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\nMay 2016  \nTABLE OF CONTENTS  \n1.0 PURPOSE AND AUTHORITY .................................................................................3  \n2.0 EIR BUDGETING .....................................................................................................4  \n3.0 EIR TEAM COMPOSITION ......................................................................................5  \n3.1 EIR Scoping Meeting ..................................................................................................... 5  \n3.2 Roles and Responsibilities ............................................................................................ 5  \n3.3 EIR Team Selection and Staffing ................................................................................. 6  \n4.0 SCHEDULE ..............................................................................................................7  \n5.0 CONDUCTING AN EIR ............................................................................................8  \n5.1.1 Prepare EIR Review Plan ............................................................................................ 8  \n5.1.2 Assemble/Review Project Documentation................................................................. 9  \n5.1.3 Conduct On-Site Review .............................................................................................. 9  \n5.1.4 Prepare Draft and Final EIR Reports ....................................................................... 10  \n5.1.5 Prepare Corrective Action Plan ............................................................................. 11  \n5.1.6 EIR Report Transmittal ............................................................................................ 11  \n6.0 EIR REPORT ..........................................................................................................12  \n6.1 Report Format and Content .................................................................................... 12  \n6.2 Mandatory Tables ...................................................................................................... 13  \n6.3 EIR Team Assessment Criteria .............................................................................. 16  \n7.0 EIR EVALUATION AND FEEDBACK ...................................................................17  \nACRONYMS ......................................................................................................................19  \nAPPENDIX A – REVIEWER’S CHECKLIST FOR 2008 RCA/CAP TOPICS..................21  \nAPPENDIX B – EIR PROCESS CHECKLIST ..................................................................25  \nAPPENDIX C – NOTIONAL EIR GAANT CHART SCHEDULE......................................26  \nAPPENDIX D – LINES OF INQUIRY/REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION..........................27  \nD.1 EIR IN SUPPORT OF CD-2, BCP, and CD-3 .......................................................... 27  \nD.2 EIR IN SUPPORT OF OTHER ACTIVITIES ............................................................ 42  \nD.3 ADDITIONAL SOURCES OF INFORMATION ........................................................ 45  \n1.0 PURPOSE AND AUTHORITY  \nThe Office of Project Management Oversight and Assessments ( PM) performs External Independent Reviews (EIRs) to provide Project Management Executives ( PMEs), senior leaders within the Department of Energy (DOE), and Congress an unbiased assessment of whether a capital asset project can be executed within proposed scope, schedule and cost commitments, while also meeting its key performance parameters and fulfilling its associated mission need. 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