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o ()'2 4 8 5 . define any subsequent approaches and actions needed to meet the overall goals. Additional description of the proposed Program can be obtained by contacting the Platte River EIS Office at the address above, Programmatic EIS The impacts of the proposed Program and alternatives ..ill be evaluated through a PElS, This assessment will look at the effects of the proposed Program and alternatives primarily upon the habitat of the four target threatened and endangered species along the Central Platte River in Nebraska in order to assess the degree to which each alternative achieves the program purposes, Other impacts offue alternatives will be examined more broadly, Once a preferred alternative is selected for implementation, further NEP A compliance may be required for site"specific Federal actions, For example, the PElS will examinc the effects of restoring the original storage in Pathfinder Reservoir upon the \vater operations of Reclamation's North Platte reservoirs and the downstream effects upon the habitat of the target species. If this element is part of the ultimately selected Program, an additional site-specific NEP A study would likely need to be undertaken to assess, for example, the construction impacts of raising Pathfinder Dam. Similarly, it is expected that the PElS will examine the benefits to the habitat of the target species from a range of water conservation measures throughout the Platte River Basin, including the costs of such measures and their broad effects on factors such as water use, associated revenues, and local taxes. However, further WEP A compliance may be required prior to implementing specific conservation measures in specific locations. A Draft PElS is scheduled for completion by rnid-J 999, 9 . .