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. Coo) Coo) ,.. c.v . . CHAPTER V WATER AND POWER REPORTS Upon completion of the Secretary's review and the incorporation of com- ments, the reports will, be termed the Secretary's Proposed Report and Draft Environmental Statement. To fulfill environmental review requirements, the reports will be filed with the Environmental Protection Agency and distributed to the public, various organizations, and a large number of governmental agen- cies for review. A notice of availability will be published in the Federal Register marking the beginning of a 60-day minimum period in which to submit written comments on the Environmental Statement. In addition, no sooner than 30 days after the Federal Register notice, a formal public hearing on the en- vironmental statement will be held in the study area to formally receive oral comments from any concerned citizen or group. At the same time, as required for the feasibility report, the Commissioner will circulate the reports to af- fected states and concerned Federal agencies for a 90-day minimum review of the Secretary's Proposed Report. , '. ;" Comments on the draft environmental statement will be addressed in a final environmental statement prepared by the field and regional offices. In addition, comments on the feasibility report during the 90-day review will be incorporated. Before the reports are approved in final form by the Commissioner of Water and Power, they will be sent to the Water Resources Council in Washington for a 60- day minimum review. After making any revisions necessitated by the Council's review, the Re- gional Director will again submit the reports to the Commissioner. After the Commissioner's approval, the reports will be submitted to the Secretary of the Interior as the Commissioner's Report and Final Environmental Statement. Upon approval by the Secretary they will be filed with the Environmental Protection Agency and distributed by the Regional Director and the Commissioner to those who submitted comments on the Draft Environmental Statement. A Notice of Availability will be published in the Federal Register, and after a 3D-day waiting period the reports will be transmitted to the President, through the Office of Management and Budget, as the Secretary's Report and Final Environ- mental Statement. In accordance with Council on Environmental Quality regulations, at the time a decision is made to recommend action, a public record of decision must be prepared by Water and Power and transmitted with the reports and other rec- ords. This record will state what the decision was, identify all alternatives considered, and state whether all practicable means to avoid or minimize en- vironmental harm were adopted. On the bases of the documents just described, the Congress will be able to make decisions concerning construction of the unit or other appropriate action. 20 ,