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EfVIRQh'ENTAkL ASSESSMENT SCOPING STAT
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Export Industry Technology Support Project (EXITOS)
1. 0 E~~FO
The Non-Traditional Agricultural Export Support Project (PROEXAG) has
provided technical assistance in prod'-.ction and export in Central America for
the past five years. The EXITOS Project will build upon PROEXAG's success,
and expand the scope of activities to include non-traditional, light
industrial export commodities. The Project will strengthen private sector
organizations promoting trade and investment; stimulate agricultural
production and trade; promote technological improvement; increase market
information systems and networks; and increase participation in
Income-generating opportunities by segments of the society previously at the
margin of the mainstream economic system.
2.0 SCOPE ANDSIGNI FICANCE OF ISSUES
The Initial Environmental Examination
Threshold
(lEE) recomended
Decision for
a Positive
the Project and, pursuant
examined to
probable
22 CFR
direct 2 16.3(a)(4),
and indirect impacts of
EXITOS
EXITOS
funding
on the
will
environment.
almost exclusively support
assistance
provision
which
of
will
technical
act in an advisory capacity
earmarked
only. Limited
for specialized
funds are
NTA research,
commodities
and limited
may be
(non-pesticide)
procured to support that
provided
research.
to target
No commodities
producers/exporters, will be
se however,
will
and
be
no
funded
training
under courses
the Project.
per
Because
fund EXITOS
advisory will
technical
almost
assistance,
exclusively
no significant
identified direct
in the
Project
IEE.
impacts
Three potentially
were
significant
impacts were
adverse
identified, environmental
however, which may indirectly
of technical result
assistance from provision
to promote non-traditional
non-traditional agricultural light industrial (NTA)
(NTI)
and
exports.
addressed
These three
in the
issues,
Environmental to be
Assessment,
resulting
are: (1)
from
increased
promotion pesticide
of NTA exports;
use
(2) potentially
resource demands
conflicting
resulting natural
from promotion
potential
of both NTA
industrial
and NTI
pollution
ezportsj and
and
(3)
waste disposal problems associated with
promotion of NTI exports.
3.0 SCOPE 7 OR
The EA team will (I) review relevant
issues;
Information
(2) conduct
related
a field
to
review
these three
of select agricultural
under PROEXAG:
activities
(3) conduct
supported
a field review
operations
of select
of
light
the type
Industrial
to be addressed by IXITOS:
potential
(4)
mitigative
propose
measures
and discuss
with the 3A team,
propose
including
and discuss
cost estimates;
alternative (5)
monitoring mechanisms, including cost