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<br />Included in the Water Resources
<br />Council's Standards ILD.d Procedures will
<br />be prov1s1on for coordination among
<br />Federal and state agencies and among
<br />public and private interests attected by
<br />water and land resoUrce plans.
<br />The Council will also spcc1!y appropri-
<br />ate procedUres for the review and trans-
<br />mission of planning reports to states,
<br />Federal agencies. the Office of Manage-
<br />ment and BUdget. the COWlcil on En-
<br />vironmental Quality, and the Congress.
<br />The Council may also provIde for review
<br />of individual project studies to determine
<br />their relationshiDS to regional and rt ver
<br />basin plans and their conformance with'
<br />the Councll's evaluation standards. The
<br />Counc.il ,will consider any unresolved co-
<br />ordination problem. '
<br />The Water Resources Councll w1ll
<br />foster needed tralning and development
<br />of manpower, Improvements In' mathe-
<br />matical and other plann1ng tools, and
<br />research to increase the efficiency of
<br />planning efrorts, The Principles, Stand-
<br />ards, and Procedures should be based at
<br />any given time on the best avalla.ble In-
<br />terpretation of conceptual and. empirical
<br />bases for planning water and land re-
<br />sources. The Councll will encourage and
<br />support needed improvements In the ap-
<br />pllcatlon of the conceptual and theoretI-
<br />cal planning and decislonmaking frame-
<br />work upon which these Principles are
<br />based. The Council will also enC01J.1"age
<br />end' support improvement in the con-
<br />ceptual and .theoretical framework.
<br />The Councll in its Standards. and Pro-
<br />cedures will make fLdJustments for devia-
<br />tions from the Principles that may,be re-
<br />quired by law or Executive order.
<br />The Water Resources Councll will're-
<br />view these PrInCiples tram time to time
<br />and after consultation with others wlli
<br />recommend improvements for considera-
<br />tion of the President,
<br />
<br />PROPOSED STANDARDS FOR PLANNING WATER
<br />AND Lurn REsOURCES (DECEMBER 1971)
<br />
<br />Table of Contents
<br />
<br />I. purpose and scope.
<br />n, ,ObJectiveS,
<br />ro, Beneficial and adverse effects.
<br />IV. General evaluation standards.
<br />V. 'Plan formulation.
<br />. VI. System of accounts.
<br />VII. Cost allocation, reimbursem.ent,
<br />and cost sh8rtn.g.
<br />vm. National program for Federal
<br />and Federally BSsisred activities,
<br />IX. Coordination and review of. plan..
<br />n1ng studies.
<br />
<br />L PuRPOSE 'AND SCOPE
<br />
<br />A. AUTHORITY
<br />
<br />These Planning Standards Implement
<br />the PrincIples for Pla.nn1Dg Water and
<br />Land Resources' approved by the Presi-
<br />dent on ____________.
<br />These standards shaJl apply. as appro-
<br />priate, to the activities referred to in
<br />subsection B of this section except for
<br />any adjustments-required by law or Ex-
<br />ecutive order. Adjustments required for
<br />specIal situations where the applfcation
<br />of these Standards 1B not. practical may
<br />be made and w1Il be develope/! by the
<br />
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<br />These standards apply to all' levels of
<br />planning 'as dellned by the Water Re-
<br />I. Comprehensive p l ann i n g. These sources Council.
<br />standards app1.Y" to Federal pa.rtlcipation Framework studtes &n:d assessments
<br />.in comprehensive framework studies and are the evaluation or appraisal on a.
<br />assessments and regional or river ba.sin 'broad basis of the needs and des:lre6 of
<br />pla.nn1ng. of wa.ter and land resources people for the conservation, develop-
<br />whether c;B.;"ied out-- .. ment. RIld' utilization of water' and land
<br />(a) By nver bas1n COmmlSSIOns estab- resources and will identify regions or
<br />ll~hed ~der the Water Resources Plan- basins with complex problems which re-
<br />rung Act, quire more detailed investigations' and
<br />(b) ~y entitles performing the func- ~ys1s, and may recommend spec1f1c
<br />ti.ons at a river ba.s1n commJss1on, includ- implem.entat1on plans and programs In
<br />lng, but not 11mIted, to, such entities as:, ........ not requiring further study They
<br />(i! Federal-Interstate 'compact com- w1Il consider Federal Sbate and local
<br />miSSIons; , .' .
<br />(2) Federal-State interagency com- :=~ me!' \ wUJ be muItlobJectlve in
<br />mittees; Reg:t~nal or river bs..~ studies are
<br />(3) Federal-State coordinating com- reconnatssance~level eveJuation of water
<br />mittees; and land resources for a selected area.
<br />.(4) Federal-State development com- They are prepared to resolve complex
<br />n:ussioIl6; long-range problems identtfled by frame-
<br />(5) Lead Federal agency with special work studIes and assessments a.nd will
<br />auth~rtza.t1on for comprehensive plan- vary widely in .soope and detail; will In-
<br />Ding. _ valve Fedeml, Stalte, a.nd local interests
<br />(6) Other entities designated by the In plan formulation' and will identl!y
<br />Councll engaged in comprehensive water. and recommend a.cti'on, plans and pro-
<br />and land resource planning with coordl- gmm.s to be pursued by md1v1dual Fed-
<br />~ted Federal teclUllcal or f1.nanc~a1 ftS- eral, State, and local entit.1.es. They will
<br />81stance. be mUltiobjective in nature
<br />In formUlating plans to meet. the mul- Implementation ~tud1es ~re program
<br />tiobJectives all alternative means shall be or project feaslbtlfty studies generally
<br />considered, lncludlng, but not llmlted to, undertaken by a single Federal State
<br />water and land programs to be carried or local entity tor the purpose of a:uthor1~
<br />out directly by the Federal Government. zation or development of plan implemen-
<br />Federal financial and technicaJ. partici- tatton. These studies 'are conducted to
<br />patlon in water and land programs to be Implement findings conclusions and rec-
<br />carried out by State or other non-Fed- ommenclat1.ons of f~amework 8t~d1es and
<br />eraI entities, and Federalllcensing activ- assessments and regional or river basin
<br />Itles that affect the development, con- studies which are found to be needed in
<br />servation, and utillzatJon 01 water and the next 10 to 15 years. .A1; with frame-
<br />land resources. work studies and regiOnal or river basin
<br />2. Federal and. /ederarlv as8i.sted pro- studies, they will be multlobJecUve in
<br />grams and pT'01ecta. These standards naturo.
<br />a.pply to the pla.nn1ng and evalua.tion of
<br />the e!fects of the following _ter and
<br />land programs, projects. and activities
<br />ca.rr1ed aut directly by the Federal Gov-
<br />ernment and by state or other entities
<br />with Federal firul.nolftl or technlca.i
<br />asststBnce:
<br />(a) Corps of Engineers ctvll func-
<br />tions: '
<br />(b) Bureau of Recia.me.tlon projects:
<br />(c) Federally constructed _tershed
<br />...d _ter and ia.nd progrs.ms;
<br />(dl National parks and recreation
<br />a.reas;
<br />(e) WUd, scenIc, e.nd recreational
<br />rivers;
<br />(l) Wetland and estuary projects and
<br />coastal zonas;
<br />(g) Feders.l _terfowl refUges;
<br />
<br />NOTICES
<br />
<br />concerned agency or entIty In consulta-
<br />tion with the Water ,Resources Councll.
<br />Although these standards are not bind-
<br />ing upon State and local bodies partici-
<br />pating in water'snd land resources plan-
<br />ning, it is Intended that the standards
<br />be broa.d and flexible enough to accom-
<br />mOdate the goals and objectives of such
<br />entities. The standa.rds apply to Federal
<br />particIpation In Federal-State coopera-
<br />tive planning and should also provide a
<br />useful guide to State and local plo.nnlng,
<br />The Water Resources Plarming Act of
<br />1965, as amended. is found in Appendix
<br />A.
<br />
<br />B. ACTIVITIES COVERED
<br />
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<br />(hl Tenn..... Vadley Authority;
<br />(j) Federal assistance to state and
<br />local government sponsored watershed.
<br />and water IUId land resource _
<br />(W..tershed Protection IUId Flood Pre-
<br />vent40n Proiects and Resource Conser-
<br />vation and Development ProjelCts) .
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<br />appropriate, with the concurrence at the
<br />Ollice of Management and Budget,
<br />amend these ",Ilandards to add tx> ar
<br />delete from the llst at programs to be
<br />covered.
<br />
<br />C. LEV~LS OF PLANNING
<br />
<br />D. RESPONSIBILITY FOR APPLYING
<br />STANDARDS
<br />
<br />The Federal chai..rman and the repre-
<br />sentatt.ves of the Federal agencies par-
<br />ticipating in a. river basln commission
<br />estabUsheci under the Water Resources
<br />Pla.nn1ng Act are responslble for apply-
<br />tn'g these standards.
<br />The study dIrector provided or desig-
<br />nated by the Water Resources Councll
<br />or by river basin coI1lIllissioI18 <in their
<br />areas) and Federal members of coordi-
<br />nating bodies established or designated.
<br />by the Cotmcll to carry out framework
<br />studies and a.ssessments and regional or
<br />river basin planning studies are respon-
<br />sible tor applYing these standards.
<br />The administrator 01 each Federal
<br />program or federally assisted program
<br />
<br />FEDERAL REGISTER, VOL. 36, NO. 245-TUESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1971
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