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<br />/ <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Memorandum <br />Animas-La Plata <br />December 9, 1992 <br /> <br />Pm:pose of Supplement <br /> <br />The purpose of this draft supplement (Supplement) to the 1980 FES is to provide <br />additional information concerning environmental effects initially described in the 1980 FES. <br />The supplemental information describes changes in the Project's environmental effects since <br />1980 as a result of design refinements, new information, or additional compliance <br />requirements. The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) is undertaking this supplement <br />to analyze new information and determine if refined, additional, or new environmental <br />mitigation measures are needed for construction of the Project The document also is <br />intended to provide information for compliance with Project land certification requirements <br />and Clean Water Act provisions. <br /> <br />This Supplement has been prepared in accordance with the National Environmental <br />Policy Act (NEPA) and the Council on Environmental Quality Implementing Regulations <br />for NEP A, Department of the Interior NEP A policy, Reclamation's NEP A Handbook, and <br />Reclamation Instructions and policies for compliance with the procedural requirements of <br />NEPA It is tiered to the 1980 FES in that it adopts and incorporates by reference the <br />relevant environmental analyses from that document When an element of the Project has <br />not changed measurably from conditions described in the 1980 FES, no detailed description <br />is provided; reference is made to the original discussion in the 1980 FES. <br /> <br />Reclamation prepared and filed the 1980 FES for the Project with the Environmental <br />Protection Agency (EPA) on July 1, 1980, and executed a record of decision on August 18, <br />1980, to proceed with the recommended plan for the Project as described in the September <br />1979 Definite Plan Report (DPR). A record of decision would be prepared after <br />completion of the final Supplement The 1980 FES incorporated the DPR by reference. <br /> <br />Scope of Supplement <br /> <br />The draft Supplement to the 1980 FES specifically addresses information on the <br />following issues (full discussion of the information is included in chapters II through IV): <br /> <br />o Design and other refinements since 1980, including phasing of construction, <br /> <br />o New or updated information relevant to environmental concerns and Project <br />impacts that has become available since 1980. <br /> <br />2 <br />