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of the Project would pollutant emissions. Moreover, areas surrounding the Project site include existing emissions generating uses, including heavy industrial uses, nearby highways and active railroad tracks. The Project is not considered to inciude sensitive receptors (e.g., residences, schools, medical facilities), nor are sensitive receptors existing or proposed in proximity to the Project site. 4.3 Biological Resources Context: Development of the Project is not expected to involve direct impacts to wetlands, waters, special aquatic sites, as none exist on or adjacent to the project site. It may, however, affect trees or other avian use areas Construction • For construction health risk, Consultant will qualitatively discuss the potential for concentrations of diesel particulate matter (DPM) and fine particulates (PM2.5) for construction to pose lifetime cancer risk to the nearest sensitive receptors. Consultant anticipates that the risk from construction TACs would be screened out from the EIR due to the distance of the project site from the nearest potential receptors. The assessment will present the necessary information to demonstrate the potential for adverse risk during construction. Operations • The analyysis will present the dally operational emissions of ROG, NR PMro and PM2.5for the Project and current significance thresholds for each. The analysis will input the Project vehicle trip generation rates (provided in the Traffic Study) into CaIEEMod (Version 2013.2.2), accounting for any modal split adjustment factors. • Conduct an assessment of potential cumulative exposure to localized excess cancer risks from existing sources of diesel particulate matter (DPM) as well as increases in fine particulate matter (PM2.5) concentrations at proposed sensitive receptors. Consultant does not propose to conduct a model run for TAC assessment; it wilt apply the BAAQMD methodology of assessing TAC impacts based on the cumulative contribution of data provided by BAAQMD. • Consultant will apply the CaIEEMod defaults for all other inputs except that any fireplaces will be assumed to be natural gas - d only). Consultant will also modify default inputs for any project -specific inputs that the project sponsor may provide. • Identify any sources of TACs associated with the Project itself, however, because the Project does not include sensitive receptors,Consultant will not conduct a model run or BAAQMD methodology to assess TAC impacts to proposed on-site receptors. Consultant will: • Reconfirm identification and characterization of any special status species habitats on site. • Reconfirm onsite non-native species onsite that may be invasive orconsidered a threat to special status is cies. Also describe aspects of the Project that may improve habitat conditions or create additional special status species habitat. • Identify the potential Project -level efforts of the on special. status plants, communities, or wildlife or wildlife migratory use areas. Air quality and health risk effects from TACs will be based on current adopted BAAQMD thresholds and CEQA Guidelines. • The Project would be developed atone time, fully completed and operational by 2040. • No odor -producing uses are proposed. • The IHSP could result in outdoor recreation uses, but would not be considered sensitive useslreceptors for CEQA purposes. Data Needs: None required. Assumptions: • Minimal change is anticipated to the Setting from the 2015 Draft EIR. • No protocol -level surveys for state or federally listed wildlife will be required. • Update text and graphics from the 2015 Draft EIR that No formal wetland delineation will be summarize federal, state, and local policies and regulations, such as the State and federal Endangered Sppeecies Acts, required. MacAteer-Pettis Act, Section 404 and 401 ofthe Clean Water Act, Rivers and Harbors Act, Migratory Bird Treaty Act among others. • Based on existing documentation and the reconnaissance Page 15 of 26 REV: 11-0E-17 PR ATTY/AGR.2017.262/ESA / Harbor View Project