WSP05912

• File Number: 8059
• Description: Section D General Studies-State Water Plan
• State: CO
• Date: 1/12/1972
• Title: Writing the Report 1969-Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation Transmittal of Reclamation Instructions-Environmental Quality-Preservation and Enhancement
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Operating Principles/Plan

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Reclamation Instructions

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Series 350 General Instructions

Part 376 Environmental Quality -
Preservation and Enhancement

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CHAPTER 5 STATEMENT OF E~NIRONMENTAL IMPACT

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))QlSe control, solid waste disposal, ~sticide regulation, radiation
crJ!eria and standards, or other matters-v/itfiin its authority. -

(3) A period of not less than 45 days will normally be est3.blished for reply,
after which it may be presumed, unless an extension is requested, that
the agency consulted has no comment. Whenever feasible, e~tensions
of time of up to 15 days should be granted. In e:<ceptional cases, ~
time is critical, a review time limit of 30 days may be established. A
period of 45 days shall be allowed for EPA review. The r~view period ,"
will officially start on the date the Notice of Availability is published in
the Federal R~g.ister.

C. State and Local Agencies.

(1) Where no public hearing was held to invite State and local review, and
where review of the proposed action by State and local agencies author-
ized to develop and enforce environmental standards is relevant, State
and local review shall be provided as folloVJs:

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(a) For Federal water and related land resources plans, projects, and
programs, review by State and local governments will be through
procedures set forth by the Water Resources Council (Section IDE
of Policies, Standards, and Procedures in the Formulation, Eval-
uation, and Review of Plans for Use and Development of Water and
Related Land Resources, approved by the President on May 15,
1903, and printed as Senate Document 97, 87th Congress; Handbook
for Coordination of Planning Studies and Reports, June 1909).

(b) For direct Federal development projects, including water and
relateclland resource projects, and for projects assisted under
programs listed in Attachment D of Office of Management and
Budget C)rcular_A-95, review by State and local governments
will be through State and Regional or Metropolitan Clearinghouses
in accordance with Circular A-95 and implementing Bureau
instructions.

(c) For actions affecting the cultural or historic components of the
environment, review by State and local agencies will be through
procedures set forth by the Advisory Council on Historic Preser-
vation (36 F. R. 3310), and draft environmental statements will
reflect consultations with the State Liaison Officer for Historic
Preservation and with the State Archeologist.

(d) For actions having an impact on Indian lands or communities,
review by State and local agencies will also include review by
local Indian tribal governing bodies.

(2) Where the procedures in CO) above are not appropriate, review and
comment by State and local agencies authorized to develop and enforce
environmental standards may be obtained by distributing the draft
environmental statement to the appropriate State and Regional or
Metropolitan Clearinghouses, unless the Governor of the State has
designated some other point for obtaining this review.

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