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<br />.' C' <br /> <br />Reclamation Imtructions <br /> <br />Series 350 General Instruction,3 <br /> <br />Part 376 Environmental Quality - <br />Pre;:;erv.ation and Enhancement <br /> <br />L <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />CHAPTER 5 STATEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT <br /> <br />376.5.1 <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. 1 R-equirement. This chapter sets forUl requirements and p:!.'ocedlJres for pre- <br />paring and processing statements of the environmental impact of Eureau activ- <br />ities. These instructions i1nplement applicable provisions of Section 102(2)(C) <br />of the National Emrirorunental Policy Act of 1960 (P. L. 91-190, 83 Stat. 852, <br />January 1, 1970), hereafter referred to as the Act; Section 2(f) of Executive <br />Order No. 11514 (March 5, 1970); and Ct:idelines issued by the Council on <br />Environmental Quality (36 F. R. 7724, April 23, 1971), Office of Management <br />and Budget Bulletin No. 72-6, and Departmental Manual Part 516. <br /> <br />The Act requires that environmental statements be prepared and subrnitted <br />with every recommendation or report en propo.3als for legi::::latic'n and for other <br />~q:c Federal actions significantly. affecting the qualit:! of the erL\.rironment. <br />Environment2.l statements are required for proposed actions with..major tC'nvi- <br />.romnentaJ impacts or which are "or may be 'highly ~ontrover,'3ial. <br /> <br />Each Reclamation activity that authorizes or otherwise provides for rnodiiic8.- <br />tion of the envirorunent, including the legal and adlninistrati'Je protection <br />afforded to it, must be carefully analyzed and assessed in regard to "its emri- <br />l'onrnental impact. Environmental statements Vlill be submitted to the Council <br />on Enviromnental Quality (CEQ) 0n alllegislati0n .or other proposed major <br />actions 'Nhich may result in sigllifk~ant charlges in the quali~y of the environ- <br />ment. The study and analysis suppo:::-ting eacr* environmental statement will <br />utilize a systematic interclisciplin2.ry approad1 that draws heavily on the <br />natural :?.nd social sciences, the en'Jironmental design arts, and current <br />evaluation procedures. <br /> <br />. 2 Applicability. <br /> <br />A. Actions Initiated after January 1, 1970. All Bureau actbities after the <br />effective date of the Act (January 1, 1970) which siCfniiicantly 3lfect the <br />environlllent, either by modifyin] it or by changing its legal or adnlinistra- <br />tive protE'ction, are subject to the provisions of this chapter. If a feasi- <br />bility report en.Jironmental statement has not been prepared, an environ- <br />mental statement shall be prepar8Q for th'.? de=initg plan repc ""'t. ,'"""'":1'e <br />the feasibility report environmental statelnent has been prepared, <br />indivirY,;.l feature staternents v;;ill be requirt2d Gnly when it is not adequately <br />CO'\f~recJ" ill ~l:e overall .::?nljirQnmental sta.tement, or is In;lte....~2.Lly ch8.ngecJ <br />from the plalilling report. <br /> <br />B. Actions Initiated before .Jal1'lary 1, 1970. The provisions of this chapter <br />apply to cGntinuing major Bureau actions having a significant eff~~t on the <br />environment even though they arise from projects or programs initiated <br />prior to enactment of the Act. <br /> <br />Vlhere it is not practicable to reassess the basic course of action, continu- <br />in:; major actions Blust be shaped to mini1nize adverse environrnental <br />consequences. It is also important in continuing actions that account be <br />taken of enviromnental consequences not fully '3valuated at the out:::.et oi <br />the project or- program. Ongoing p:!:'ogl'anls 01' 1..lp...com.pleted features of <br />projects which were authorized priOl~ to January 1, 19'70, must be <br />reconsid~red to determine whether they constitute majol' Federal actions <br />signiiic8Jltly affecting the environment. If the ongoing program or <br /> <br />0231 <br />378-4 - 1/12/73 <br />