PUBLIC COMMENTS ON VALERO CRUDE BY RAIL – 2014

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DRAFT EIR

• Public Comments October 17-December 15, 2014  (A single comment letter, from the Center for Biological Diversity, Communities for a Better Environment, and Natural Resources Defense Council.) (IMPORTANT NOTE: the link above goes to a huge 584-page document on the City’s website, a 24mb download.  WordPress will not allow an upload of this magnitude here on The Benicia Independent.  The bulk of the document (570 pages) is supplemental studies, all important, but for the heart of the document, see the 14-page Comment Letter minus the supplements.  – RS)
• Public Comments September 16-October 16, 2014  …including the very important LETTER FROM ATTORNEY GENERAL KAMALA HARRIS
• Transcripts of Oral Comments September 11, 2014 Planning Commission 
•  Transcripts of Oral Comments August 14, 2014 Planning Commission 
•  Transcripts of Oral Comments July 10, 2014 Planning Commission
• Public Comments September 11-September 15, 2014 Part I
  • Benicians for a Safe & Healthy Community
  • Solano County 
  • Feather River Air Quality Management District
  • University of California, Davis 
  • CA Office of Spill Prevention & Response, and CA Public Utilities Commission 
  • Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority (Amtrak) 
  • Bay Area Air Quality Management District 
  • San Francisco Baykeeper (including Mahoney letter) 
  • Cool Davis 
  • 350 Sacramento 
  • Communities for a Better Environment Legal Comments 
  • Communities for a Better Environment Karras Comments 
  • Natural Resources Defense Council DEIR Comments 
    • Attachment 1-Dr. Phyllis Fox DEIR Comments 
    • Attachment 2-NRDC IS-MND Comments (7/1/2013) 
    • Attachment 3-Fox IS-MND Comments (7/1/2013) 
    • Attachment 4-Diane Bailey Report(6/2014) 
    • Attachment 5-Dr. Fred Millar DEIR Comments
    • Attachment 6-Governor’s OES Report (6/10/14)
    • Attachment 7-NRDC Derailment Risk Zone Maps 
  • SAFER California Comments on DEIR 
    • Attachment A (Dr. Phyllis Fox, 9/15/14)
    •  Attachment B (Dr. Phyllis Fox, 7/1/13)
    • Attachment C (Dr. Petra Pless, 9/15/14) 
  • Commissioner Steve Young Comments on DEIR 
  • Commissioner George Oakes Comments on DEIR 
  • Commissioner Susan Cohen Grossman Comments on DEIR
  • Commissioner Belinda Smith Comments on DEIR

• Public Comments September 11-September 15, 2014 Part II 
• Public Comments September 11-September 15, 2014 Part III
• Diane Sinclair Comments on DEIR Part I (Valero Attorney)
• Diane Sinclair Comments on DEIR Part II (Valero Attorney)

• Public Comments September 4-11, 2014 (HUGE FILE – be patient – 106pages, 51MB.  Click here for a smaller, optimized file.)
• Public Comments August 15 – September 3, 2014 (83pages, 9.8MB.)
• Public Comments August 6-14, 2014 (52 pages, 3.0MB)
• Valero list of supporters (10 pages, 0.7MB)
• Public Comments July 10-August 5 (127 pages, 6.2MB)
• Comment letter from the Yolo County Board of Supervisors critical of the Draft EIR for Valero Crude by Rail.
• Public comments given verbally at the Planning Commission hearing on July 10 were recorded, but are not available online.  They are available from the City of Benicia on DVD.  To request a DVD, contact Gina Eleccion at Gina.Eleccion@ci.benicia.ca.us, 707-746-4280 (phone), 707-747-8121 (fax).  Yes, the City will mail you a copy upon request.
• Sue Kibbe, Public Comments, Planning Commission, July 10, 2014
• Public Comments July 3-10, 2014  (88 pages, 5.6MB)
• Public Comments June 17 – July 2, 2014  (39 pages, 16.1MB) [Here is a quicker download, same document, optimized: 39 pages, 1.8MB]

Public Comments prior to release of the Draft EIR

• Public Comments May 30 – June 16, 2014 (31 pages, 1.9MB)
• Public Comments April 1 – April 30_2014  (51 pages, 4MB)
• Public Comments Feb 4 – Mar 31, 2014  (38 pages, 1.6MB)
• Public Comments Jan 27 – Feb 3, 2014 (70 pages, 30MB)
• Public Comments Jan 9 – Jan 27, 2014 (80 pages, 14MB)
• Public Comments Sept 16, 2013 – Jan 8, 2014 (69 pages, 5.4MB)