Clearinghouse Responsibilities. The Environmental Policy Act Guidelines of the Secretary of Natural Resources require that a State agency provide to the Clearinghouse a copy of each environmental assessment form and each environmental effects report that the agency prepares. The Clearinghouse shall maintain these copies and make them available for inspection by the public. List of Environmental Assessment Forms and Environmental Effects Reports. Preparation of List. The Clearinghouse shall prepare a list of the environmental assessment forms and environmental effects reports that it receives. Contents of List. This list shall include, for each form or report submitted, the following information: Name of the submitting agency; Short description of the proposed State action; Geographic area affected; and Funding provisions. Publication of List. The list will be included in the weekly Intergovernmental Monitor, which the Clearinghouse publishes and distributes to federal, State, and local elected officials and to the general public. The Intergovernmental Monitor is a searchable online publication that is available at http://planning.maryland.gov/emircpublic. Copies of List Available. Representative of the news media, private citizens, and citizen groups may also obtain copies of the list from the Clearinghouse on request. Clearinghouse Address. Copies of the list and information on the availability of environmental assessment forms and environmental effects reports may be obtained at the following address: Processing of Environmental Effects Reports. The Clearinghouse will process environmental effects reports in the same manner as draft environmental impact statements that are prepared under the National Environmental Policy Act, in accordance with COMAR 34.02.01.