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<br />v <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />.i..... <br /> <br />- 17 - <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />general discussions of: minimal and totally inadequate <br /> <br />mitigation measures that "may" be supported by the appli- <br /> <br />.~ <br /> <br />cant (DEIS at 115); mitigation by "consultation" (DEIS at <br /> <br />10); and mitigation whose "success. . . would be commen- <br /> <br />surate with the techniques used." DEIS at 120. <br /> <br />'-' <br /> <br />We focus here on the alternatives issue because, <br /> <br />as the CEQ regulations make clear, the discussion of <br /> <br />alternatives, including mitigation, is "the heart of the <br /> <br />" <br />,. <br /> <br />[Footnote continued] <br />appropriate mitigation measures, whether by conditioning <br />rights of way or loan guarantees. That the agencies have <br />such authority seems clear, and is in any event estab- <br />lished by 40 C.F.R. section 1500.6: <br /> <br />.~ <br /> <br />-' <br /> <br />"Each agency shall interpret the pro- <br />visions of the Act as a supplement to its <br />existing authority and as a mandate to <br />view traditional policies and missions in <br />the light of the Act's national environ- <br />mental objectives. Agencies shall review <br />their policies, procedures, and regula- <br />tions accordingly and revise them as <br />necessary to insure full compliance with <br />the purposes and.provisions of the Act. <br />The phrase 'to the fullest extent pos- <br />sible' in section 102 means that each <br />agency of the Federal Government shall <br />comply with that section unless existing <br />law applicable to the agency's operations <br />expressly prohibits or makes compliance <br />impossible." (Emphasis supplied.) <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />0308 <br />