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<br />NOTICES
<br />
<br />Russell E. naln.
<br />Clialrman, Council on Environmental Quality.
<br />Done'! J. lAne,
<br />ChalI'Ill6lIl, Paclflc Northwest m'el Ba81lJIs nnrn.....t-...OIl.
<br />R. .Fra.nk (k~gg.
<br />CbaU1nan, New EngI&J:1d River BaaLo.e: Comm!BsIOIl.
<br />FrederIck O. Rouse,
<br />Ohalnnan, Oree.t Lakes B6s1n Oommi8s1oIl.
<br />Henry A. Henda1.ckaon,
<br />Chairman, Bour1s-Red.-Ra1ny R.lver B6&1118 Q:)nun1sa1on.
<br />Fred E. Morr,
<br />,ChalrInAn, ~hlo Wver B861-n Comm:IB81on.
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<br />REPIl!'SZNTATtVES oP THE MEllof.BEKS
<br />Wa.ter Resouroea CouncU__________~________ W. Don Maughan.
<br />lJhaIrma.n.
<br />:Reuben J. Jobnson.
<br />Department of Ag:r:I.culture____n_.______n_ HolllS R. Wlll1a.ms.
<br />Eugene C. Bute.
<br />Depar1Jm.ent of the Army__n___________n__ B. Jo.seph Tola.n1.
<br />Peter P. Ramatowakl.
<br />Roberrt R. Werner.
<br />JessJ.e L. SteJnteld.
<br />ttlchlU"d S. Green.
<br />JBJD.e8 G. W,,-tt.
<br />J6Ck C. Jorgensen.
<br />Department ofTransporto.t1on_____~________ WUlta.m R. Riedel.
<br />Wlllla:m D. Derr.
<br />Federal PoWer CODlIIl.1&S1oD____________n___ GeorgeE. Tomllnson.
<br />~ G. Adkins.
<br />Depa.rtment of Oommerce__________________ Donald R. Baker.
<br />W11Ua.tn E. Hiatt.
<br />X. L. Kollar.
<br />RIchard H. Broun.
<br />Wa.lterT. MUlteeel'.
<br />Eugene T. Jensen..
<br />Albert J. Er:lck:son.
<br />omce of Ma.negem.ent and Budget__________ Thomas W. Barry.
<br />:Donald O. Waldon.
<br />Walter Klecbel, Jr.
<br />Stephen F. Bloa.n.
<br />PROPOSn1 PlaNGlPLES :rQB PUNNING W...'l'Ea
<br />AND L.um REso1JRC~ (DECzMBEB. 1971)
<br />L Purpose Itond. scope.
<br />n. ObjeQttves.
<br />m. Beneflclal a.nd adverse effects.
<br />IV. Oeneml evaluation prt..nclples.
<br />V. Pla.n formUlation.
<br />VI. System of accounts.
<br />VII. Cost BJlocation, reimbursement, and
<br />cost sha.rlng.
<br />VIII.' Na.tlonal program for Fed.eraJ. and.
<br />tecte.ral1y &5t!:l4Sted 8OtJv::Itlee.
<br />IX. Implementation of principles.
<br />I. PURPOSE AND SCOPE
<br />These Principles are establlshed for
<br />planning the use of the water and related
<br />land (hereinafter referred to as water
<br />and land) resources of the United states
<br />to ac.bieve objectives, detennined c0-
<br />operatively, through the coordinated ac-
<br />tions of the Federal, State, and local
<br />governments; private enterprise and or~
<br />ganizations; and individuals.
<br />These Principles provide the basis for
<br />:Federal participation wIth river basin
<br />commissions, States, and others in the
<br />preparation, formulation, evaluation, re~
<br />View, revision, and transmittal to the
<br />Congress of plans for States, regions, and
<br />river basins; and for planning of Fed-
<br />eral and federa.lly assisted water and
<br />land resources programs and projects
<br />and Federa.l Ucensing activities as listed
<br />in the Standards by the Water Resources
<br />Council.
<br />Plans for the use or the Nation's water
<br />and la.nd resources will be directed to 1m..
<br />provement in the quaUty of Ufe through
<br />
<br />Department ot Health, Ec:tucart.1on, and Wel-
<br />fare. -
<br />])ep~~ of tihe lnterlar_________~______
<br />
<br />Depa.rtmeDJt of Houslng and Urban Develop-
<br />ment.
<br />En:Ivronmentaa. _Protection Agency__________
<br />
<br />I>~artn1eot of Juatlce_____________________
<br />ColmCll on EnVIronmental Qusllty_________
<br />
<br />PRINCIPLES, STAliDARDS. AND PROCEDURES
<br />:roB WATER AND LAND RESOURCE PLANNING
<br />
<br />The Prin.ciples provide the broad poJiCY
<br />framework for planning activities and
<br />tnclude the conceptual basis for pla.nnlng.
<br />The Standarc18 provide for uniformity
<br />and consistency In oompa.rtng, measur-
<br />tng, and Judging beneficial arid adverse
<br />e:llecta of aJtemative Plans.
<br />The Procedures provide more detailed
<br />methods for ea.try1.ng out the various
<br />levels of planning actlvllJes. Including
<br />the -selection of obJectives. the measure-
<br />ment of bene:fJ.cial and a.d.verse effects.
<br />and the comparison of altemati ve plans
<br />tor action. Procedures are developed
<br />within the framework of Principles and
<br />the unifonnlty ot Standards but Will vary
<br />with the level of planning, the type of
<br />llrogram, and the - state-of~the-art . of
<br />planning.
<br />AB indicated by these definitions, the
<br />concepts ot Principles, Standards, and
<br />Procedures will evolve and change. Prin-
<br />ciples, reflecting major public pollcy and
<br />basic pubHc investment theory, will
<br />change and evolve slowly_. Standards,
<br />representing the best available tech-
<br />niques for the applica.tion of PrincIples,
<br />.will cha.nge more frequently than Prin-
<br />ciples, as progress in the development ot
<br />:planning and evaluation teclmiques takes
<br />lllace. Procedures, detailed methods for
<br />the application of the Principles and
<br />Standards, will be subj rot to even more
<br />frequent revisions as experience, re-
<br />search, and pla.nn1ng cond.1tiol18 require
<br />such revision.
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<br />contributions to the objectives of na-
<br />tional ecouomic development, environ-
<br />mental Quality, and regional develop-
<br />ment. The beneficial and adverse effects
<br />on each of these objectives will be dis-
<br />played in separate accounts with a fourth
<br />account for the beneficial and adverse
<br />effects on social factors. Planning for the
<br />use of water and land resources in terms
<br />of these multiobjects will aid in identi-
<br />fying alternative courses of action and
<br />will proV1de the type of information
<br />needed to improve the public dectsion-
<br />making' process. The regional deveJop-
<br />ment objective will be used in formulat-
<br />ing IUtemative plans only when directed.
<br />II. OBJECnVES
<br />Ex1sting or projected needs and prob-
<br />lems expressed by the people through
<br />their local, State, regional, or national
<br />institutions have created s. need for water
<br />and land resource management a.:nd use.
<br />These needs 8J1d problems are of such a
<br />multi governmental nature that. their
<br />resolution requires cooperation and co-
<br />ordination by many levels of government
<br />and private interests.
<br />The overall purpose of water and land
<br />resource planning 15 to reflect society's
<br />preferences for attaimnent of "the objec-
<br />tives - defined below:
<br />A. To enhance national economic de-
<br />velopment by lncrea.sing the value of the
<br />Nation's output ot goods and services and
<br />improving national economic efficiency.
<br />B. To enhance the quality of the en-
<br />. vironment by the management, conser-
<br />vation, preservation, creation, restora-
<br />tion. or improvement of the Quality of
<br />cert.a.ln natural and cultural resources
<br />and ecological systems. .
<br />C. To enhance regional deveJopment
<br />thrOUgh increases in a region's income;
<br />increases in employment; distribution of
<br />popUlation wttWn and among regions;
<br />improvements of the region's economic.
<br />base a.nd educational, cultural, and rec-
<br />reational opportunities; and enhance-
<br />ment of its environment and other speci-
<br />fied components of regional development.
<br />m. BENEFICIAL AND ADVERSE EFfECTS
<br />For each alternative plan there will be
<br />a complete display or accounting of rele-
<br />vant beneficial and a.dverse etrects.
<br />Beneficial and adverse e:llects are
<br />measured in monetary terms for the
<br />national economic development objective
<br />and the regional income component of
<br />the regional development objecth'e and
<br />for some social factors.
<br />Other beneficial or adverse effects are
<br />measured 1n nonmonetary terms for.
<br />components of the environmental Qual-
<br />ity, for the nonfncome components of the
<br />regional development objective, and for
<br />most social factors. Estimating these
<br />beneficial and adverse e1!'ects is under-::.
<br />taken in order to measure the net
<br />changes with respect to particular ob-
<br />jectives that are generated by alternative
<br />plans. For each a.lternative plan the ben.
<br />efic1al and adverse effects on social
<br />factors w1U also be displayed in the sys-
<br />tem of accounts.
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<br />FE DUAL REGISTER, VOl. 36, NO. 24S-TUESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1971
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