[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 43, Volume 2]
[Revised as of October 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 43CFR1610.4-7]

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                    TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS: INTERIOR
 
    CHAPTER II--BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
 
PART 1600--PLANNING, PROGRAMMING, BUDGETING--Table of Contents
 
               Subpart 1610--Resource Management Planning
 
Sec. 1610.4-7  Selection of preferred alternative.

    The District or Area Manager shall evaluate the alternatives and the 
estimation of their effects according to the planning criteria, and 
develop a preferred alternative which shall best meet Director and State 
Director guidance. The preferred alternative shall be incorporated into 
the draft resource management plan and draft environmental impact 
statement. The resulting draft resource management plan and draft 
environmental impact statement shall be forwarded to the State Director 
for approval, publication, and filing with the Environmental Protection 
Agency. This draft plan and environmental impact statement shall be 
provided for comment to the Governor of the State involved, and to 
officials of other Federal agencies, State and local governments and 
Indian tribes that the State Director has reason to believe would be 
concerned. This action shall constitute compliance with the requirements 
of Sec. 3420.1-7 of this title.