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<br />,(}00874 <br /> <br />" <br /> <br />a) for historic projectS';"' these actions will serve the reasonable and prudent alternatives as <br />long as they are completed according to the schedule identified in the Program; , <br /> <br />b) for new projects', these actions will serve as reasonable and 'prudent alternatives so long <br /> <br />, , <br />as they are completed beforetheinipact of the project ocCurs. In addition, new projects will <br />pay a depletion charge of $ _ on the project's net depletion as part of any reasonable and <br />prudent alternative needed to avoid jeopardy. (If the Service finds that there is no jeopardy <br />or adverse modification or destruction of critical habitat, no depletion charge, or other <br />reasonable and prudent alternative will be required.); <br /> <br />c) the Service has ultimate authority and responsibility for determining whether progress is ' <br />sufficient to enable it to rely upon the Program as a reasonable and prudent alternative and ' <br />identifying actions necessary to avoid jeopardy. The Service will confer with the Program <br />on the identification and scheduling of these actions needed to serve as reasonable and <br />prudent alternatives. <br /> <br />6. Certain situations may result in the Service determining that the action(s) identified as <br />reasonable and prudent alternatives in previously rendered biological opinions are no longer <br />serving as a reasonable and prudent alternative. These situations may include, but are not <br />limited to: .' Oh_..:?f.; ~~~ <br />\.J~.0JuL ~ ,cl~::,_> ~ ~A":'" 1'0 " . ~ ,q;'Hld:./.... 7 <br />~?Wk~t4'~'. . <br />a. ritical deadlines for specified Program aC~-Fe missed; or ~ 7 . <br />b. specified Program actions are@etermi~o beirnfeasibl~ ~'f~~~A~? ' ~? <br />c. significant new information about the habitat needs or population status of the Platte <br />. River endangered species becomes available. <br /> <br /> <br />The SerVice will notify the Program when a situation may result in it not serving as a reasonable <br />and prudent alternative. The Program will work with the Service to evaluate the situation and <br />develop the most appropriate response to restore Program actions as a reasOnable and prudent <br />alternative. <br /> <br />25 <br />