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<br />001296 <br /> <br />5. During the wilderness review, multiple use activities (including <br /> <br />access) will continue with advanced planning to protect the existing wilder- <br /> <br />ness designation potential of areas or islands. Environmental assessment <br /> <br />records or environmental statements prepared on activities will include <br /> <br />discussion of the wilderness resource where appropriate. The discussion <br /> <br />will cover values per section 2(a) and (c) of the Wilderness Act of <br /> <br /> <br />September 3, 1964 (P.L. 88-577). Environmental controls or modifications <br /> <br /> <br />in proposed actions will be made if necessary to protect wilderness values. <br /> <br />6. In the selection of wilderness study areas, the key factor <br /> <br />will not be the presence of man-made features (intrusions), but rather <br /> <br />the extent of their effect on the landscape. Man-made features will <br /> <br />not automatically exclude an area from wilderness consideration. <br /> <br />Intrusions will be evaluated to determine their degree of contrast <br /> <br />with the existing landscape. For example, an existing fence will be <br /> <br />looked at to see if it can be considered to be substantially unnotice- <br /> <br />able; if so, the area can be considered for wilderness. Probably <br /> <br />most barbed wire fences would not be considered substantially notice- <br /> <br />able, whereas a 6-foot cyclone fence would be. However, an acceptable <br /> <br />standard for evaluation of intrusions will be developed with public <br /> <br />r <br /> <br />12 <br />