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M Procedure After planning staff receives all agency comments (State and local), an EA report is prepared outlining the findings of adherence to E10 requirements. If the EA has not been submitted in a complete manner or there is a need for additional analysis or investigation, staff may request that the EA be revised by the applicant. If the EA addresses environmental concerns and the project could proceed With minimal disturbance to the maximum extent practicable, staff will issue a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) in the report. The applicant is notified of the finding. However, if additional, review of the project is necessary, then staff may issue a Finding 01 of Significant Impact [FOSI) and may require that an EIS document be prepared in order to obtain additional information to evaluate environmental impacts of the project. If an EIS is suggested, the applicant may ask for review by the County manager to finalize the decision. The EIS would require more elaborate site development information and would be done concurrent with a formal Site Plan submittal in accordance with Article 14 of the zoning ordinance. This EIS level of review would follow a similar review process but in a more formal nature through the state clearinghouse. Again, as noted previously, the OC EIO process captures more information at the EA stage than is required, so most, if not all, comments from all agencies are addressed before the EIS stage. Section 3.2.5 of the EIO states that "The Board of County commissioners shall receive the EIS and all comments for information only. The information presented may only be used to determine compliance with specific development standards established in the Zoning Ordinance or Subdivision Regulations." The project shall- not proceed until the BOCC has been presented the EIS report.