Project 6 - All-Season Road Linking Manto Sipi Cree Nation, Bunibonibee Cree Nation and God's Lake First Nation

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Attachment Project 6 All-Season Road – Summary of DFO’s final comments

  • Project 6 - All-Season Road Linking Manto Sipi Cree Nation, Bunibonibee Cree Nation and God's Lake First Nation
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Fisheries and Oceans Canada
  • Reference number: 48
  • Submitted: 2026-02-02 - 2:37 PM
  • Project phase: Planning
  • Participation notice: Public Comments Invited on the Draft Environmental Assessment Report and Potential Conditions
  • See the attached submission / Veuillez consulter la pièce jointe  
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  • Unclassified - Non-Classifié Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) reviewed the draft Environmental Assessment (EA) Report and draft potential conditions for the all-season road linking Manto Sipi Cree Nation, Bunibonibee Cree Nation, and God’s Lake First Nation. DFO has no further comments on the draft EA report or draft potential conditions for the Project proposed by Manitoba Transportation and Infrastructure. DFO would like to note that comments were provided on the draft items prior to the public comment period and while some of these comments were addressed in the conditions document, others remain outstanding. DFO acknowledges that final edits are made at the discretion of the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (IAAC).
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  • Unclassified - Non-Classifié Pêches et Océans Canada (MPO) a examiné l’ébauche du rapport d’évaluation environnementale (EE) et l’ébauche des conditions potentielles de la route toutes saisons reliant la Nation crie Manto Sipi, la Nation crie Bunibonibee et la Première Nation de God’s Lake. Le MPO n’a pas d’autres commentaires à formuler sur l’ébauche du rapport d’EE ou sur l’ébauche des conditions potentielles du projet proposé par le ministère des Transports et de l’Infrastructure du Manitoba. Le MPO tient à souligner que des commentaires ont été fournis sur les points provisoires avant la période de commentaires du public et que, bien que certains de ces commentaires aient été traités dans le document sur les conditions, d’autres restent en suspens. Le MPO reconnaît que les modifications finales sont apportées à la discrétion de l’Agence d’évaluation d’impact du Canada (AEIC).

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Attachment Manto Sipi Cree Nation Filing for P6

  • Project 6 - All-Season Road Linking Manto Sipi Cree Nation, Bunibonibee Cree Nation and God's Lake First Nation
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Manto Sipi Cree Nation
  • Reference number: 46
  • Submitted: 2026-01-27 - 3:48 PM
  • Project phase: Environmental Assessment Decision
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  • Whelan Enns Associates Inc. 1 MSCN Comments on Dra/ IAAC Environmental Assessment Sec$on Topic MSCN Comment 1.2.2 Missing cumula7ve effects as a value component (VC) under federal jurisdic7on Include cumula7ve effects on the environment, species, Aboriginal and Treaty Rights, health, socio-economics, etc. CEAA, 2012 requires the assessment of all connected projects in place or intended. MTI maps in the EIS have shown the P6 road complex to be connected to Manitoba’s exis7ng road network. Clarify if the P6 road network will eventually be connected to the rest of the east- side road network and if so, include in cumula7ve effects. 3.2.1 Road alignment Water crossing type over God’s River Culvert design Burrow areas and quarries Temporary construc7on camps and laydown areas MTI has indicated road alignment near MSCN (see current winter road corridor), water crossing infrastructure over God’s River, culverts (type, loca7on, number), quarries and burrow pits, temporary work camps and laydown areas have not been finalized. If these infrastructure pieces are finalized aXer licencing MSCN will require funding/ capacity to meaningfully review and community review. There is no guarantee that MTI will meaningfully consult (following a paZern of poor consulta7on across the lifespan of the project so far). IAAC needs to know the finalized designs for each component (road, water crossing, culvert, burrow areas, quarries, camps and laydown areas) to determine if design and mi7ga7on is adequate, what residual impacts would be, and if Aboriginal and Treaty Rights are infringed upon. IAAC needs to make mandatory in draX condi7ons (with input from MSCN) the ...
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  • Page 1 of 7 December 8, 2025 Attention: IAAC - Manto Sipi Cree Nation (MSCN) comments for IAAC’s draft Environmental Assessment Report and Conditions for P6 This P6 material is being submitted for Manto Sipi Cree Nation (MSCN) by Whelan Enns Associates Inc - who have provided our Nation technical support regarding P6 since the start of the P6 regulatory process. Manto Sipi Cree Nation wishes to thank IAAC and its staff for the in-person meeting about P6 in Winnipeg, December 4, 2025. The opportunity to discuss it together, based on previous and then draft responses to the IAAC Draft P6 Report was appreciated. Chief Yellowback was not able to attend – and provided direction and messages. Throughout this very long review period, IAAC and CEAA staff have been a help to MSCN and our technical advisors. MSCN appreciates that our P6 comments in 2019, 2025 and this second 2025 submission - based on the IAAC Draft P6 Report - are in the IAAC public registry. With a go ahead from the Chief, technicians for MSCN provided important additional information to IAAC in the December 4 meeting. ECCC has invested resources, and provides support and encouragement for our Indigenous Led Area Based Conservation project. We are aiming for significant boreal ancestral protected land, and a range of land protection, conservation and management decisions. The IAAC staff viewed the map of our ancestral lands/project area for this Two Eyed seeing initiative. During 2024 and 2025 a team of biologists have conducted multiple species inventory field studies to inform future decisions about land. Guides from the community assisted each field trip. Output includes location data, photos, bird song ...
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  • 1 MSCN Comment on MTI Response to IAAC Information Request Project 6 – All-Season Road Linking Manto Sipi Cree Nation, Bunibonibee Cree Nation and God’s Lake First Nation QUESTION IAAC IR1-05: (relates to lack of detail described for mitigation measures) • Proponent response indicates that details regarding mitigation cannot yet be provided as detailed design has not been developed due to lack of funds to continue developing the road project. • Lack of information and timelines for P6 construction while seeking permanent licensing indicates that new data, full design and added public and community reviews are required before any permanent licence is issued. Climate change impacts alone plus significant changes in costs between now and actual final design provide a basis for access to information, filings, review periods, and final decision making for licence to be made on update information and review results. • Proponent indicates that such generalizations (lacking in detail) were sufficient in other EIS. The proponent appears to be telling us that what was done in other “P” projects over the past is adequate for P6. This project is intended to be much farther north in the boreal region than the others. Other road projects in Manitoba have dated previous EIS products that do not reflect either CEAA Guidelines or IAAC Guidelines for First Nations/Indigenous Peoples. They had fewer kilometers in staged lengths or had fewer waterway crossings, or different species mixture. In short there are many differences between earlier “P” projects and this P6 project. • If an EIS is to be developed there should be enough information to provide more specific mitigation measures details. ...

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Attachment Project 6 - All-Season Road Linking Manto Sipi Cree Nation, Bunibonibee Cree Nation and God's Lake First Nation- MTI Comments on Draft Environmental Assessment Report and Potential Conditions

  • Project 6 - All-Season Road Linking Manto Sipi Cree Nation, Bunibonibee Cree Nation and God's Lake First Nation
  • Author: Manitoba Government - Manitoba Transportation and Infrastructure
  • Reference number: 37
  • Submitted: 2025-12-08 - 3:06 PM
  • Good afternoon,  Please find attached Manitoba Transportation and Infrastructure's comments on the Draft Environmental Assessment Report and Potential Conditions for Project 6 - All-Season Road Linking Manto Sipi Cree Nation, Bunibonibee Cree Nation and God's Lake First Nation. Thank you, Jaime Smith
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  • Environmental Services Branch 1520-215 Garry Street Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3C 3P3 December 8, 2025 Tracy Lachine Project Manager, Prairie and Northern Region Impact Assessment Agency of Canada 1145-9700 Jasper Avenue, Edmonton, AB T5J 4C3 Subject: Project 6 - All-Season Road Manitoba Transportation and Infrastructure Comments on the Draft Environmental Assessment Report and Draft Potential Conditions Dear Tracy Lachine, Thank you for sharing the Draft Environmental Assessment Report and Draft Potential Conditions for the Project 6 All-Season Road linking Manto Sipi Cree Nation, Bunibonibee Cree Nation, God’s Lake First Nation and God’s Lake Narrows Northern Affairs Community. As per the requirements of the environmental assessment process, Manitoba Transportation and Infrastructure (MTI) is submitting comments in the attached (Attachment 1) for your consideration. MTI continues to advance project planning and consultation with Indigenous Nations. Supplemental filings such as environmental management and monitoring plans and other documents that are identified in the final Environmental Assessment Report will be provided to IAAC and potentially impacted Indigenous Nations and communities as they are developed. We greatly appreciate the assistance you have provided MTI to date and look forward to ongoing collaboration and feedback from the Federal agencies on this Project. For any questions or additional information regarding this submission, please contact Jaime Smith at (204) 391-1682 or Jaime.Smith@gov.mb.ca. Sincerely, Jaime Smith, Environmental Manager - Major Projects Manitoba Transportation and Infrastructure CC: Blair McMahon, ...

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Attachment Manitoba Métis Federation - Review of P6 Environmental Assessment Report and Draft Approval Conditions

  • Project 6 - All-Season Road Linking Manto Sipi Cree Nation, Bunibonibee Cree Nation and God's Lake First Nation
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Manitoba Métis Federation
  • Reference number: 41
  • Submitted: 2025-12-08 - 3:01 PM
  • Project phase: Environmental Assessment Report
  • Participation notice: Public Comments Invited on the Draft Environmental Assessment Report and Potential Conditions
  • See the attached submission / Veuillez consulter la pièce jointe  
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  • Error! No document variable supplied. Project 6 All-Season Road Draft EA Report and Draft Conditions Response MMF – National Government of the Red River Métis December 8, 2025 MMF – Project 6 All Season Road – Environmental Assessment Report and Draft Conditions Response | 2 Contents Introduction ................................................................................................................................................. 3 Background – The Red River Métis and the Manitoba Métis Federation .................................................... 4 The Red River Métis ................................................................................................................................. 4 Red River Métis’ Rights, Claims, and Interests ......................................................................................... 5 Environmental Assessment Report and Draft Conditions .......................................................................... 10 Predicted Changes to the Environment (Section 6) ............................................................................... 12 Surface Water and Groundwater ....................................................................................................... 12 Terrestrial Landscape (Section 6.4) .................................................................................................... 18 Predicted Effects on Valued Components .............................................................................................. 29 Fish and Fish Habitat (Section 7.1) ..................................................................................................... 29 Indigenous ...

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Attachment All-season Road - Request for Comments on the Draft Environmental Assessment Report and Draft Potential Conditions

  • Project 6 - All-Season Road Linking Manto Sipi Cree Nation, Bunibonibee Cree Nation and God's Lake First Nation
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Natural Resources Canada
  • Reference number: 38
  • Submitted: 2025-12-08 - 9:37 AM
  • Project phase: Planning
  • Participation notice: Public Comments Invited on the Draft Environmental Assessment Report and Potential Conditions
  • See the attached submission / Veuillez consulter la pièce jointe  
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  • 8 décembre 2025 Dossier RCEI: 80138 Tracy Lachine Responsable de projet Région des Prairies et du Nord du Canada Agence d’évaluation d’impact du Canada tracy.lachine@iaac-aeic.gc.ca Sujet : Commentaires à propos du rapport provisoire d’évaluation environnementale et des conditions potentielles provisoires pour le Projet 6 – Route toutes saisons reliant la Nation crie de Manto Sipi, la Nation crie de Bunibonibee et la Première Nation de God’s Lake L’Agence d’évaluation d’impact du Canada (l’Agence) a demandé à Ressources naturelles Canada (RNCan) de mettre à disposition des spécialistes possédant une expertise ou des connaissances spécialisées afin d’examiner le rapport provisoire d’évaluation environnementale (EE) et les conditions potentielles provisoires du Projet 6 – route toutes saisons reliant la Nation crie de Manto Sipi, la Nation crie de Bunibonibee et la Première Nation de God’s Lake (le projet), proposé par le ministère des Transports et de l’Infrastructure du Manitoba (le promoteur). Plus précisément, RNCan a été invité à formuler des commentaires afin de déterminer si l’Agence a : • caractérisé de manière exacte et adéquate les effets environnementaux potentiels de compétence fédérale (en lien avec le mandat de RNCan), ainsi que les principales mesures d’atténuation, de surveillance et de suivi; • résumé de manière exacte et adéquate l’analyse réalisée par le promoteur, de même que les commentaires et points de vue formulés par votre ministère. RNCan a participé au processus d’évaluation environnementale du projet, conformément à l’article 20 de la Loi canadienne sur l’évaluation environnementale (2012), à titre de ...
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  • December 08, 2025 CIAR File No.: 80138 Tracy Lachine Project Manager, Prairie and Northern Region Impact Assessment Agency of Canada tracy.lachine@iaac-aeic.gc.ca Subject: Request for Comments on the Draft Environmental Assessment Report and Draft Potential Conditions for the Project 6 – All-season Road Linking Manto Sipi Cree Nation, Bunibonibee Cree Nation, and God’s Lake First Nation The Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (the Agency) requested Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) make available appropriate specialist(s) with expert information or knowledge, to review the Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) Report and Draft Potential Conditions for the Project 6 All-Season Road Linking Manto Sipi Cree Nation, Bunibonibee Cree Nation and God's Lake First Nation (the project), proposed by Manitoba Transport and Infrastructure (the Proponent). Specifically, NRCan was requested to comment on whether the Agency has: • accurately and adequately characterized the potential environmental effects within federal jurisdiction (as it relates to NRCan’s mandate) and key mitigation measures, monitoring, and follow-up programs; and • accurately and adequately summarised the analysis by the proponent, as well as the comments and views from your department. NRCan participated in the environmental assessment process for the project pursuant to section 20 of the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 2012 as the federal department responsible for administering the Explosives Act and possessing specialist or expert information or knowledge regarding explosives. NRCan has also provided a review of the Draft EA Report and Draft ...

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Attachment Protect the wildlife

  • Project 6 - All-Season Road Linking Manto Sipi Cree Nation, Bunibonibee Cree Nation and God's Lake First Nation
  • Author: Beaconsfield Animal Services
  • Reference number: 32
  • Submitted: 2025-12-04 - 11:54 PM
  • ???I noticed a lot of wildlife live here.  ?????Please preserve the trees at this location. Please do not harm animals with this project. Please do not use animal testing for pollution and effluent monitoring. https://www.change.org/p/stop-testing-sewer-water-on-laboratory-fish ?Please work with the Canadian Centre for the Alternatives to Animal Methods. https://www.uwindsor.ca/ccaam/ Please only use non lethal ways to live with geese, beavers, and other wildlife. Develop a Living With Coyotes program with the animal welfare organization Coyote Watch Canada. www.coyotewatchcanada.com Please only use non lethal ways to manage wildlife. There are humane, non lethal ways to deal with beavers. Here's a great resource. https://thefurbearers.com/downloads/PDFs/Beaver%20Book%20-%202019-10-08%20The%20Fur-Bearers.pdf?fbclid=IwAR1fP2wOYQKbWREX0E5QzYBhZLf9VjwMov3p37Vh8ToW1-NeQvAoVATZhEg%0A%0A https://www.change.org/p/stop-banff-from-killing-animals-after-conflicts https://www.humanesociety.org/resources/humanely-scare-away-canada-geese https://www.canadageese.org/nlcontrol.html https://www.peta.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/humane-goose-control-pdf.pdf https://www.humanesociety.org/resources/what-do-about-canada-geese This company makes non lethal products. https://margosupplies.com/ca-en/ ? Conventional rodent control uses cruel methods. The companies use glue traps, and snap traps, which, like legholds, can cause injury. They also use rodenticide, which kills slowly and kills many non target ...

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Attachment Project 6 All Season Road Comments from MSCN - P6 Filing from Proponent

  • Project 6 - All-Season Road Linking Manto Sipi Cree Nation, Bunibonibee Cree Nation and God's Lake First Nation
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Whelan Enns Associates Inc.
  • Reference number: 29
  • Submitted: 2025-09-19 - 8:28 AM
  • Project phase: Environmental Assessment Report
  • Participation notice: Public Notice - Public Comments Invited on a Summary of the Environmental Impact Statement
  • See the attached submission / Veuillez consulter la pièce jointe  
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  • Page 1 of 1 455 – 167 Lombard Ave. Winnipeg Manitoba R3B 0T6 Ph: 204-944-9593, Email: jwhelan@weassociates.org GaileWE@icloud.com Comfort Dibal Senior Consultation Analyst Impact Assessment Agency of Canada September 18, 2025 Attention IAAC - Manto Sipi Cree Nation (MSCN) comments about MTI responses to IAAC P6 Information Requests (IRs). This P6 material is being submitted by Whelan Enns Associates Inc - who have provided our Nation technical support regarding P6 since the start of the P6 regulatory process several years ago. We are concerned about the insufficient review period for a 900 page document that was not accompanied by a listing of IR comments by IR number, page number and title. Anything less than three weeks to review this much material should be avoided. Long weekends do not belong in a regulatory review period. MSCN has been able to approach certain assessment topics of importance to our Nation. The review period did not allow comments on all content of importance to us. There are certain patterns in the MTI responses to IAAC IRs that are surprising - and show a lack of knowledge, and what an Elder could point to as disrespect. Our traditional land is not the traplines only. What was our tradition and ancestral land then before there were Crown regulated traplines? MTI lacks what it takes to understand, respect and consult our people. This error is repeated over and over again in the MTI responses to IAAC IRs. We are concerned that this assumption may have been made by MTI about other affected and potentially affected First Nation participants. There seems to be assumptions by MTI that show the Crown / proponent ...
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  • 1 MSCN Response to IR Number pages General comment: invitation to review Responses to the Round 1 IRs was sent by IAAC staff to Chief Yellowback on August 28, 2015. Comments to the IR responses are requested by September 18, 2025 (less than one month later). The attached file contains responses to 90 IRs, spanning 976 pages. The timeframe for review does not reflect the amount of information returned by IAAC. Also noted during my review: many responses rely, at least in part, on the ‘precedent’ approach- justifying some aspect of the P6 EIS because it was similar to and sufficient for other federally reviewed environmental assessments (P4 and/or P1). IR CATEGORY: Alternative Means Project Schedule Mitigation Measures QUESTION IAAC IR1-05: (relates to lack of detail described for mitigation measures) • Proponent response indicates that details regarding mitigation cannot yet be provided as detailed design has not been developed due to lack of funds to continue developing the road project. • Lack of information and timelines for P6 construction while seeking permanent licensing indicates that new data, full design and added pubic and community reviews are required before any permanent licence is issued. Climate change impacts alone plus significant changes in costs between now and actual final design provide a basis for access to information, filings, review periods, and final decision making for licence to be made on update information and review results. • Proponent indicates that such generalizations (lacking in detail) were sufficient in other IAs (the argument of consistency in IA requirements) Note: Other road projects in Manitoba are dated previous EIS ...

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Attachment Project 6 Round 1 Information Request Response

  • Project 6 - All-Season Road Linking Manto Sipi Cree Nation, Bunibonibee Cree Nation and God's Lake First Nation
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of The Red River Métis
  • Reference number: 28
  • Submitted: 2025-09-18 - 4:21 PM
  • Project phase: Environmental Assessment Report
  • Participation notice: Public Notice - Public Comments Invited on a Summary of the Environmental Impact Statement
  • See the attached submission / Veuillez consulter la pièce jointe  
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  • w w w . m m f . m b . c a Project 6 All-Season Road Information Request Round 1 – Response MMF – National Government of the Red River Métis September 18, 2025 MMF – Project 6 – Information Request Round 1: MMF Response | 2 Contents 1.0 Introduction ...................................................................................................................................... 3 1.1 Project Background and Regulatory Process ............................................................................... 3 1.2 Summary of MMF’s Concerns ...................................................................................................... 3 2.0 Background—The Red River Métis and the MMF ............................................................................ 6 2.1 The Red River Métis ..................................................................................................................... 5 2.2 Red River Métis’ Rights, Claims, and Interests ............................................................................. 5 3.0 Information Request Round 1– MMF Comments and Recommendations .................................... 12 4.0 Conclusion....................................................................................................................................... 41 MMF – Project 6 – Information Request Round 1: MMF Response | 3 1.0 Introduction 1.1 Project Background and Regulatory Process In 2009, the Government of Manitoba indicated their commitment to the construction of a network of all-season roads on the east side of Lake Winnipeg, north of Manigotagan and Bisset—an area previously only ...

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Attachment Transport Canada Response - Project 6 All Season Road - FRT - Round 1 Information Request Response Technical Review and Request for Final Views

  • Project 6 - All-Season Road Linking Manto Sipi Cree Nation, Bunibonibee Cree Nation and God's Lake First Nation
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Transport Canada
  • Reference number: 26
  • Submitted: 2025-09-11 - 3:34 PM
  • Project phase: Environmental Assessment Report
  • Participation notice: Public Notice - Public Comments Invited on a Summary of the Environmental Impact Statement
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  • UNCLASSIFIED / NON CLASSIFIÉ Enclosure 2 – Transport Canada Final Views – Project 6 – All-season Road Linking Manto Sipi Cree Nation, Bunibonibee Cree Nation, and God’s Lake First Nation Department Final Views – Transport Canada Objective: To document your final views on each area of your department’s mandate related to potential environmental effects under the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 2012. Please ensure that advice and recommendations are concise, focused, explained, and are linked to your departmental mandate. Please provide the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada with your final views by September 18, 2025. Topic Area Reference comments and/or IRs (optional) Adequacy of proponent’s responses/outsta nding issues (optional) Potential significant residual effects Key mitigation measures or follow-up Select the section 5 effect to which your comment applies: • 5(1)(a)(i) Fish and Fish Habitat • 5(1)(a)(ii) Aquatic Species • 5(1)(a)(iii) Migratory Birds • 5(1)(b) Federal Lands /Transboundary Effects • 5(1)(c)(i) Aboriginal Peoples’ Health/Socio- economic Conditions • 5(1)(c)(ii) Aboriginal Peoples’ Physical and Cultural Heritage • 5(1)(c)(iii) Current Use of Lands and Resources for Traditional Purposes Identify what additional information was requested, reference departmental submission(s) and comment(s), and/or IAAC IR. This column is optional if your department has not provided comments related to the referenced topic area. Describe whether your department is satisfied with the proponent’s responses to those requests and concerns. Identify any outstanding issues that you believe are unaddressed. This column is ...

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