If you are interested in attending, keep in mind that this CEQA stuff is a different game. This note from CFC does a good job of explaining it:
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One phase of completing an EIR is to determine the scope of the analysis (i.e., the issues addressed). Normally agencies conduct a scoping meeting for interested parties to share their list of issues. The MLPA staff had decided that such a meeting was not needed - we had heard that they wanted to avoid the extra cost and extra time. Several fishing reps felt scoping was required by law and we attended the FGC meeting on June 23, 2010, to tell them as much. While initially the FGC and lawyers thought a scoping meeting was not necessary, after looking a little closer at the law they changed their minds and directed the DFG to hold one scoping meeting somewhere in southern CA (the date is July 23).
While many people will be tempted to attend and repeat concerns that have been voiced many times before, CEQA and related court cases are very specific as to what is necessary to be investigated in an EIR. Non-pertinent or poorly presented issues will get ignored. Actually really good issues may get ignored, but good issues properly presented are the only ones that may have a chance to affect the process and outcome. The objective is the most thorough EIR possible pushing adoption into 2011.
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