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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provide information on the status of each listed species with a recovery
plan. (See guidance in Section II of these guidelines.)

3. Monitoring of Recovered Species

Section 4(g) of the Endangered Species Act was amended to require a
system for monitoring (for a period of not less than 5 years) all species
that have been recovered and delisted, and to provide for emergency re-
listing of any species that may again become in danger. (See guidance in
Section II of these guidelines.)

4. Section 6 Amendments

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Congress recognizes that States bear much of the responsibility for
managing Federally listed species and that the expertise of State
conservation agencies is essential to the endangered species program.
Section 6 of the Act was amended to clarify that States may use Section 6
grants to monitor the status of recovered (delisted) species and Notice of
Review Category 1 and 2 candidate species. However, priorities for Section
6 allocations should be: (1) implementation of recovery actions, (2)
candidate monitoring, and (3) monitoring of recovered species.

Although monitoring candidate species is not directly related to
recovery, it does provide an opportunity for Federal and State agencies to
conduct prelistinghabitat protection and management actions, and ensures
that species awaiting listing are not lost through inattention to their
status.

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5. Annual Reporting of Recovery Expenditures

A new section (18) of the Act requires an annual reporting, on a
species-by-species basis, of all "reasonably identifiable" Federal or State
expenditures made primarily for the conservation of endangered or threatened
species pursuant to the Act. The intent of this amendment is to provide
additional cost information to Congress and to examine the distribution of
funds. (Follow guidance in Section II of these guidelines.)

6. Recovery Plan Requirements

In the 1988 amendments, Congress made it clear that a recovery plan is
to be an action-oriented document. There are four issues that must be
addressed in every recovery plan.

o To the maximum extent feasible, a recovery plan must identify
Site-specific management actions as may be necessary to achieve
the plan's goal for the conservation and survival of the

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