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<br />v <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />- 18 - <br /> <br />'-' <br /> <br />d. <br /> <br />environmental impact statement." 40,C.F.R. S 1502.14. <br /> <br />Section 1502.14 specifically mandates that: <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />"Based on the information and analysis <br />presented in the sections on the Affected <br />Environment (S 1502.15) and the Environ- <br />mental Consequences (s 1502.16), it should <br />present the environmental impacts of the <br />proposal and the alternatives in 'compara- <br />tive form, thus sharply defining the is- <br />sues and providing a clear basis for <br />choice among options by the decisionmaker <br />and the public. In this section agencies <br />shall: <br /> <br />'" <br /> <br />"(a) Rigorously explore and objec- <br />tively evaluate all reasonable alterna- <br />tives, and for alternatives which were <br />eliminated from detailed study, briefly <br />discuss the reasons for their having been <br />eliminated. <br /> <br />"(b) Devote substantial treatment to <br />each alternative considered in detail <br />including the proposed action so that re- <br />viewers may evaluate their comparative <br />merits. <br /> <br />"(c) Include reasonable alternatives <br />not with~n the jurisdiction of the lead <br />agency. <br /> <br />"(d) "Include the alternative of. no <br />action. <br /> <br />"(e) Identify the agency's preferred <br />alternative or alternatives, if one or <br />more exists, in the draft statement and <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />0397 <br />