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<br />DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
<br />Office of Ihe Secretary
<br />Nallonal Park Service
<br />DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
<br />Olllce of the Secretary
<br />Forest Service
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<br />Nallonal Wild and Scenic Rivers
<br />System; Final Revised Guidelines for
<br />ElIglblllly, Classllleallon and
<br />Management of River Areas
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<br />AGENCV~ National PArk Service Elnd
<br />Office or Ihe Sr.c:rr.tafV, Interior; Forest
<br />S\~rvi(:c and Office or'lhe S{~CrClilry.
<br />lJollA.
<br />ACTION: Pllblicalilll1 of hnal l'clJ\~\.:.d
<br />guidelines.
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<br />fOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
<br />Dob Drockwohl (NI'S). ZOZ/Z7Z-3SG6.
<br />William R, Snyder (USFS), ZOZ/3U2...JJ014,
<br />SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
<br />Guidelines for the study of potentiil!
<br />nillianal wild and scenic: rivers jlllU
<br />rn..tnagemcn: of designated rivers were
<br />first issued joinlly by the Deparlment of
<br />Agriculture and the Dcpurtmcnl of lhe
<br />Interior in 1970. On ]i.lnU1lry 28, 1981
<br />drafll'cvisccl guidelines were pllhli!)hed
<br />\\\ \hc Fcdcra\ Register for puulic
<br />comment (Vol. 46, No. 18, pp. 9148-9158),
<br />The document which follows was
<br />prepared after con~ideratiQn of 50 Icltcl's
<br />of comment received from other Feueral
<br />ugencies. Stale governmenls, private
<br />industry. citizens' groups and
<br />individuals, Major comments and
<br />rcsponses arc sununarilcd below. Mnny
<br />of ~hc commeo\s n~t..;;~i\lcu Wt~rc no'
<br />addressed bccnusp. they relaled 10
<br />aspects of \he wild and scenic rivers
<br />program beyond the scope of these
<br />guidelines. (See Preface of the revised
<br />guidelines.)
<br />
<br />Comments and Responsus
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<br />Comment.. The definition of the term
<br />outstandingly remarkable value is too
<br />vague and 100 liberal. Too many rivers
<br />will be eligible for designation.
<br />unrc;)sonably constraining economic
<br />dc\'elopment of natural resources,
<br />Response: Balancing of Ihe need for
<br />protection vcrsus development of eilch
<br />ri....cr Breil will be consiullred by lhc
<br />Congress in deciding whether or not to
<br />designale the river area. A
<br />dcterminalion that a parliculrH river i!>
<br />eligible for designation does not
<br />neccssarily imply thilt dcsigl1i11ion is the
<br />best use of the river in terms of the
<br />na\ionll\ inhncsl.
<br />Comment: The guidelincs givc
<br />\':\e.de.qua\C: emphasis lo public
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<br />Vt47, No. '17;1 I 'j'lIestl;,y, S"p'ellll)(,,' /,
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<br />involvemenl in Ihe !ltudy pro(;~~<;s.
<br />!lCSPO/l!i(J: Puhlir: invulvcnwnl i~
<br />sufIicienlly ;uJ.cJrC!HiCd in the conh:xl of
<br />cnvironmental stulcmenls or
<br />asscssmcJlt~ prcpllrcu in the ~\ud)l
<br />proccss.
<br />CUII/UW/lt: Tlw gllilltdin<:~ do nul nwk(!
<br />sllfrieicnlly (;h~i11' which or 1I1l:
<br />n\<ll1l1g(!n\cnl \ll'indple~ apply 10 priviile
<br />lunds.llespolIsc: The guidelines may ue
<br />unclcor to Ihe gcnCrlJl,'eIH.lcr ill Ihis
<br />/"f!spcc:l. Thl: ll);ln.l~ml:J11 prirll:ipll~S Hrt:
<br />to lH: imph:nwnll:d Ihnl\l}:llIJul t:.u.:h rivl:r
<br />arca lo the rull(~st ex.lenl \-lo5silJle llllder
<br />\he maJl<lging <igency's general stalulolY
<br />authurities ...IOU other p.xistin~ Fedcr<ll,
<br />Stelle ilJld lucid laws, incllldilU: zoning
<br />OI.diflallcmi W/WI'I: ilv;JiJa"II~, Sorlw
<br />1Jl:1/l;lgl~l]lI:1\1 pl'jrlf;i"ll~:i llhvipllSI.v ;Ipply
<br />ollly III FI~tll)rili lilllll~ wllhin llw l'ivI:r
<br />Hrea. For int>Ii.IIH:e, till: Wild nod St;l:llic
<br />Riv(!rs Acl does not open privilh: IlInLl~
<br />to puhlic r(!(:reulioll, Mauilgell1l..!llt
<br />prim.:illlt!.!i. may .qlply \0 priv;llI: lilnd!)
<br />only 10 the exlt:lI( required hy ul/wr Illw~
<br />such us 10GIII zoning anu uir unu waler
<br />pollution regulations.
<br />COlIIl/wIII: R<:slrit:\inn of \illl\JI~r
<br />11iIrvcstlo Il(:kclivu h'lrvcs( It.:dllliqul:s
<br />\S. umwces~"ri\J' \imi\ing from l.J<llh the
<br />timber production <inu lhc nlltllfill
<br />resource prescrva\ion s\t:mdpoints,
<br />Rnspo/l.'i(.': 'I'he gUldclilWS llilve heen
<br />1I.I1\cntlcd in <.H.:I.;onlancl.! with Ihis
<br />comment
<br />Comment: SpGcific guidilnl.:C
<br />cOIl\llinctl in \he 1970 glliJclinc with
<br />n:specl In the Ul'illlling ()f l'ighbHJf,wilY
<br />for transmission line5 is umitted from
<br />the revised dr<irl guideljnes. Response:
<br />The subsection on rights-of-way has
<br />heen CJ/l1cncJed in ac.cordance wilh this
<br />commenl.
<br />Coml1wlll: ^ pl'tl\e~\cd :->hllly Hl'I:i1
<br />extenuing ol1e half mile from. euch hunk
<br />of the river is excestiive when the final
<br />boundaries of a river l.lreU must aven~8c
<br />no mure Ihull one (jllilrll:r mile from 1~Ilr.h
<br />hunk (J2.lI ,tl:l'l!l-i \ICI' lIlH~ll, Hl'slwm'f!: TIll:
<br />half-mile figlln: W.IM intended 10 ensure
<br />tho.\ an areas Hkcly \0 'ue incluued
<br />within the bound.:lTics of 1I designated
<br />river area. would he consldcred in \hc
<br />study proccsH. Setling /I sludy boundary
<br />based on \hl.! "visual Gorridur" cOIIl.;l!l-Jl
<br />waS considered but rcjecleu. 'fhe one-
<br />quftrter-mile figure was finally selected
<br />to ovoid unner.essary limit.llions on
<br />resource devf:lopmcnI8. SOniC
<br />developments whh;\l may ue iniliutcu
<br />beyond the one-quarter-mill! boundary
<br />during the study period might he
<br />aHected in Ihe future if Ihe area under
<br />development i5 included in the
<br />boundilries of the rive!' urea t.lesi}:llOlled
<br />by CangrcRs,
<br />Commen/.' EVill\l[llion of Ihc s\udy
<br />urCD in its existing condition for
<br />classification purposes docs. nol allow
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<br />for Ihe fm:\ lhal [I foresl arca ~rowillg ill
<br />rt.dativdv Iwlurul l.:oncJiliol1 ill Illl~ time
<br />of lhe sl~ldy may ue scheduled fur
<br />cltHlrclllling lI! some fulure dalc, The
<br />c\nssifica\ion process should allow for
<br />authorized ilflU sdH!dllled futul'e 11~r.S
<br />whkh could dlilnge the cundilioll Hlld,
<br />thus, the dll5sifiCiltion of llw riVl!i' mea.
<br />Response: The guidelines have ueen
<br />amendeu lo permit considera lion of
<br />ulternutivc cllJssificalions for the rivt:1'
<br />arell wbere ,llllhori4".t:d fu\urc \HH:~ l'.l.m\d
<br />illlcr l.:lil~si flCil t ion.
<br />Th~ {oHuy.I\\lg <\I.h.h\lonu\ changes
<br />were ml.1de in response to suggestions
<br />from the reviewing ptlulir. or frolll
<br />rcvi(!wcrs wilhill the re:>ponsihll~
<br />iI~Clll:il~S,
<br />I hllW(;t'S~;III'V c11~fjllllillll~, wl'n~ d.,l"kd.
<br />UuollLtlUlls ;lI1d pilfilplinlsl:s uf the
<br />Wild and Sccnic River Aet {including
<br />the wholl: of Scctioll II-Policy} WI'I'I!
<br />ulimillil\ed il~ milch jlS l'ussilJh~,
<br />Jnsle.HI. Ihe uuidelint'1; will I'cfl~l't:l1CI~
<br />\hc i.\pPl'Opr\<\\e ::.et:.\iuns of \hc ,\C\
<br />where necessary.
<br />. The <~nlim slIhsl!CtiUIl litled "Fil1dill~S
<br />,lIld J{ec;UlI1l1wndutiun's" illlll portIons
<br />of the slI!.Jseclion IiIlcd "Gener.d
<br />M.llwgemont Principles" wen: deleted
<br />find lheir (:ontcnt wus pli.lced in Illhl~r
<br />appropri.lle sectiuns.
<br />Atldiliol1u! copies of the guidelines.
<br />the Wild anu Scenic Rivers Act. liS
<br />amended. uUo further informatIOn UIl lhc
<br />Na\\\,}t\C1\ WHu and S.cenic Rivers Syst\~n\
<br />muy be C1bli.linet.l from: Nilliollill P<.Irk
<br />Service. Rivcr1; anu Trails Division {7UOJ,
<br />440 G Street, N,W.. Washington, D,C.
<br />20243,
<br />Duled: July 12. 1982,
<br />G. Roy Arnell.
<br />Assisl(lfl' S(:rTf:tllry fur Fj$h flJlCl WiJdJiJr.: IIlId
<br />Parks {Interior}.
<br />Oa.lcd: AURUS\ 2&. 1902.
<br />DoughlS W. MllcClocry.
<br />IlI!fJOf.V A,';.';I"sloflt Seen_'tury fur Nolllro/
<br />Ilosuurcas uJ/(!l:.'lIvirOllnlfJlll (Agriculture).
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<br />Doparlment Or Agriculturo
<br />Dopartmont or tho lnterior
<br />NDtionnl Wild and Scenic Rivers System
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<br />Guidolincs for Eligibility, Classification
<br />and Managerncnl of River Areas.
<br />Conlon Is
<br />Pre{(Jc(!
<br />The Nalionill Wild and Scenic HI\'"crli Sysll:m
<br />^<ldilion of Hivers 10 thc Syslcm
<br />The Gllidclilll:S
<br />Rcv\&iun of lhc C.uidclmcs
<br />Sectioll!
<br />Ocrinilio/ls
<br />S(!j,;tioll II
<br />The River Sllldy
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