for industrial use, no Farmland Impact Conversion Rating analysis was required. See Appendix "I". As previously noted, the lands surrounding the project limits received land
entitlements for industrial use by the State Land Use Commission and the County of Maui.
H.
EXECUTIVE ORDER 12898 ON ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND TITLE VI OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964 Executive Order 12898 on Environmental Justice requires federal agencies and recipients of federal funds to take appropriate steps to identify and address disproportionately high and adverse human health or environmental effects offederal projects on minority or low income populations. Similar non-discrimination protection is provided under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The proposed project does not create a disproportionately high and adverse human health or environmental effect on minority and low income populations. All ethnicities and socioeconomic populations of Maui will be allowed to utilize the proposed road corridor. In addition, compliance with outreach efforts for the project was provided through a public scoping meeting held on February 3,2009. Also, the environmental review process allows for the public to provide feedback on the proposed project.
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