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<br />- -000114 <br /> <br />IV <br /> <br />Federal agencies for review as required by h1\\" and Presidential <br />instructions. Copies of the comments received as a result of that <br />review llfC attached to the report. <br />The report and copies of the comments received were submitted <br />to the Pre,;ident on August 19, 1965, The Deputy Director of the <br />Burenu of the Budget responded by letter dnted August 6, 1966, In <br />summary, the letter stat-es that the Bureau of the Budget would not <br />favor authorization of this project. A copy of that letter is enclosed <br />as a part of the report. Since tha t time there ha vo been changes in <br />critena andl)olicies used in /)roject plan formulation and economic <br />evaluation. reevaluation 0 the DIvision was made in ~lav 1970 <br />using current guidelines. However, the plan still contemplates that <br />costs allocated t.o watcr salvage would be nonreimbursable. The re- <br />evaluat.ion WtiS included as a part of the report. <br />The report, along with all its enclosures, wns resubmitted to the <br />President on ,June 8, 1970, Enclosed is 11 copy of let ter dnted June 30, <br />1970, from the Acting Director of the Burenu of the Budget which <br />reiterates the Bureau's position of not favoring tluthorizntion of the <br />Division as pro\>osed find advises that there would be no objection to <br />transmittal of t Ie report to the Congress for its information. <br />The proposed plan of development has been examined pursuant to <br />the National Environmental Policv Act of 1969. The Division would <br />mukn fi substantial net contributiori to the human and natural environ- <br />ment of the area. A statement on its impnct is being forwllrded to the <br />Council on Environuumtnl Ql1ulity in compliance with the act. <br />Sincerely yours, <br /> <br />JA~tES R. SMITH, <br />Assistant Secretary of the lnterior. <br />