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I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I o l) :n'36 Section 2 of the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (FWCA) requires Reclamation to consider fish and wildlife resources needs in operation and management of water projects, Once the details of a specific SIRA are known, appropriate coordination with the Service and State fish and game agencies will be carried out to comply with the FWCA Reclamation believes coordination with the FWCA is satisfied for the Rule through the NEP A and ESA processes, Reclamation consulted with the State Historic Preservation Officers (SHPO) of Arizona, California, and Nevada under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHP A) of 1966 as amended for the Rule, By letter dated April 6, 1998, Reclamation submitted a copy of the proposed Rule and the DPEA to the SHPOs and requested concurrence from the SHPOs that the Rule: . Will have "no effect" on historic properties because existing facilities would be utilized, no new facilities would be authorized, and no surface disturbing activities would occur; and . Reclamation will defer a determination for potential "effects" on historic properties until there is a review of a specific SIRA In their letters the SHPOs concurred with Reclamation's detennination that the Rule will have "no effect" on historic properties contingent on a number of commitments, These are based on Reclamations commitment to reinitiate the Section 106 consultation process for individual SIRA when they are presented for review and prior to execution by the Secretary, The envirorunental commitments required by the SHPOs are included in Appendix G, Envirorunental Commitments, of the FPEA Changes In The Final Programmatic Environmental Assessment The FPEA incorporates a number of changes as a result of public comments that include: a refined description of proposed interstate transactions, an expanded impact analysis for resource/issues, and the incorporation of consultation results, Public comments did not reveal any significant issues, new information, or new alternatives that would change the results of the analysis in the FPEA Other changes to the FPEA include additions, corrections, and/or editorial changes made in response to public comments. Supporting documentation has been included in the FPEA for the Administrative Record. FINDING Based on the analysis of the potential envirorunental impacts of the Agency Preferred Alternative- Proposed Action, as presented in the FPEA, there will be no significant impacts to the following resource/issues: River Operations; Third Parties; Wildlife and Threatened and Endangered Species; Riparian Habitat; Indian Trust Assets; Social, Economic, Financial, and Regulatory Requirements; Cultural Resources; Indian Sacred Sites; and Envirorunental Justice concerns. 4