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~~~I~ d~~78 wealth and beauty are committed almost irretrievably to a very limited use after only cursory or limited eva luation. Careful scientific ana lysis must be made of competing needs and uses before committing large areas to what is in effect the limited use of small groups of persons. These small groups are almost without exception persons who do ,not live in or near the areas affected. The language of S. 702 does not define the boundary of the proposed Flattops Wilderness specifically. The District did acquire a map from the White River National Forest Supervisor's office in January 1973, which we believe shows the same proposed boundary as the December 20, 1972 map referenced (lines 7 and 8, P. 1) in S. 702. Our comments and a large-scale display map we have prepared are based upon the boundary line on the map we acquired in January 1973. On December 11, 1972 the Federal Power Commission entered an order issuing a 36-month preliminary permit to the Colorado River Water Conservation District for the proposed South Fork of White River Project #2647. The District applied for the preliminary permit on May 20, 1967. The project is located in Garfield and Rio Blanco Counties, Colorado, and affects lands of the United States within White River National Forest. These lands are along the South Fork of the White River from Range 89 West at the Meadows, the location of the District's proposed Rio Blanco Reservoir (131,034 acre feet) to Range 90 West near the South Fork Campground where the South Fork Reservoir is being studied as a potential water supply and hydroelectric facility (85,000 acre feet and 13,500 kilowatts). The preliminary study permit includes a pumped storagei -3-