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<br />CHAPTER V <br /> <br />WATER AND POWER REPORTS <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />at an environmental scoping meeting to ~e held early in the planning process <br />and at a public hearing on the environmental statement to be held after public <br />t: distribution of the reports, as discussed in the following section. <br /> <br />t- <br />ro <br /> <br />'.i '".' <br /> <br />Report Reviews <br /> <br />Aft~r the drafts of the reports are submitted, a review process will ensue <br />as prescrlbed'by'Federa1 regulations and guidelines.' the process includes about <br />nine speCific steps and is expected to take approximately 18 months to 2 years. <br />Minimum,'tinu, per:lods' are prescribed for several of the steps. Although the re- <br />ports wilFbe 'bound' :i.n' one volume; they will be regulated' by two different re- <br />viewing processes, one for the feasibility report and one for the environmental <br />statement. 'S6m'e of'the,individua1 steps coincide or overlap, while others do <br />not. As the reports move,thtough the reviewing process, their dtles will <br />change to ,indicate their progress. The following discussion briefly summarizes <br />the review ,process. , the title changes and'prescribed review' times are indicated. <br /> <br />The first draft of the reports, referred to as Field Drafts of the Feasi- <br />bi1ity"Repol't and Draft Environmental ,Statement" will be prepared by Water and <br />Power's,Grand,,JunctioO;Pl'ojects Office and,submitted to the Upper Colorado Re- <br />gional Office in,Sa1t Lake City, Utah, for review. N~cessary revisions will <br />be made, as a cooperative effort by those two offices. <br /> <br />Tl;1e ,repprtswill then ~e ,identified as the Relliona1 Office Drafts of the <br />Feasibility Report and Draft Envil'onmenta1 Statement, and at the direction of <br />the Regional Director will be reviewed simultaneously by the planning team, <br />the F:i.sh aIld,'WildHi:e Service, the Environmental ,Protection Agency, and other <br />interest~d ~arties as determined by the'Regiona1 Director. Comments from this <br />review will be considered, and, if appropriate, further revisions will be made. <br /> <br />The reports' will then be designated The Relliona1 Director's Proposed <br />Repo't't 'and 'AdvanceOtaft Environmental Statement and will be forwarded to Water <br />and Power's ,CommisSioner's Office in Washington, D. C'., and Engineering and <br />Research Center in Denver, Colorado, for review. This review has no prescribed <br />,time period. ' <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />After incorporation by the regional office of any resulting comments and <br />approval by the Commissioner, the reports will be known as the Regional Direc- <br />tor's,Feasibi1ity Report and Draft Environmental Statement and released to the <br />Colorado Gongl'ession~lde1egation as a preliminary document for the members' <br />informatiol). It ,will again be reviewed by the Commissio.ner' s ofUce and the, <br />Engineering and Research Center. This review period has a prescribed minimum <br />of 30 day!!. ' , <br /> <br />After completion of the above review and incorporation of comments, the <br />reports wi11,become part of, the draft Commissioner's Proposed Report and Draft <br />Environml'nta1Stf'tement; These twol'eports in one volume will undergo two ' <br />distinct review proCesses, one required for the environmental statement and <br />one prescribed for the feasibility report. They will then be sent to the Sec- <br />l'etary of the Intel'iol' for a 30 day minimum review. <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />19 <br /> <br />~; <br />