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<br />. Step.6 -Selection of Ecosystem Restoration Plan.. <br /> <br />. . <br />. Selectine: theNER plari requirescarefulconsideration of the plan that meets plannIng objectives <br />and constraints and reasonably maximizes environmental benefits while passing tests of cost <br />effectiveness and incremental cost analysis. significance of outputs. acc~ptability. completeness; <br />efficiency. and effectiveness. .Even after tests of cost effectiveness and increme.ntal cost analysis <br />have been satisfied,the decision makerS must ascertain that the benefits tobe realize~ are really <br />wprth the costs:Thisw.ill almostalwiiys he a subjective decision and uitimately must rely on. . <br />experience, reason'ableness and commonsense. . . . <br /> <br />. . <br />Rirelywill the NER plim not ~e amOllg the best buy plans identified during the cost effectiveness <br />and incremental cost analysjs.lfthe recommend plan is not the NER plan its selection 'will be <br />justified. Theteaso'ns for$uch a selection would be clearly explained in the supporting <br />documentation as well as. the potentialimpllcations for costsharing.. . ... .... <br /> <br />. . .' . . <br />. . . . ,. <br />. . <br />The end product qfthis step will be a written', report quality, decision ratiomlle.' It will be due <br />after a public review and meeting on the draft report and decision deliberationsbythe Corps and <br />the sponsor. . The sponsor wi 11 be advised to be fami liar with Chapter Eleven of the Corps .1996. <br />Planning Manual (IWR Report 96-R-21). . . . <br /> <br />12 <br />