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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />.i' , <br /> <br />c: :~~ '1 <br />.. '- .., <br /> <br />4. To solicit public <br /> <br />/ <br />f )\, <br />comment ~ the <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />various management <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />alternatives. <br /> <br />5. To recommend to the President a management direction for <br /> <br />the River and it~immediate environment based upon the <br />"- <br />River's eligibility for inclusion in the National System, <br /> <br />an environmental, economic and social analysis of the <br /> <br />management alternatives, and public input. The recommendation <br />would also include management guidelines. <br /> <br />& <br />,f. Study Procedure <br /> <br />In April of 1976 a joint Federal-State team was formed to <br /> <br />study the Colorado portion of the Encampment River. The <br /> <br />Forest Service and the Colorado Department of Natural Resources <br /> <br />(represented by the Colorado Water Conservation Board) shared <br /> <br />leadership responsibilities. <br /> <br />The study. involved the" fOLlowing steps: <br /> <br />.) <br /> <br />~.lopment of-a Back~ground"-'} J <br /> <br />~- <br /> <br />~studY team's first task was to develop a background <br /> <br />concerning the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act and river studies <br />