9669

• UCREFRP Catalog Number: 9669
• Author: U.S. Department of the Interior.
• Title: Policy and Guidelines for Planning and Coordinating Recovery of Endangered and Threatened Species.
• USFW Year: 1990.
• USFW - Doc Type: \
• Copyright Material: NO

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development and implementation in cooperation with other affected Regions.
Regions are encouraged to develop multi-species recovery plans for listed
species that share the same ecosystem or for taxonomically related species
facing similar threats. In some instances, it may be advantageous to
develop separate plans for each major po~ulation ofa widespread species
(e.g., the bald eagle).

B. Recovery Plan Processinq

Following regional review, the Regional Director may opt to produce a
technical draft for review by the professional community (e.g. academic,
law enforcement, other Federal contacts, etc.). This draft need not include
an Implementation Schedule. Comments received are incorporated into a
subsequent agency draft, which is made available for review by all
interested agencies and parties (including the general public).
Alternatively, the Regional Director may choose to produce a combined
technical/agency draft, to be reviewed simultaneously by all interested
parties. The latter approach is recommended because it saves time, effort,
and money; however, the decision on whether to have separate drafts or one
combined draft belongs to the lead Regional Director.

Once the agency (or technical/agency) draft or a significant revision
to a previously approved plan is prepared, the following actions will be
taken to comply with the 1988 Amendments:

1) The lead Region will distribute this draft to the Assistant Director
- Fish and Wildlife Enhancement (ADFWE), the Assistant Director -
Refuges and Wildlife (ARW) , the Assistant Director -Fisheries (AF),
the Regional Director for Research and Development, other affected
Regions, all affected Service field offices, cooperating agencies,
species experts, and other interested and/or affected public or
private parties. Comments will be transmitted to the lead Region
within 60 days.

2) The lead Region will prepare a Notice of Availability for
publication in the Federal ReQister requesting public comments
within a specified time. The lead Region also may develop a public
notice and/or press release to be published in, or provided to,
local 'newspapers in each major geographical area where the species
is known or believed to occur (See Appendix III for examples of
such documents.) The lead Region will absorb the cost of press
releases and other forms of public notification.

3) The Federal ReQister notice, press releases, and/or public notices
should be published at the same time. However, the Regional

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