§ 401.61 - Processing the draft environmental impact statement.

(a) The Executive Director shall distribute ten copies of the draft environmental impact statement and two completed National Technical Information Service (NTIS) accession notice cards to the Council on Environmental Quality.

(b) The Executive Director shall announce to other agencies and the general public via the Federal Register and in accordance with other chapters and sections of the Administrative Manual, both the availability of the draft environmental impact statement and the date of a public hearing on environmental factors which will be held not less than 15 days after the draft environmental impact statement has been made available to the public.

(c) Concurrent with the announcement of availability, the Executive Director shall provide copies of the draft environmental impact statement to the Environmental Protection Agency and to appropriate field offices of reviewing Federal agencies that have special expertise or jurisdiction by law with respect to any impacts involved as listed in Appendix II of the Council on Environmental Quality's guidelines. At the same time, copies shall also be provided to the appropriate State and local agencies and to interested organizations and persons.

(d) All comments made upon the draft environmental impact statement should be submitted to DRBC within 45 days after the date of publication in the Federal Register announcing the availability of the draft. Extensions of review time will be at the discretion of the Executive Director.