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<br />, : <br />, <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. Authorize the Tribes to sell, exchange, lease, or otherwise temporarily <br />dispose of their water in accordance with existing laws <br /> <br />PURPOSE OF THE FINAL SUPPLEMENT TO THE FINAL <br />ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENT <br /> <br />A Final Supplement to the Final Environmental Statement (FSFES) for the Animas-La <br />Plata Project (INT FES 80-18) has been prepared to meet the procedural requirements <br />of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), The Council on Environmental <br />Quality Regulationsfor Implementing the Procedural Provisions of the NEPA (40 CFR <br />Parts 1500 to 1508) (CEQ Regulations) provides the legal and regulatory guidelines for <br />preparation of environmental impact statements, The FSFES is tiered to the 1980 FES <br />to eliminate duplication and repetitive discussions of the same issues and incorporates by <br />reference information from the 1980 FES (40 CFR 1508,28 and 1500.40)). <br /> <br />Although a Financial and Economic Analysis is not required as part of the FSFES, an, <br />analysis has been prepared and is available. <br /> <br />The FSFES displays alternatives that respond to these factors and compares them to the <br />1980 selected alternative (1980 FES Plan) and the No Action Alternative. The FSFES <br />does not re-examine the range of possible alternatives but incorporates the alternative <br />development process from the 1980 FES. Additionally, a wide range of alternatives was <br />examined as part of the 404(b)(1) Evaluation. <br /> <br />The Supplement to the 1980 FES for the Project was prepared because of the following <br />reasons: <br /> <br />The CEQ Regulations state that Federal agencies shall prepare supplements to final <br />environmental impact statements when: <br /> <br />. Substantial changes have been made in the proposed action that are relevant <br />to environmental concerns (40 CFR IS02.9(c)(I)(I)) <br /> <br />. Significant new circumstances or information relevant to environmental <br />concerns has a bearing on the proposed action or impacts (40 CFR 1502.9 <br />(c)(I)(ii)) <br /> <br />Reclamation reviewed the information and environmental analyses of the Project <br />contained in the 1980 FES. The following changes, circumstances, and information meet <br />the Council on Environmental Quality requirements for preparation of a supplement to <br />the 1980 FES: <br /> <br />(I) Implementation of provisions of the Settlement Act constitutes significant new <br />circumstances relevant to environmental concerns that may have a bearing on the <br />Project impacts. <br /> <br />16 <br />