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1.7 Relationship to Statutes, Regulations, or other Plans <br />Exploration of mineral resources (the Proposed Action) is consistent with NEPA and the <br />federal guidelines for implementing NEPA including the CEQ regulations for <br />implementing the Procedural Provisions of NEPA outlined in 40 CFR 1500 -1508, and <br />USDI and BLM policies and manuals (BLM NEPA Handbook H- 1790 -1 [BLM 2008]). <br />The Proposed Action is also consistent with other plans, programs, and policies of <br />Affiliated Tribes, other federal agencies, as well as state and local governments to the <br />extent practical, including but not limited to the following: <br />• The FLPMA of 1976, as amended in 43 United States Code (USC) 1701 et seq. <br />• The CEQ's Considering Cumulative Effects under the NEPA (CEQ 1997) <br />• 43 CFR Part 46, Implementation of the NEPA of 1969; Final Rule, effective <br />November 14, 2008 <br />• USDI requirements provided in Part 516, Chapters 1 through 15, of the <br />Departmental Manual (USDI 2004) <br />• Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 <br />• Clean Air Act (42 USC 1857 et seq.), as amended and recodified (42 USC 7401 et <br />seq.) <br />• Clean Water Act (33 USC 1251 et seq.) <br />• Executive Order 11988, Floodplain Management <br />• Executive Order 11990, Protection of Wetlands <br />• FSM 2542.05, Municipal Supply Watersheds <br />• Public Law 93 -523, Safe Drinking Water Act <br />• Rangeland Health Standards as developed by the Secretary of the Interior on <br />February 22, 1995 <br />• Endangered Species Act (ESA) (16 USC 1531 et seq.) <br />• Executive Order 12898, Federal Actions to Address Environmental Justice in <br />Minority Populations and Low - Income Populations <br />• Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) (16 USC 703 et seq.) <br />• National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (NHPA), as amended (16 USC 470 et <br />seq.). <br />• Protection of Historic Properties (36 CFR 800) <br />• Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act of 1990 and 43 CFR <br />Part 10 <br />• American Indian Religious Freedom Act of 1978 <br />• Native American Trust Resource Policy standards as presented in the Department <br />of the Interior Comprehensive Trust Management Plan dated March 28, 2003 <br />• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act, <br />as amended <br />RM Potash Exploration Project 7 <br />Environmental Assessment <br />