significant project impacts on traffic 11