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<br />001297 <br /> <br />input. Intrusions along with other factors will be considered as to <br /> <br />whether or not an area should be given further consideration for <br /> <br />wilderness designation. Also, when determined to be practical or <br /> <br />economically feasible, adverse impacts caused by an intrusion on an <br /> <br />area may be mitigated or rehabilitated to allow an area to be studied <br /> <br />further for wilderness. <br /> <br />The same contrast principle will be used to analyze proposed projects <br /> <br />inside or adjacent to designated wilderness areas. <br /> <br />7. Since legislation will be required for an area to be <br /> <br />" <br />'! <br /> <br />included in the National Wilderness Preservation System, the report <br /> <br />i <br />, <br />,I <br />, , <br /> <br />for each study area being recommended as suitable will be accompanied <br /> <br />by an environmental assessment record or environmental statement. <br /> <br />An environmental assessment record or environmental impact statement <br /> <br />will not be required for areas recommended as nonsuitable. <br /> <br />8. Existing formally identified primitive and natural areas <br /> <br />will continue to be managed per current protective procedures stated <br /> <br />for each area until designations, classifications or withdrawals are <br /> <br />changed, or areas are designated wilderness by congressional action. <br /> <br />9. BLH officials will cooperate with other land managing agencies <br /> <br />to form joint wilderness study efforts wherever wilderness study areas <br /> <br />cross administrative boundaries. <br /> <br />13 <br />