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(c) (d) (e) (f) (g) (h) The information contained in an EIR shall include summarized technical data, maps, plot plans, diagrams and similar relevant information sufficient to permit full assessment of significant environmental impacts by reviewing agencies and members of the public. Place- ment of highly technical and specialized analysis and data in the body of an EIR should be avoided through inclusion of supporting information and analyses as appendices to the main body of the EIR. Appendices to the EIR may be prepared in volumes separate from the basic EIR document, but shall be available for public examination and shall be submitted to all clear- inghouses which assist in public review. The EIR should be prepared using a systematic~inter- disciplinary approach. The interdisciplinary analysis' shall be conducted by competent individuals, but no single discipline shall be designated or required to undertake this evaluation. Preparation of EIRs is dependent upon information from many sources, including the engineering project report and many scientific docu- ments relating to environmental features. The EIR shall reference all documents used in its preparation including where possible, a citation to~the page and section number of any technical reports which were used as the basis for any statements in the EIR. The EIR should discuss environmental effects in pro- portion to their severity and probability of occurrence. Effects dismissed in an Initial Study as clearly in- significant and unlikely to occur need not be discussed further in the EIR unless the Lead Agency subsequently receives information inconsistent with the finding in the Initial Study. A copy of the Initial Study shall be attached to the EIR to provide the basis for limiting the impacts discussed. An EIR shall contain a statement briefly indicating.the reasons for determing that various effects of a project that could possibly be considered significant were not found to be significant and consequently were not dis- cussed in detail in the EIR. Drafting an EIR necessarily involves some degree of forecasting. While foreseeing the unforeseeable is not possible, an agency must use its best efforts to find out and disclose all that it reasonably can. If, after thorough investigation, a Lead Agency finds that a particular impact is too speculative for evalu- ation, the agency should note its conclusion and terminate discussion of the impact. -B8-