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<br />001435 <br /> <br />made available to the Consuming that Interstate Storage Agreement. <br /> <br />Section 414.5. Water Quality <br /> <br />This section of the rule is a disclaimer which states that except for specific water quality <br />responsibilities that are established for the Secretary by Federal law, the Secretary does not <br />guarantee the quality of water released or delivered through Federal facilities. Water quality will <br />be monitored by the Environmental Protection Agency and the Army Corps of Engineers and <br />will be subject to State or Tribal jurisdiction, as appropriate, in accordance with the Clean Water <br />Act. <br /> <br />Section 414.6 Environmental Compliance <br /> <br />Under the proposed rule, the Secretary is responsible for ensuring the actions taken under <br />the rule comply with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA), the <br />Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA), and will integrate the requirements of <br />other statutes, laws, and executive orders as required for Federal actions taken under this <br />proposed rule. <br />Federal actions requiring environmental compliance may include, but are not limited to, <br />approval of transactions that entail changes in the place or quantity of water diversions <br />necessary to store a Lower Division State's water. In evaluating a proposed Federal action taken <br />under this part for compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act, the Secretary will <br />consider effects on natural and other resources as identified in the Bureau of Reclamation's <br />National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Handbook and other relevant environmental laws <br />and regulations. The parties to a proposed transaction would be responsible for completing <br />environmental compliance documentation in accordance with the standards set forth in the <br />Bureau of Reclamation's NEP A Handbook and subject to Reclamation approval prior to the <br />Secretary's approval of the proposed action. <br />The Department, through Reclamation, will collect in advance the estimated costs incurred <br />by the United States in evaluating, processing, or approving the action from the persons or <br />entities who would benefit from a proposed action under this rule. <br /> <br />VI. Procedural Matters <br /> <br />Environmental Compliance <br /> <br />Reclamation has prepared a draft environmental assessment (DEA). Reclamation has placed <br />the DEA on file in the Reclamation Administrative Record at the address specified previously. <br />The public is invited to review the DEA by contacting Reclamation at the addresses listed above <br />(see ADDRESSES) and suggests that anyone wishing to submit comments in response to the <br />DEA do so in accordance with the Written Comments section above. <br />Compliance with NEP A, the ESA, and other relevant statutes, laws, and executive orders <br />will be completed for future Federal actions taken under this rule to ensure that any action <br /> <br />21 <br />