The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) has prepared a Scoping Report for its Statewide Plant Pest Prevention and Management Program Environmental Impact Report (EIR). This Scoping Report summarizes the comments and questions raised during the public scoping period for the preparation of the EIR.
Scoping is the process conducted to determine the coverage, focus and content of the EIR as prescribed by the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Scoping helps to identify the range of actions, alternatives, environmental effects and mitigation measures for in depth analysis in the EIR. This process also helps to select methods of assessment, and to eliminate from detailed study those issues that are not relevant to the project or required under CEQA. In addition, scoping is an effective way to identify and consolidate the concerns of any interested parties, which may include project proponents and opponents, and interested federal, state, and local agencies, among others.
To read the report: http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/plant/peir/