Project Description, Goals and Objectives Sample Clauses

Project Description, Goals and Objectives. The proposed project must be accurately defined and discussed. DD&A will incorporate the project description and goals and objectives, the foundation of the alternatives analysis, prepared during the sub-tasks above.
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Project Description, Goals and Objectives. The St. Helens community has worked hard to address the presence and effects of brownfields in the area, specifically those that occupy prominent locations along the waterfront and major downtown corridors. As part of the FY15 USEPA Area-Wide Planning (AWP) grant-funded project, the City of St. Helens (City) adopted a Framework Plan that included an analysis of vacant and underutilized parcels. This analysis found that there are 280 acres of vacant and 381 acres of underutilized land in St. Helens, all of which is located in the target area for this project. Many of these sites are perceived as brownfields because of their industrial designation and/or past uses, but could be redeveloped after completing a Phase I or Phase II environmental site assessment (ESA). In November 2016, City Council directed staff to form an Urban Renewal Advisory Committee and study the feasibility of using tax-increment financing as a mechanism to fund key projects along the waterfront and throughout major transportation corridors. The target area boundary has been set to match the urban renewal area boundary, which includes the Boise White Paper (BWP) site (a large, mostly vacant property along the waterfront), corridors connecting it to the major local highway (US 30), and downtown St. Helens. The public hearing for adoption of the Urban Renewal Plan & Report is scheduled for July 19, 2017. The primary objective of the project is to identify and assess priority sites in the target area in order to remove the barriers to redevelopment created by their xxxxxxxxxx status. This includes an emphasis on community education around brownfields and involvement in the selction of the priority sites. To date, the community has been deeply engaged in xxxxxxxxxx redevelopment efforts, such as the FY15 USEPA AWP project. In addition, the project intends to achieve the following goals:  Build a comprehensive database of known and potential xxxxxxxxxx sites  Conduct six Phase I Environmental Site Assessments (ESAs)  Completion of six Phase II ESAs (split between three petroleum and three hazardous-substance sites)  Preparation of site-specific reuse plans at one petroleum and one hazardous- sustance site  Convening of a Xxxxxxxxxx Advisory Committee (BAC) to provide input and oversight at key project milestones  Holding two public meetings to incorporate community input into the site prioritization process and site-specific reuse planning Furthermore, the project intends to achieve the...
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Project Description, Goals and Objectives. This project will conduct environmental site assessments and cleanup planning for multiple xxxxxxxxxx properties along a former railroad/industrial corridor in Moscow, Idaho. The primary goal of this project is to expedite redevelopment of critical distressed properties in order to improve environmental, economic, and social conditions for the greater Moscow community. The objectives necessary to meet this goal are to 1) conduct site inventory and site selection activities, 2) prepare environmental site assessments and cleanup planning for selected properties, 3) leverage project funding and assessment work to promote redevelopment within the corridor. In addition to these specific objectives, the project will also have a strong component of public outreach and education that will inform each phase of the project. The City of Moscow is the primary grant recipient for this project and will work as a member of the Greater Moscow Area Coalition (the Coalition), which includes the City of Moscow, the Moscow Urban Renewal Agency, and Latah County. The City of Moscow has an active program to support economic development throughout the region and is the primary partner in the Coalition. The Moscow Urban Renewal Agency supports economic development and xxxxxxxxxx remediation within the Legacy Crossing District, a 163 acre redevelopment area between downtown Moscow and the University of Idaho campus. Latah County also supports economic development throughout the county and is an active partner with the City on the Southeast Moscow Industrial Park Master Plan Project, which is located at the southern end of the identified xxxxxxxxxx corridor. The Coalition will work collaboratively with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (IDEQ) throughout the three year term of this project. The properties that have been preliminarily identified for assessment through this project are located within a former railroad and industrial use corridor that extends from the northern edge of Moscow’s downtown near A Street all the way to the southern edge of the City where Highway 95 leaves Moscow heading south towards Lewiston. Figure 1 provides a vicinity map of the corridor and indicates five exemplar properties that have high potential for assessment and cleanup planning through this project. In addition to containing a majority of the abandoned and distressed properties in Moscow, the xxxxxxxxxx corridor is also densely populated ...
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Project Description, Goals and Objectives. The City of Chiloquin (Chiloquin/City), population 746, is located at the confluence of the Xxxxxxxxxx and Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, in the Klamath Basin, 40 miles north of the Oregon- California border and 85 miles east of Medford, the closest larger city in comparison (83,000 pop.). Chiloquin epitomizes the high desert area of South Western Oregon, and is the gateway between California, Crater Lake National Park, and Oregon. The area was originally home to the Klamath Modoc, and Yahooskin people. This region is still the treaty rights territory of the Klamath tribes for hunting, fishing, gathering cultural and sustenance rights, and tribal members make up nearly half of our population. Trappers from the Xxxxxx’x Bay Fur Company arrived in 1826. European settlers started arriving soon thereafter and a century later, the town of Chiloquin was incorporated. Chiloquin was a timber and lumber boomtown, built quickly and cheaply and, in the year of its incorporation, a fire consumed the downtown. It was rebuilt using more fire-resistant materials; the two priority sites were buildings built then. Chiloquin was nicknamed “Little Chicago,” because the inhabitants (2,000 then) loggers, sawmill workers, miners, and ranchers, possessed a rough and tumble reputation. With its healthy forests, the economic vitality of the mill and train stop downtown, it was a busy and thriving town. The priority sites are located in the heart of downtown Chiloquin on X. Xxxxxxxxx St., our main commercial street and the only thoroughfare connecting the West and East sides of town. The City is bisected by Xxxxxxxxxx River, and all sites are within two blocks of the River. The entirety of the City is located within the federally-Qualified Opportunity Zone. Community input from the initial community engagement activities regarding the development of this project resulted in the selection of the priority sites. The location and the catalytic action associated with their reuse will transform our downtown from a series of disjointed blighted buildings into a new center for ecotourism and professional businesses that will bring jobs and essential services to the community. Site #1: Former Xxxxxxxxx Bros. Garage, intersection of 1st and Chocktoot St. (~ 1 acre): This county-owned building sits vacant at the heart of downtown and is one of only a handful of historic buildings still standing. Sadly, unless this building can be evaluated for restoration and reuse in a timely manner, it will be considered...
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Project Description, Goals and Objectives. A first-tier suburb in the Portland metro area, Beaverton is working with businesses to locate and expand existing uses on brownfields, including companies in specific traded sector clusters such as software development, scientific and medical device manufacturing, electronics manufacturing, and food processing sectors. Xxxxxxxxxx revitalization will make these sites more attractive for development, boost economic development potential, increase property values and tax revenues, and protect public health and the environment. The City of Beaverton, Oregon, plans to use Brownfields Assessment funding from EPA to develop vacant, idled brownfields and xxxxxx the growth of manufacturing and technology-based businesses. Approximately nine initial properties located downtown have been identified as priority sites for the city using the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (ODEQ) databases, specifically in areas of the city that could benefit from added tools toward development and redevelopment—namely the Round, Creekside District, and within a new state- designated Enterprise Zone. However, additional industrial and commercial properties with suspected environmental contamination have also attracted property owner/company attention following the designation of Beaverton’s industrial and downtown core as an Enterprise Zone. Beaverton supports the cleanup and revitalization of these sites and plans to provide incentives to property owners to address xxxxxxxxxx-related challenges. Beaverton’s goal is to use Brownfields Assessment funding, to initiate and complete up to four (4) Phase I assessments (two (2) hazardous substances, two (2) petroleum) on industrial and commercial sites. The city’s goal also includes conducting approximately 10 Phase II assessments (five (5) hazardous substances, five (5) petroleum) on industrial and commercial sites. These activities will be conducted by qualified environmental professionals. These sites, located on or near light rail, represent prime redevelopment opportunities, and can help the city attract businesses that build upon its core traded sectors. Beaverton will work with neighborhood associations, non-profit groups, businesses, and other stakeholders to target its EPA Brownfields funding to the assessment of properties that will provide the greatest community benefits. Evaluation criteria that will be used to select appropriate properties for assessment resources include: removal of health hazards; ability to create ...
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Project Description, Goals and Objectives. The cleanup site, located at 0000 Xxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxx, legally described as Lot 14, T13N R3W, Section 33, Xxxxxx Meridian, was once the long-term site of a dry cleaning business and residence. The business occupied a concrete block structure built in the early 1960s on the 43,725 square-foot parcel, and was in poor condition. The Municipality of Anchorage took title to the property for non- payment of taxes, and a three-year cleanup is proposed to remediate what has proven to be contaminated property. The parcel has already been cleared of structures, exposing bare ground and making it available to characterize contamination on the property through the Targeted Brownfields Assessment (TBA) activities provided by the EPA. Cleanup of the site has been given high priority as it is located near the Xxxxxxxx Creek Greenbelt, a recreational riverine system that runs through the city of Anchorage. Another important goal of the cleanup is to facilitate future land use of land in an urban area in need of redevelopment.
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Project Description, Goals and Objectives. ‌ The Mid-Columbia Economic Development District (MCEDD, coalition lead) has formed a coalition with one community based nonprofit organization (Columbia Cascade Housing Corporation [CCHC]) and three local government agencies (Wasco County, OR; Sherman County, OR; and Klickitat County, WA) to address brownfields within the Mid-Columbia Region, which includes MCEDD’s five member counties: Sherman, Wasco, and Hood River counties in OR, and Skamania and Klickitat counties in WA. The five project counties are highly rural in nature, covering a land area of 7,257 square miles, and having a total population of 85,191 (population density of 12 people per square mile, with some counties as low as 2 people per square mile). With the exception of Hood River County, where a high concentration of unmanned aerial systems sector employees reside, the region’s median income is 18% lower than the state averages. Mid-Columbia Region xxxxxxxxxx challenges relate largely to a dramatic decline in the area’s natural resource (wood products) economy, with its abundant family-wage jobs, that peaked in the 1970s. Today, most of the region’s job options are in lower wage sectors such as agricultural/food processing, trade/transportation, and leisure/hospitality. The decline in the timber industry resulted in mill and supporting business (truck/equipment maintenance and repair) closures leaving behind brownfields. Low wages associated with the jobs that replaced lost timber industry jobs resulted in less disposable income and spending, causing shrinkage of the economy. Local governments have faced shrinking budgets and have no funds to allocate to xxxxxxxxxx cleanup in their jurisdications. An inadequate supply of development ready employment land is a barrier to the region’s growth. Brownfield redevelopment provides a sustainable solution to this problem, but funding is needed to evaluate unknown environmental conditions of area brownfields, primarily former lumber xxxxx. Furthermore, an inadequate supply of quality attainable housing burdens the region in several ways: 1) 27% of all households (53% of low-income households) are severely rent burdened (paying more than 50% of income on housing); 2) the housing stock in the region is older on average than in OR/WA/US impacting health through poor indoor air quality and exposure to lead in paint; 3) housing prices are forcing residents to move further afield, increasing commute time for low-income residents; and 4) employers in the ...
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Project Description, Goals and Objectives. ‌ The Creekside District, located in Beaverton’s downtown, has benefitted from significant transit investments and transit-oriented development, including the relocation of City Hall and soon-to- begin construction of the Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx Center for the Arts (PRCA), a former xxxxxxxxxx site that was assessed in Beaverton’s first EPA Assessment Grant. But the district suffers from incomplete bicycle and pedestrian transportation networks, challenging environmental and soil conditions, floodplain designations, large expanses of paved land, and a lack of identity. The Creekside District is home to some of Beaverton’s neediest and most vulnerable populations. Of the roughly 14,000 residents of the Target Area6, almost 36% speak a language other than English at home, and significant disparities remain in educational attainment and household income by race and ethnicity. For people of Hispanic or Latino Origin in this area, high school graduation rates are 23 percentage points lower than average, and the percentage who hold a Bachelor’s degree or higher is 22 percentage points lower than average. These disparities have adverse economic impacts. Median household incomes for Hispanic or Latino families in the Target Area average $6,000 less than for all households. The District currently hosts several auto dealerships and related businesses, but also features mixed use housing and commercial business. Due in large part to City incentive programs, the area has seen a surge of residential and commercial development over the past few years. However, suspected and proven contamination on several sites remain an impediment to development, and developable land is limited: out of 46 tax lots where the City can build, only six are more than five acres. This project seeks to conduct petroleum and hazardous waste assessments on major auto dealerships and smaller businesses like auto spas, auto maintenance shops, and older structures with perceived hazardous contamination. Already, the City has identified almost 60 potential brownfields in the target area, many of which are situated near schools. The priority for assessment will be the high number of vacant or underdeveloped properties, primarily small empty lots, abandoned residential properties and former auto use sites in the central area of the District. The suspected contamination on these properties, combined with small parcel size (typically around 0.5 acres), make larger redevelopment projects difficult because of the ...
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Project Description, Goals and Objectives. The City of Sherwood (City), Oregon is requesting an EPA Site-Specific Brownfields Assessment Grant for the former Frontier Leather tannery xxxxxxxxxx located near the northeastern edge of the City (Site). Washington County (County) acquired the Site through property tax foreclosure, but neither the County nor the City have funds to assess conditions at the tannery and move it toward redevelopment. Meanwhile, the Site sits blighted, idle, and potentially impacting an adjacent residential neighborhood and the nearby Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge. The City proposes to use grant funds to assess two of the six tax lots (tax lots 600 and 602) that comprise the former tannery. The two tax lots represent 25 acres of vacant industrial land with known contamination and wetland areas. The other four former tannery tax lots, which are privately owned and more desirable for development as they have fewer wetland areas, have been cleaned up to the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality’s (DEQ’s) satisfaction. We are requesting funding to assess and plan cleanup of the former tannery property in order to relocate the City’s public works yard to the tannery site, which is a more appropriate location for the yard than its current location in downtown Sherwood. The current location of the 3.75- acre public works yard is a condition of Sherwood’s rapid growth, and a hindrance to in-fill development. The yard has been in its current location since 2003, and is now unsuitably located within the Old Town zoning overlay, which is developing into a thriving downtown commercial area. Moving the public works yard away from Old Town will allow the City to support sustainable in-fill development in our downtown core. We also anticipate that a portion of the former tannery property is covered by wetlands, making it unsuitable for public works operations. Taking over the Site will allow us to develop trail connections and observations points overlooking the Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge. This plan fits in with our Parks Master Plan to preserve natural areas. The City sees our role in bringing this property back in to productive use as a critical part of our purpose.
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  • Goals and Objectives The purpose of this Agreement is to ensure that the proper elements and commitments are in place to provide consistent service support and delivery to the customers by the Service Providers. The goal of this Agreement is to obtain mutual agreement for the provision of information and communication between the Service Provider and customer. The objective of this Agreement is to: • Provide clear reference to service ownership, accountability, roles and responsibilities. • Present clear, concise and measurable description of service provision to the customer. • Match perceptions of the expected service provision with actual service support and delivery.

  • Scope and Objectives 1. This Chapter shall apply, in accordance with the Parties’ respective international obligations and domestic customs law, to customs procedures applied to goods traded between the Parties and to the movement of means of transport between the Parties. 2. The objectives of this Chapter are to: (a) simplify and harmonise customs procedures of the Parties; (b) ensure predictability, consistency and transparency in the application of customs laws and administrative procedures of the Parties; (c) ensure the efficient and expeditious clearance of goods and means of transport; (d) facilitate trade between the Parties; and (e) promote cooperation between the customs administrations, within the scope of this Chapter.

  • Project Goals The schedule, budget, physical, technical and other objectives for the Project shall be defined.

  • Goals & Objectives The purpose of this Agreement is to ensure that the proper elements and commitments are in place to provide consistent IT service support and delivery to the Customer by the Service Provider. The goal of this Agreement is to obtain mutual agreement for IT service provision between the Service Provider(s) and Customer(s). The objectives of this Agreement are to: • Provide clear reference to service ownership, accountability, roles and/or responsibilities. • Present a clear, concise and measurable description of service provision to the customer. • Match perceptions of expected service provision with actual service support & delivery.

  • Goals and Objectives of the Agreement Agreement Goals The goals of this Agreement are to: ● Reduce wildfire risk related to the tree mortality crisis; ● Provide a financial model for funding and scaling proactive forestry management and wildfire remediation; ● Produce renewable bioenergy to spur uptake of tariffs in support of Senate Bill 1122 Bio Market Agreement Tariff (BioMat) for renewable bioenergy projects, and to meet California’s other statutory energy goals; ● Create clean energy jobs throughout the state; ● Reduce energy costs by generating cheap net-metered energy; ● Accelerate the deployment of distributed biomass gasification in California; and ● Mitigate climate change through the avoidance of conventional energy generation and the sequestration of fixed carbon from biomass waste. Ratepayer Benefits:2 This Agreement will result in the ratepayer benefits of greater electricity reliability, lower costs, and increased safety by creating a strong market demand for forestry biomass waste and generating cheap energy. This demand will increase safety by creating an economic driver to support forest thinning, thus reducing the risk of catastrophic wildfire and the associated damage to investor-owned utility (IOU) infrastructure, such as transmission lines and remote substations. Preventing this damage to or destruction of ratepayer-supported infrastructure lowers costs for ratepayers. Additionally, the ability of IOUs to use a higher- capacity Powertainer provides a much larger offset against the yearly billion-dollar vegetation management costs borne by IOUs (and hence by ratepayers). The PT+’s significant increase in waste processing capacity also significantly speeds up and improves the economics of wildfire risk reduction, magnifying the benefits listed above. The PT+ will directly increase PG&E’s grid reliability by reducing peak loading by up to 250 kilowatt (kW), and has the potential to increase grid reliability significantly when deployed at scale. The technology will provide on-demand, non- weather dependent, renewable energy. The uniquely flexible nature of this energy will offer grid managers new tools to enhance grid stability and reliability. The technology can be used to provide local capacity in hard-to-serve areas, while reducing peak demand. Technological Advancement and Breakthroughs:3 This Agreement will lead to technological advancement and breakthroughs to overcome barriers to the achievement of California’s statutory energy goals by substantially reducing the LCOE of distributed gasification, helping drive uptake of the undersubscribed BioMAT program and increasing the potential for mass commercial deployment of distributed biomass gasification technology, particularly through net energy metering. This breakthrough will help California achieve its goal of developing bioenergy markets (Bioenergy Action Plan 2012) and fulfil its ambitious renewable portfolio standard (SB X1-2, 2011-2012; SB350, 2015). The PT+ will also help overcome barriers to achieving California’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction (AB 32, 2006) and air quality improvement goals. It reduces greenhouse gas and criteria pollutants over three primary pathways: 1) The PT+’s increased capacity and Combined Heat and Power (CHP) module expand the displacement of emissions from conventional generation; 2) the biochar offtake enables the sequestration of hundreds of tons carbon that would otherwise have been released into the atmosphere; and 3) its increased processing capacity avoids GHG and criteria emissions by reducing the risk of GHG emissions from wildfire and other forms of disposal, such as open pile burning or decomposition. The carbon sequestration potential of the biochar offtake is particularly groundbreaking because very few technologies exist that can essentially sequester atmospheric carbon, which is what the PT+ enables when paired with the natural forest ecosystem––an innovative and groundbreaking bio-energy technology, with carbon capture and storage. Additionally, as noted in the Governor’s Clean Energy Jobs Plan (2011), clean energy jobs are a critical component of 2 California Public Resources Code, Section 25711.5(a) requires projects funded by the Electric Program Investment Charge (EPIC) to result in ratepayer benefits. The California Public Utilities Commission, which established the EPIC in 2011, defines ratepayer benefits as greater reliability, lower costs, and increased safety (See CPUC “Phase 2” Decision 00-00-000 at page 19, May 24, 2012, xxxx://xxxx.xxxx.xx.xxx/PublishedDocs/WORD_PDF/FINAL_DECISION/167664.PDF). 3 California Public Resources Code, Section 25711.5(a) also requires EPIC-funded projects to lead to technological advancement and breakthroughs to overcome barriers that prevent the achievement of the state’s statutory and energy goals. California’s energy goals. When deployed at scale, the PT+ will result in the creation of thousands of jobs across multiple sectors, including manufacturing, feedstock supply chain (harvesting, processing, and transportation), equipment operation, construction, and project development. ● Annual electricity and thermal savings; ● Expansion of forestry waste markets; ● Expansion/development of an agricultural biochar market; ● Peak load reduction; ● Flexible generation; ● Energy cost reductions; ● Reduced wildfire risk; ● Local air quality benefits; ● Water use reductions (through energy savings); and ● Watershed benefits.

  • Project Objectives 1.1 (Type the Project objectives)

  • Program Objectives Implement a rigorous constructability program following The University of Texas System, Office of Capital Projects Constructability Manual. Identify and document Project cost and schedule savings (targeted costs are 5% of construction costs). Clarification of Project goals, objectives.

  • Safety Objectives 55.1 The Parties recognise the potentially hazardous nature of the construction industry. To this end, the Parties to the Agreement are committed to continuous improvement in occupational health and safety standards through the implementation of an organisational framework which involves all Parties in protecting Employees’ health and safety. 55.2 In meeting these objectives, the Parties have agreed to consider a broad agenda through the consultative processes established by this Agreement. Such an agenda will include: (a) Measures designed to include the safe operation of plant and equipment; (b) Training issues including specific hazards, health and safety systems, and site induction; (c) Management of occupational health and safety through a comprehensive approach which aims to control hazards at their source, reduce the incidence and costs of occupational injuries and illnesses; and (d) Risk of fatigue (see clause 36.5). 55.3 The Employer will comply with all relevant work health and safety legislation, including the OHS Act, workers compensation legislation, regulations, codes of practice and relevant and appropriate Australian and Industry Standards as set out in Appendix F.

  • Purpose and Objectives The primary purpose of this procedure shall be to obtain, at the lowest administrative level and in the shortest period of time, equitable solutions to grievances which may arise from time to time. Grievance proceedings shall be handled confidentially.

  • Contract Goals A. For purposes of this procurement, OGS conducted a comprehensive search and determined that the Contract does not offer sufficient opportunities to set goals for participation by MWBEs as subcontractors, service providers, or suppliers to Contractor. Contractor is, however, encouraged to make every good faith effort to promote and assist the participation of MWBEs on this Contract for the provision of services and materials. The directory of New York State Certified MWBEs can be viewed at: xxxxx://xx.xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx/FrontEnd/VendorSearchPublic.asp?TN=ny&XID=2528. Additionally, following Contract execution, Contractor is encouraged to contact the Division of Minority and Women’s Business Development ((000) 000-0000; (000) 000-0000; or (000) 000-0000) to discuss additional methods of maximizing participation by MWBEs on the Contract. B. Good Faith Efforts Pursuant to 5 NYCRR § 142.8, evidence of good faith efforts shall include, but not be limited to, the following: 1. A list of the general circulation, trade, and MWBE-oriented publications and dates of publications in which the Contractor solicited the participation of certified MWBEs as subcontractors/suppliers, copies of such solicitations, and any responses thereto. 2. A list of the certified MWBEs appearing in the Empire State Development (“ESD”) MWBE directory that were solicited for this Contract. Provide proof of dates or copies of the solicitations and copies of the responses made by the certified MWBEs. Describe specific reasons that responding certified MWBEs were not selected. 3. Descriptions of the Contract documents/plans/specifications made available to certified MWBEs by the Contractor when soliciting their participation and steps taken to structure the scope of work for the purpose of subcontracting with, or obtaining supplies from, certified MWBEs. 4. A description of the negotiations between the Contractor and certified MWBEs for the purposes of complying with the MWBE goals of this Contract. 5. Dates of any pre-bid, pre-award, or other meetings attended by Contractor, if any, scheduled by OGS with certified MWBEs whom OGS determined were capable of fulfilling the MWBE goals set in the Contract. 6. Other information deemed relevant to the request.

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