8111

• UCREFRP Catalog Number: 8111
• Author: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and National Marine Fisheries Service.
• Title: Endangered Species Consultation Handbook
• USFW Year: 1998.
• USFW - Doc Type: Procedures for Conducting Consultation and Conference Activities Under Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act.
• Copyright Material: NO

* * * * * * Final ESA Section 7 Consultation Handbook, March 1998 * * * * * *
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Glossary of Terms used in Section 7 Consultations •
Act - the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended, 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.
Action - all activities or programs of any kind authorized, funded, or carried out, in whole or
in part, by Federal agencies in the United States or upon the high seas. Examples include, but
are not limited to: (a) actions intended to conserve listed species or their habitat; (b) the
promulgation of regulations;(c) the granting of licenses, contracts, leases, easements, rights-
of-way, permits, or grants-in-aid; or (d) actions directly or indirectly causing modifications to
the land, water, or air. [50 CFR §402.02]
Action area - all areas to be affected directly or indirectly by the Federal action and not
merely the immediate area involved in the action. [50 CFR §402.021
Affect/effect - to affect (a verb) is to bring about a change ("The proposed action is likely to
adversely affect piping plovers nesting on the shoreline"). The effect (usually a noun) is the
result ("The proposed highway is likely to have the following effects on the Florida scrub
jay"). "Affect" appears throughout section 7 regulations and documents in the phrases "may
affect" and "likely to adversely affect." "Effect" appears throughout section 7 regulations
and documents in the phrases "adverse effects," "beneficial effects," "effects of the action,"
and "no effect." [Proper grammatical usage]
Anticipated/allowable/authorized - in incidental take statements, the Services determine the is
amount or extent of incidental take "anticipated" (expected) due to the proposed action or an
action modified by reasonable and prudent alternatives. When writing incidental take
statements, use only the phrase "anticipated" rather than "allowable" or "authorized," as the
Services do not allow or authorize (formally permit) incidental take under section 7.
[Clarification of usage]
Applicant - any person (an individual, corporation, partnership, trust, association, or any
other private entity; or any officer, employee, agent, department, or instrumentality of the
Federal Government, of any State, municipality, or political subdivision of a State, or of any
foreign government; any State, municipality, or political subdivision of a State; or any other
entity subject to the jurisdiction of the United States) [ESA §3(12)] who requires formal
approval or authorization from a Federal agency as a prerequisite to conducting the action.
[50 CFR §402.02]
Appreciably diminish the value - to considerably reduce the capability of designated or
proposed critical habitat to satisfy requirements essential to both the survival and recovery of
a listed species. [Clarification of usage]
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