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<br /> <br />S"..nE I.r K \SS:\.'i <br /> <br /> <br />/~-~, <br />{ . ;;.. \ <br />. l~.'.' . <br />\ or; i <br />,...........; <br /> <br />UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE <br />1be As..... ..cretarv 'or Pallcr <br />w.~..........._ n t.: 2lP30 <br /> <br />Uti'll I fll IIU.(;eI\UI'\nH <br />:-1..,....,..... <br />,..,-,........,: <br /> <br />.......I...lOll............ <br /> <br />August 21, U80 <br /> <br />Septe.ber 5, 1980 <br /> <br />Dr. H. W. Hall, Chal~an <br />Hissouri River Basin C~lssioq <br />Suite 403, 10050 Regency Circle <br />Omaha, Nebraska 68114 <br /> <br />Dear Dr. Ilalla <br /> <br />Hr. H!llard W. Uall <br />Chalraan <br />H!.aourl River 8..1n co..i..lon <br />10050 Regency Circle - Suite 401 <br />o.ah., Nebr.aka 6.114 <br /> <br />Reference i. ..de to your letts~ of u.y 10, 1980, r.~ue.tlng <br />atate views and.~ent. concerning the draft BIS prepared .. <br />part of the "issourl Water Resource. Hanageaent Plan. 8y .eparats <br />letter. I have Bub.ltted .y view. on the co.prehen.lve planning <br />docu_nt. <br /> <br />Dear Hr. OaU. <br />Tbe Hi.Bourl River a..io Water Resource. Management Plan <br />.... been reviewed by'IliI. Depart_nt; and ve bave DO <br />COIIItIent pertaining to the Plan. <br />Sincersly, <br />~~,.~ <br />Frederick '1'. lCoickerbocker <br />Deputy As.iatant Secretary <br />for Industry Polley <br /> <br />I <br />N <br />.... <br />... <br />I <br /> <br />The Water Resource. Board advi8e. that; the EIS va. prepared <br />and approved by the co.prehenaive Planning Coaaittee of the <br />commission. In their view, the d~Aft EIS .de~uately fulfills tbe <br />requirements of the HattoDal EnviroDMental Poltcy Act. The Board <br />furthe~ notes that many of tbe project. and progr... included tn <br />the comprehensive plan haY~ sepa~.te environmental u.pact .tat...nt. <br />that specifically addre.s environaental concern.. It i. noted that <br />the general nature of tbe planning docuaent J. such that the i.pact <br />on the environmental collcerna ia difficult to asseas until the <br />programs And projects included as part of tbe comprehensive plan <br />are implemented. With ceference to the specific concerna expressed <br />by the Environmental Protection Agency regarding the envirOnMental <br />impact atatement. the Water Resources Board lndlcatea that they are <br />addresaed sufficiently and further revisions to the .tate are not <br />warranted. <br /> <br />I would concur with the views expressed by the Water Re&ourcea <br />Board on the Envi~onmental Impac tatement_ <br /> <br /> <br />r.~ <br />JOhN CARLIN <br />Goveroor <br /> <br />JCJOCSJko <br />cca Francine Neubaue~ <br />Executive Director, IWRB <br />