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<br />TABLE OF CONTENTS <br /> <br />PUBLIC COMMENTS ANALYSIS REPORT <br />OPERA nON OF GLEN CANYON DAM <br />ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT <br /> <br />Page <br /> <br />FOREWORD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. i <br /> <br />CHAPTER ONE: Description of the DEIS Public Comment Process. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 <br />Operation of Glen Canyon Dam DEIS Process and Meetings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I <br />Public Information Session Locations ..................................... I <br />Public Hearing Locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 <br />AdvancinglPreparing For Public Meetings ......... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 <br />Conducting the Public Hearings ...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 <br />Hearing Transcripts and Report ......................................... 3 <br />Written Comments on the Operation of Glen Canyon Dam DEIS .................. 3 <br /> <br />CHAPTER TWO: Content Analysis of Public Comments on the GCD DEIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 <br /> <br />Types of Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 <br />The Database. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 <br /> <br /> <br />CHAPTER THREE: Summary of the Public Comments ............................ 7 <br />General Comments About the Adequacy of the Process and the Document. . . . . . . . . . . . 7 <br /> <br />Process Adequacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 <br />General .............................................. 7 <br />Leadership ............................................ 7 <br />Cooperation ........................................... 7 <br />Scope ............................................... 7 <br />Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 <br />Alternatives ........................................... 8 <br />Legal Mandates That Influence the FEIS and ROD ................ 8 <br />Document Adequacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 <br /> <br />Tone ................................................ 8 <br />Content .............................................. 8 <br />Format and Layout ...................................... 9 <br />Other. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 <br />Comments Specific to the Alternatives Outlined in the DEIS ..................... 9 <br />Comments on the GrouplRange of Alternatives in the DEIS ................ 9 <br />Comments Concerning Dam Operation Providing Background Information for <br />Discussion of Alternatives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 <br />Purpose of the Dam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 <br /> <br />Dam Operation ................. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 <br />Legal Issues Affecting Dam Operation and the Alternatives. . . . . . . . .. 10 <br />No Action Alternative (NAA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 10 <br />The Fluctuating Flow Group of Alternatives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 11 <br />Maximum Powerplant Capacity Alternative (MPCA) ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 11 <br />High Fluctuating Flow Alternative (HFFA) .......................... 11 <br />Moderate Fluctuating Flow Alternative (MFFA) ....................... II <br />