What are the requirements for completing an appraisal investigation or a feasibility study under the program?
The criteria Reclamation will use to evaluate an appraisal investigation are described in § 404.44 and the criteria for evaluating a feasibility study are described in § 404.49. The general process for conducting and reviewing an appraisal investigation under the program are stated in §§ 404.41 to 404.46; the process for conducting and reviewing a feasibility study are described in §§ 404.47 to 404.52. Reclamation is currently developing Directives and Standards to be published in the Reclamation Manual that will explain in more detail the specific requirements for what must be included in an appraisal investigation or a feasibility study. See §§ 404.44 and 404.49 of the interim final rule for more information.
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