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... '. " . ,Gu229G . . I ~ '.. EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE P~ESIDENT eOL/NCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL OL/ALITY .722 JACltSON PLACE. N. W. WASHINGTON. D. C. 2000ll August 10, 1980 MEMORANDUM FOR HEADS OF AGENCIES SUBJECT: Interagency Consultation to Avoid or Mitigate Adverse Effects on Rivers in the Nationwide Inventory . .,,- In his second Message on the Environment, issued in August 1979, the President underscored the need to strengthen the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System and to take particular care not to harm rivers which may qualify for inclusion in the System. The President issued a directive on August 2, 1979 in conjunction with his Message which required that: "Each Federal agency shall, as part of its normal planning and environmental review process, take care to avoid or mitigate adverse effects on rivers identified in the Nationwide Inventory prepared by the Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service in the Department of the Interior. Agencies shall, as part of their normal environmental review process, consult with the Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service prior to taking actions which could effectively foreclose wild, scenic, or recreational river status on rivers in the Inventory." This memorandum is intended to assist your agency in meeting its responsibilities under the President's directive. -A brief set of procedures is attached which provides guidance on how to integrate these responsibilities with your normal environmental analysis process under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The objective is to ensure that the President's directive is met promptly and efficiently. Development along our rivers continues to outpace our ability to protect those rivers that might qualify for designation in the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. The Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service (HCRS) in the Department of the Interior has been preparing a Nationwide Inventory of river.segments that, after preliminary review, appear to qualify for inclusion in the System. It is therefore essential that federal agencies proceed carefully " ':i;::; - ......-..