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t' 'I. f," ,y..... ~RT C-2' r ~;., Manual of Procedures ,The Manual of Procedures for ~valuation of National Economic Develop- ment (NED) Benefits and Costs in Water Resources Planning (Level C) was approved in final form by the Council on October 25. Council Chairman Andrus approved the Manual on October 25 and the Manual will b,e published as final rule in the Federal Register by mid- Decemb,er. Copies will be available from the Council on request. .Responding to comments received during the public review period, con- siderable improvement in clarity and technical accuracy, has been made since the proposed Manual was published in the Federal Register on May 24, 1979. A compilation of comments and the Coun,cil's response will be published with the Manual. Revisions to the Principles and Standards (Phase II) The Principles arid Standards are also being revised for clarity and conciseness, to incorporate the requirements of Urban and Community Impact Analysis (E.O. 12074) and to integrate NEPA requirements. Workshops to more fully define the scope of the work to be undertaken were held in September, and based on those, the Council staff is pre- paring' the preliminary review draft. The staff hopes to complete the draft by December.21. Following distribution, there will be workshops before February 1, 1980. The revisions are scheduled for publication in the Federal Register for a 60-day public comment period, Manual of Procedures (Phase II) A second section of the Manual and for Environmental Quality Evalua- tion Procedures is being prepared and is progressing on a work schedule parallel to the second phase of :the revisions to the P&S. SECOND NATIONAL WATER ASSESSMENT Final Volumes The final three volumes of the Second National Water Assessment are being printed. An announcement of availability of the final volumes will be made when printing is completed, which is anticipated to be early February. The Council is undertaking an evaluation of the assessment. The evaluation will include exploration of methodologies, findings and potential techniques to streamline future assessments, and will in- clude developmental work with trial application to actual situations. There will be a series of workshops involving both participants in the Second National Assessment and users of the assessment. C-12