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Volume 46, Number 38? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? September 20, 2022

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EQB Announcements
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Join us for the September Environmental Quality Board meeting *Wednesday, September 21, 1 ? 4 p.m*.

Join EQB for our regular board meeting. More information about the meeting can be found on the board meeting webpage [ [link removed] ].

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Required public notices





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Environmental review project notices

EQB publishes environmental review notices provided by responsible governmental units. For more information on a project undergoing environmental review, click on the individual project links below. You can also find information about active projects in your community on the Environmental Review Projects Interactive Map [ [link removed] ].

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*706 Mississippi River Blvd S Multifamily Project*

*Location: *St. Paul, Ramsey County
*Process: *Petition
*Step: *Responsible governmental unit assigned

*R**esponsible governmental unit and contact:* City of St. Paul, Josh Williams <[email protected]>,
651-266-6659

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Mississippi Landing Mixed-Use

*Location: *Otsego, Wright County
*Process:*?Environmental Assessment Worksheet (EAW)
*Step:*?EAW available
*End of comment period:?*October 20, 2022

*Project description:?*The Mississippi Landing Mixed-Use project is proposed on approximately 14.72 acres of land in the northeast portion of the City of Otsego, Wright County. The fully developed project will include 5 residential and commercial mixed-use buildings, a park maintenance and storage building, and a park along the Mississippi river. Site development will include installation of municipal utilities, mass grading, and stormwater management practices.

*Link to public documents: *Mississippi Landing Mixed-Use EAW? [ [link removed] ]
*Location of public documents:*?City of Otsego City Hall,?13400 90th St NE,
Otsego, MN 55330

*Responsible governmental unit and contact: *City of Otsego, D. Daniel Licht <[email protected]>,
763-441-4414

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Mankato Motorsports Park

*Location: *Eagle Lake, Blue Earth County
*Process:*?Environmental Assessment Worksheet (EAW)
*Step:*?EAW available
*End of comment period: *October 20, 2022

*Project description:?*The proposed Mankato Motorsports Park will convert approximately 230 acres of agricultural land to a 3-mile track for high-performance vehicles. The Mankato Motorsports Park will construct a bituminous track with concrete edging, run-off areas, sound walls, and berms. Other construction includes car condos, a track clubhouse, and associated bituminous parking lots.

*Link to public documents: *Mankato Motorsports Park EAW [ [link removed] ]
*Location of public documents:*?Blue Earth County Library,?100 East Main Street,
Mankato, MN 56001

*Responsible governmental unit and contact:*?City of Eagle Lake, Jennifer Bromeland <[email protected]>,
507-257-3218

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General notices

Notices published in this section may be required under Minnesota Statute or Rule.

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Minnesota Department of Agriculture--Notification of Release of
Genetically Engineered Organisms

*Notice description:*?Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. filed a Notification for Release of a Genetically Engineered Organism with the Minnesota Department of Agriculture, MDA notification # 22-NO-36.? Notification is for genetically modified CORN, pending USDA-APHIS Biotechnology Regulatory Services (BRS) approval for release in the following permit identified as AUTH ? 0000221618. The counties identified for release include the following: Blue Earth-2 sites with 11 and 49 acres, Faribault-2 sites with 6 and 14 acres, Fillmore-4 sites with 34, 19, 14, and 24 acres, Goodhue-1 site with 14 acres, Sibley-1 site with 24 acres, and Waseca-1 site with 49 acres. Project categories include AP (Agronomic Performance), FR (Fungal Resistance), HT (Herbicide Tolerance), IR (Insect Resistance), MG (Marker Gene), PQ (Product Quality), OO (Other), and VR (Viral Resistance).?For additional information contact Denise Thiede.
*Contact:* Denise Thiede <[email protected]>, Minnesota Department of Agriculture, 625 Robert St N.,
St. Paul, MN 55155, 651-201-6531

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Minnesota Department of Agriculture--Notification of Release of
Genetically Engineered Organisms

*Notice description: *Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. filed a Notification for Release of a Genetically Engineered Organism with the Minnesota Department of Agriculture, MDA notification # 22-NO-37.? Notification is for genetically modified CORN, pending USDA-APHIS Biotechnology Regulatory Services (BRS) approval for release in the following permit identified as AUTH ? 0000221641. The counties identified for release include the following: Blue Earth-2 sites with 11 and 49 acres, Faribault-2 sites with 6 and 14 acres, Fillmore-4 sites with 34, 19, 14, and 24 acres, Goodhue-1 site with 14 acres, Sibley-1 site with 24 acres, and Waseca-1 site with 49 acres. Project categories include AP (Agronomic Performance), FR (Fungal Resistance), HT (Herbicide Tolerance), IR (Insect Resistance), MG (Marker Gene), PQ (Product Quality), OO (Other), and VR (Viral Resistance).?For additional information contact Denise Thiede.
**Contact:?**Denise Thiede <[email protected]>, Minnesota Department of Agriculture, 625 Robert St N.,
St. Paul, MN 55155, 651-201-6531

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Submit an environmental review notice to the "EQB"?"Monitor"

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Questions? Contact EQB by phone at 651-757-2873 or email us at [email protected].






The "EQB Monitor" is a weekly publication announcing environmental review documents, public comment periods and other actions of the Environmental Quality Board. For more information on environmental review, please visit the EQB website [ [link removed] ] or contact us at [email protected].








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