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<br /> <br />002398 <br /> <br />Fed.r.1 R.gI.t.r I Vol. 51, No. 106/ Tu..day. Jun~ 3. 1986 I Rule. and Regulation. <br /> <br />19957 <br /> <br />I..' <br /> <br />requlnlm.nll .. d.fIn.d by the <br />P.parwork R.ductlon Act. Th. .naly... <br />undor !lx.cutlv. Ord.r 122m., the <br />R.ruI.tory F1.xtbility Acl. .nd NEPA <br />... .yoU.ble 10 the public .1 the Ome. <br />of EncLonaered Sp.cl.., u.s. PI.h and <br />WUdlU. Service. .1 the .ddre.. lI.ted <br />.bov.. <br /> <br />Uot of SubJeda In 50 CFR Perl 402 <br /> <br />Endangered and threatened wlldlUe. <br />PlIh, Int.rsov.rnm.ntal rel.tlon.. Plonll <br />(apiculture). <br /> <br />Resulatloa PromuJs.llon <br /> <br />Accordingly. the S.rvlca revl... 50 <br />CFR Part 402 to read.. follows: <br /> <br />PART 402-lNnRAOEHCY <br />COOPERA1'ION-ENDAHOERED <br />SPECIES Ar::r OF 1113, AS AMENDED <br /> <br />~A 0..... <br />8oc. <br />4O%.ot Soope. <br />4OZ.OZ OoflnlUOnll. <br />4OZ.O:I AppUcabWty. <br />4OZ.04 Counterpart reaulaUonll. <br />4OZ.Oll !marpDd... <br />4OZ.Oll CoordloaUoo with oth.r <br />ea.vtromDeaW revtew.. <br />4OZ.01 DeoiloaUOD of "ad qeDcy. <br />401.01 DnigDat10n arDOD.-Pedenl <br />npreHJ1tat1vlt. <br />4OZ..OQ Irnvltnlbl. or lrntrl.....ble <br />commitment of NIOUf"Ce'. <br />~~PrcC"ldJrwe <br />4OZ.10 CoafenDCI OD proposed .peet.. or <br />propooad c:riUcal babltaL <br />40%.11 Early lXlDIwtaUOo. <br />4OZ.12 BloloslcaJ ......IDIDL <br />4QZ.13 lDfarma.l CIOuwtltlOn. <br />, 40%.14 Formal COnllwtaUoo. <br />40%.11 JlaIponalbWU.. of FedOl'a1 apocy <br />followtoa IaalWJCO of . blolD8lcal <br />oproiod. <br />402.1a RaIolUaUoa of formal coaawtaU.... <br />A-,: la U.s.c. 1531 ., Mq. <br />~.. <br />to b P r" A-o.n..I <br />'402.D1 ____ <br />(.) '1'hlI Part Interprell and <br />Implem.nll NCIIo... 7('Hd) [111 U.8.C. <br />153O('HdJ) of the Bndangored BpeeI.. <br />Act 011973. .. ......,cLod ("Act"). Beetlon <br />7(.) .,..,11 .uthortty to and ImPOH' <br />requfNmenll upon F.d.ral q.ncI.. <br />rep.rdIn, endenaered or thre.taned <br />Ip8ciH of flab. wild11f.. or planll <br />("liJtad .peeIe.") and habitat 011llCb <br />.pecIeI that hu be.n deolcnated .. <br />czIt1ca1 ("czIl1caJ habitat"). Beetlon <br />7(.Kl) of the Act dinctI Federal <br />qencleI.1n COGIaltatloa with and with <br />the UIiI\ance of the IIecretary 01 the <br />Inllrior or of Commerce. eo appropriate. <br />to utillse thalr .uthor\lIe. to further the <br />purpDMI of the Act by oanyq out <br />~atloa 1>''''' m_ for liot8d <br />opec\e&- Such aftInDatlv. ~--.tIoa <br /> <br />~ OIDJ(DI)(JI-wAY_UaJ>1J) <br /> <br />propalll' mu.t comply with appUcabl. <br />pannlt requlnllll.nt. (150 CPR Part. 17. <br />2ZO. 222. .nd 221) for n.t.d .p.e1.. and <br />.hould be ooordIn.l.d with the <br />.pproprl.t. Stcnlory. Stctlon 7(.J\Z) of <br />the ACI re'luJro.. .v.r: F.doral q.ney. <br />In ooneull.Uon wilil and with th. <br />...I.lance 01 tho Secnt.ry. to In.Utl <br />that any lctlon It .uthorlze.. funde, or <br />curl.. out. In the Unlt.d Btat.. or upon <br />the hlsh ..... I. not Uk.ly to j.opardlu <br />the oontlnu.d .xt.t.nce of any lI.t.d <br />.pad.. or re.u1te In the d..trucUon or <br />.dYe'" modlflcetlon of critical h.bltat. <br />Section 7(.)(3) of the Act .uthortz.. . <br />proepactlv. p.nnlt or IlcetIH appUcant <br />10 requ..t the l..uIns F.d.r.1 q.ney to <br />antar Into .arly coneultatlon with tha <br />Service on . propoHd .ctlon to <br />d.termln. wh.thar .uch action It 1Ik.ly <br />to J.opardlu the contlnu.d .xt.tance of <br />IiJt.d .ped.. or re.ult In the d..tructlon <br />or adnree lIIod1f1cetlon 01 crIt1cel <br />habltet. Section 7(.)[4) 01 the Act <br />requlnl. F.d.ral lIB.nd.. to coaler with <br />the Seczetary on any .ctlon that I. 1Ik.ly <br />to Jeopardlu the contlnu.d .xt.t.nce of <br />propo.ed .peeI.. or reault In the <br />d..tructlon or adv.... modlllcatlon of <br />propo..d czIt1ca1 habitat. Section 7(b) of <br />th. Act requlnl.th. Stczetary, alter the <br />conclusion of .arly or formal <br />co...ultaUolL to I..u. . wrltt.n <br />atalem.nl'.lIIn8 forth tha Seczetory'. <br />oplnIon detalllns how the qeney action <br />aff.cte IiJtad .peela. or czIt1cal h.bltat <br />B1oloslcal .....nn.nll are required <br />und.r ..ctlon 7(c) of th. Act U IiJted <br />.peeI.. or czIt1cal hablllt lII.y be <br />preHnl1n the are. affact.d by any <br />major conotructlon .ctlvlty .. d.fIn.d In <br />'404.02. SectIon 7(d) 01 the Act prohibita <br />Federal qancl.. and .ppUcanlllrom <br />maIdns any !nav.nlbl. or !nalriev.bl. <br />oomm.lllll.nt of relOW'CO. which h.. tha <br />./fact of foreclo.Jns th. fonnul.tlon or <br />Implem.ntatlon of re.lOD8bl. and <br />prudenl altamallv.. which woald .vold <br />leopardlzIna the continued exitt.nce of <br />I1etad tpecI.. or re.ulllnlln the <br />de.tructlon or .dvarea mocWIcatlon of <br />czIl1caJ habitat. 8ect\on 7(.Ho)(I) of the <br />Act provlda procedural for sranllnl <br />axamptlonalrom th. reqalrem.nta of <br />HCtIon 7(')(2J. ResulatlOllt IOYemJns <br />the enbmlotlon 01 axamptloD <br />appUcatlone are found .t IlO CPR Part <br />.at. and replatlone IDVImJns th. <br />axamptloa ~ IN fOUDd .t IlO CPR <br />Parte 4IlO, ~ and 453. <br />(b) 'Ibe U.8. FIeh and WIIdUI. Service <br />(fIWll) and the N.1Ioaal Marin. <br />Plehaiiee IlarvIoe (NMI'8) .hare <br />reepontlbl1ltlee for .dmlnIttarIDt tha <br />AD!. 'Ibe Utlt 01 Endaqared and <br />11ln.1asIed WUdlU. ana Plante ... <br />found III IlO CPR 17.11 and 17.U and the <br />detlJDaDd cdlloal habltate are found In <br />150 chl17. and 17. and 10 CPR Part <br /> <br />'.mArl"-l1UD1.M.a-&l <br /> <br />ue. Endang.red or thre.taned .paol.. <br />und.r the Jurtodlctlon of th. NMFB .r. <br />locat.d In IlO CPR 222.23(.) .od Z27.4. If <br />the .ubj.ct .paol.. I. clt.d In 150 CFR <br />=Ia) or ZZ7.4. the F.daral 'Beney <br />.hall contact the NMFB. FOI .11 oth.r <br />n.t.d .pad.. the F.d.ral As.ney .h.1I <br />contact the I'WB. <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />t 402.02 Ch,rLAL.-. <br />"Act" m.ane the EncLol18.red Sp.cl.. <br />Act of 1973. .. em.nd.d, 18 U.S.C. 1531 <br />./..q. <br />"Action" meana all acUvtU.. or <br />progrem. of any kind .uthorlzed. <br />fund.d, or curI.d out. In whol. or In <br />part. by F.d.r.1 .g.ncI.. In the Unlt.d <br />State. or upon th. hlsh H.'. EltIImpl.. <br />Includ.. but... not IlmItad to: (.) <br />.cUon. Int.nded to co....rv. lIaled <br />ap.d.. or th.1r habitat: (b) the <br />promu!s.tlon of resu1.tlon.: (c) the <br />granllnl of Uce...... contracll. 1...... <br />.aHm.nll. rtsh~f-w.y, pannlll. or <br />grante-In-ald: or (d) .ctlOI1l directly or <br />indirectly caUlJns modlflcatlo... to the <br />land, w.tar. or air. <br />"Action area" mallDl all are.. to be <br />aff.cted directly or indirectly by the <br />F.d.ral .ctlon and not m.rely the <br />Imm.dl.t. .... Involved In the action.. <br />II AppUcanl" reren to any penon. .1 <br />d.fIn.d In ..ctlon 3(13) of the Act. who <br />requlnl. fonnaJ .pproval or <br />.uthorlz.tlon Irom. F.deral q.ney.. <br />a prerequl.lt. to conductlns the .cUon. <br />"B1010s\ca1 ._........t.. refere to th. <br />1nI0nn.tlon prepared by or und.r the <br />direction of the Federal aseney <br />concemJns lI.t.d and propo.ed .p.d.. <br />and d..lgn.t.d and propo..d czIt1ca1 <br />hablt.t that may b. preHII11n the action <br />.... .nd the .v.lutlon potential ./fecta <br />olth. .ctlon on .uch .peeI.. and <br />h.bltat. <br />"B1oloslcal oplnlon" Ie the document <br />th.t .I.t.. the oplnlon of the Service .. <br />to wh.th.r or not the Fed.rel .ctlon I. <br />1Ik.ly to Jeopardbe the contlnu.d <br />.wt.nee of IiJtad .pada. or re.ullln <br />th. de.tructlon or .dvarea modlllcatlon <br />aI czIt1ca1 habitat. <br />"Coal.renca" la . proce.. which <br />Involv.. 1nI0nnaJ dleculllone between a <br />F.d.ral q.ney and th. Service under <br />NCIIon 7(.)(4) of th. Act resardJns tha <br />Impact ot an .oIIon on propooad .peeI.. <br />or propoaed czIt1ca1 h.bltat and <br />recommeudatfOI1l to 1111..,...1.. or avoid <br />the .dv.... affecll. <br />"Conaerv.tlon reoollllll.ndatloaa" are <br />......110111 of the ServIce resardJns <br />cU.ac:retlOllU)' maal\lNl to ",...1",1'11'. or <br />avoid .dv.... off,clo of . propoaed <br />.olIoa 011 Ibtad IpaCIu or czIl1caJ <br />habltal or resardinc the deva\opment of <br />InIonnat\oa. <br /> <br />\ <br />J <br />'" <br /> <br />" ~ <br /> <br />". .".'-11 <br />