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<br />the ratio should be either explained for the reader or eliminated <br />because it is unrelated to environmental impact. <br /> <br />Response: This same interest rate was used in the <br />authorizing document and, therefore , sta;ys the same as long as the <br />authorization stands. <br /> <br />Comment: It would be desirable to include additional <br />maps in order to help the reader better understand the local setting <br />of the project. <br /> <br />Response: The comment was considered valid; however, <br />there are no other maps available for use in an environmental statement <br />at this time. <br /> <br />Comment: The portion of the statement dealing with land <br />use changes should be revised and updated because of the relative scarcity <br />of floodplain lands not already developed and also because of floodplain <br />zoning ordina.nces being enacted at the present time. <br /> <br />Response: This was considered a valid comment and the <br />environmental statement was revised to update forecasts on land use cha.nges. <br />However, the discussion on floodplain zoning ordinances will remain essentially <br />the same until their effectiveness has been evaluated. <br /> <br />Comment: The statement says in one place that mining on <br />project land vill cease and, in another place, indicates that mining could <br />continue after project implementation. These tvo'atatements are inconsistent. <br /> <br />Response: For all practical purposes mining viII cease <br />upon project implementation. However, as pointed out in Section 3 of the <br />statement, future mining which is determined to be in the best interest of <br />the country could prove to be the exception. Such a possibility cannot be <br />ruled out completely. <br /> <br />Comment: A cessation of mining within the project boundary <br />could accelerate extraction of similar minerals in adjacent lands. This <br />should be discussed as an adverse project impact. <br /> <br />Response: This was considered a valid comment and a discussion <br />of this possibility was included in the detrimental impacts section of the <br />statement. <br /> <br />Comment: Project construction viII accelerate residential <br />development on adjacent lands. This, along with related problems, should <br />be discussed as a project impact. <br /> <br />Response: This possibility was alluded to in the detrimental <br />impacts section, but a~parently not enough emphasis was placed on it. <br /> <br />17 <br />