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of endangered species water requirements." This statement is incorrect. See Response at III(B)( I). 3. C!!!tlJr~! R~~l)lIr~ps. The Mitigation/Other Environmental Measures section indicates that all of the alternatives, to varying degrees, could result in adverse impacts to cultural resources. The PDEIS proposes a progranunatic approach to site treatment rather than specific mitigation measures. Subsequently, the PDEIS indicates that a draft NAGPRA Plan is being prepared and a draft progranunatic agreement ("PA") will be prepared. Chapter IV, lines 252- 259. These statements should be included in the mitigation section as well because it is not clear to the reader what is meant by proposing a "programmatic approach." In addition, it is important to remember that the National Historic Preservation Act. 16 U.S.c. ;; 470, el seq., encourages historic preservation by establishing the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, authorizing grants and loans. and imposing obligations in certain circumstances. Indeed, the Act imposes the following obligations: The head of any Federal agency having direct or indirect jurisdiction over a proposed Federal or federally aSsisted undertaking in any State and the head of any Federal department or independent agency having authority to license any undertaking shall, prior to the approval of the expenditure of any Federal funds on the undertaking or prior to the issuance of any license, as the case may be, take into account the effect of the undertaking on any district, site, building, structure, or object that is included in or eligible for inclusion in the National Register. The head of any such Federal agency shall afford the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation established under part B of this subchapter a reasonable opportunity to comment with regard to such undertaking. 16 U.S.C. 9 470f("Section 106"). Likewise, the regulations goveming SeCtion 106 provide that the agency must complete the Section 106 process 10 00736