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<br />0025:1:3 <br /> <br /> <br />United States Department of the Interior <br /> <br />IN REPLY REFER TO: <br />LC-2010 <br />ADM-7.00 <br /> <br />BUREAU OF REClAMATION <br />Lower Colorado Regional Office <br />P.O. Box 61470 <br />Boulder City, NV 89006-1470 <br /> <br />I.,.." ,~.;>J <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />To: Mr. Sam Spiller, Fish and Wildlife Service, 2321 West Royal Palm Road, <br />Suite 103, Phoenix, Arizona 85021-4951 <br /> <br />From: William E. Rinne, Director <br />Resource Management and Technical Services <br /> <br />Subject: Final Biological Assessment and Request for Formal Section 7 <br />Consultation, Endangered Species Act, on Lower Colorado River <br />Operations and Maintenance - Lake Mead to Southerly International <br />Boundary <br /> <br />Enclosed is the subject biological assessment entitled "Description and <br />Assessment of Operations, Maintenance, and Sensitive Species of the Lower <br />Colorado River." With this biological assessment, Reclamation requests formal <br />section 7 consultation (50 CFR 402.14) for certain listed species and critical <br />habitat and a conference (50 CFR 402.10) on a proposed threatened species. <br /> <br />Reclamation regrets the additional delay in providing this final biological <br />assessment, and it is recognized that this may effect an equivalent delay in the <br />issuance of the Service's draft biological opinion. However, our Consultation <br />Agreement time table still provides sufficient time for a 45-day public review of <br />the draft biological opinion and the issuance of a final biological opinion by <br />April 15, 1997. <br /> <br />As we have offered previously, Reclamation is prepared to meet with the Service <br />to discuss the biological assessment, since we realize it is a large document <br />which summarizes a complexity of operational and maintenance functions and the <br />potential effects of such functions on protected resources. Reclamation is also <br />available to provide additional data and explanation as necessary. Please call <br />Mr. William Rinne at 702-293-8709 or Tom Shrader at 702-293-8703 when you believe <br />such additional communication would be beneficial. <br /> <br />WILLIAM E~ RINNE <br /> <br />Enclosure (3) <br /> <br />cc: Ms. Nancy Kaufman, Director, Southwest Region, Fish and Wildlife Service, <br />PO Box 1306, Albuquerque NM 87103 <br />(w/encl) <br />