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Part III <br />IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE <br />The Implementation Schedule (Part III) indicates task priorities, task <br />numbers, task descriptions, duration of tasks, potential or participating <br />parties, and lastly, estimated costs. These tasks, when accomplished, will <br />bring about the recovery objectives for the pallid sturgeon as discussed in <br />Part II of this Plan. <br />Parties with authority, responsibility, or expressed interest to implement a <br />specific recovery task are identified in the Implementation Schedule. The <br />listing of a party in the Implementation Schedule does not imply a requirement <br />or that prior approval has been given by that party to participate or expend <br />any funds. However, parties willing to participate will benefit by being able <br />to show in their own budget submittals that their funding request is for a <br />recovery task that has been identified in an approved recovery plan and is <br />therefore part of the overall coordinated recovery effort to recover the <br />pallid sturgeon. Also, section 7(a)(1) of the Endangered Species Act directs <br />all Federal Agencies to utilize their authorities in furtherance of the <br />purposes of the Act by carrying out programs for the conservation of <br />threatened and endangered species. <br />Following are definitions to column headings and keys to abbreviations and <br />acronyms used in the Implementation Schedule: <br />Priority No.: All priority 1 tasks are listed first, followed by priority 2 <br />and priority 3 tasks. <br />Priority 1 - -All actions that must be taken to prevent extinction or to <br />prevent the species from declining irreversibly in the foreseeable future. <br />Priority 2 - -All actions that must be taken to prevent a significant <br />decline in species population /habitat quality, or some other significant <br />negative impact short of extinction. <br />Priority 3 - -All other actions necessary to provide for full recovery (or <br />reclassification) of the species. <br />Task No. & Task: Recovery tasks as numbered in the recovery outline. Refer <br />to the Narrative for task descriptions. <br />Task Duration: Years to complete the corresponding task. Study designs can <br />incorporate more than one task, which when combined can reduce the time needed <br />for task completion. <br />Participating or Responsible Party: Federal or State government agencies, <br />nongovernment organizations, or universities with responsibility and /or <br />capability to fund or carry out the corresponding recovery task. <br />46 <br />