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<br />be dependent on the nature of the project. The following describes seven <br /> <br />steps in the land use projection and allocation process: <br /> <br />1) Review Federal Proiections. <br /> <br />The Office of Business Economics <br /> <br />(OBE) and the Economic Research Service (ERS) of the calculate projections <br /> <br />for states and metropolitan statistical areas. This set of projections is <br /> <br />to serve as the primary source of demographic projections used by Corps of <br /> <br />Engineers Districts. <br /> <br />2) Review Local Proiections. Projections made by state or local <br /> <br />agencies can be used in place of Federal projections when there is reason <br /> <br />to believe that the local projections are more accurate by virtue of <br /> <br />better localized or more up-to-date information. Where deviations from <br /> <br />Federal projections are shown, the conditions that create those deviations <br /> <br />should be well documented. Specifically, factors such as commitments by <br /> <br />developers for large scale industrial, commercial,~r residential <br /> <br />developments; or the continuation of existing development trends, where <br /> <br />there is strong reason to believe that land values, transportation costs, <br /> <br />or other location advantages will cause continued development. <br /> <br />3) Identifv New Information. Any locations of specific development <br /> <br />commitments, where a developer or potential occupants have made a <br /> <br />financial investment, should be considered as part of the base year <br /> <br />conditions. <br /> <br />4) Adopt Population and EmplOYment Proiections. Population and <br /> <br /> <br />employment projections should be determined for the study area to <br /> <br /> <br />determine the approximate number of acres required for each of the major <br /> <br />land use categories. <br /> <br />VI-6 <br />