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• Public Comment: What opportunities are provided for the public to comment 

 upon the decisions being made. 



• Access: What opportunities are provided for interaction with decision makers 

 prior to the decision. 



• Neutral Evaluation; To what extent are both the tedmical studies and the 

 comment from the public reviewed by people who do not have a stake in the 

 outcome of the decision. 



With this many dimensions, the number of possible options becomes quite large. For 

 this reason, the SOR agencies have created several public involvement options that 

 combine various features of these dimensions. These options are: 



3.3.3.1 Public Involvement Option: Complete Public Involvement Program 



In this option, the Forum would develop and implement a complete public involvement 

 program, providing stakeholders and the public the opportxmity to be consulted prior 

 to the final decision. The term "complete public involvement program" includes the 

 following attributes: 



• The public is provided with full information about the nature of the issue, the 

 alternatives being considered, and the impacts associated v^th them. 



• Opportunities for the public to participate are provided at all stages of the 

 decisionmaking process including problem definition, formulation of 



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