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Section D General Statewide Issues - Endangered Species Act - Fisheries
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CO
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Statewide
Date
6/3/1986
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Fish and Wildlife Service-NOAA - Interagency Cooperation - Endangered Species Act of 1973 - As Amended - Final Rule - Federal Register - Volume 51-Number 106 - Rules and Regulations
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<br />002371 <br /> <br />r' .,: <br /> <br />19930 <br /> <br />Fitderal RePltar I Vol. 51. No. 106 I Tuelday. June 3. 11166 I Ruleo end Regulal;onl <br /> <br />lVer.1 commentera ...ertud thal the <br />ruIu .hould contmUG to have <br />extraterritorial .rr8Ct. Tbe Icope of thus <br />regulation. hu been enlarged 10 cover <br />Federol acUon. on the high .... but h.. <br />nol been exp.nded to Includ. foreign <br />countrie.. The Service find. thaI. <br />becau.e it olready h.. Iwi.dlcUon under <br />.ection 9(a)(I)(C) of the Act to regulate <br />the loking of a lioted floh or wildlife <br />opecieo on the high oe.. by ali perlono <br />oubjecllo the jwiodlcUon of the Untied <br />Staleo. concomitant fwiodlcUon und.r <br />oection 7 i. Implicit from CAnsrelllon.1 <br />concern thal compliance with B section <br />7 incidental take statement not result In <br />a taking violation under section <br />9(a](I)(C)... provided In lecUon 7(0](2). <br />Allhough consuhaUono on Federal <br />actions In forelgn countriea will not be <br />conducted under thio rule, the Service <br />"'O.aintair.1I ils strong commitment to the <br />preservation of species and habitat <br />.worldwide. The Service will continue to <br />li.t species which are found outside of <br />United Slateo juri.dlction when they .re <br />determined to be endangered Of <br />threatened. - <br />furlhennore. 'Congres.. in the <br />International Environment Protection <br />'\ct of 1983.22 U.S.C. 2151q. made a <br />nding that "the extincUon of anlm.1 <br />. .nd plant speciel I, an irreparable 1018 <br />.....,-with potentially serious environmental <br />and economic const:.o1uences for <br />developing and d~veloped countries <br />alike." Accordingly. It placeo the <br />preservation of Ipeciel "through <br />limi~ationl on the pollution of natural <br />eco.yotems. and through the protection <br />of wildlife habitats" as an "'importsnt <br />objective of the United States <br />development alsistance," In furtherance <br />of this policy. an Interagency T.sk Force <br />)'lSS established to develop a national <br />strategy for the protection al.d <br />conservation of biological diversity In <br />developing countries. The toak force did <br />notlpeciflcelly recommend that <br />Intemation9.1 alllltance activities be <br />subject to conlultaUon requJrement.. but <br />did cite section 7(a1l2) In recommendtns <br />that Federal agenclel "should continue <br />to adopt policies withholding support for <br />certain typ.. of prolects thet d.grode or <br />deotroy fragile or protected land.... Until <br />enacted by Congrell. however. the <br />recommendations of the t..k force will <br />not be Implemented In thOle regulotlon. <br />for (he reSlon. Itsted abov.. <br />One comment.r lUlled the Service to <br />change the .tandard for initiating 0 <br />'ectlon 7(a)(4) conference from "likely to <br />Jeopardize" to "would odversely affect." <br />The I'f!8UI.tlon tr.cks the st. lute. ond <br />the Service I.ck. the authority 10 make <br />the reque.ted chlUl8". The aame <br />comment.r noted that the I8ction 7(d) <br /> <br />i <br /> <br />s.m4'" <br /> <br />lOl6(DD)(lI-MA Y -16-1 U4, 16) <br /> <br />lentance referred to. "would Ivold <br />J.op.rdl.lng" It.ndsrd. (Emphutl <br />th.lrs.) Ag.ln. tho Service .dopt. the <br />r.gul.Uon.. In k..ptns with the <br />.t.tutory .tandlrd. <br />Another cammenler .tated that <br />biological opinion. ne.d only be <br />required .fler form.t coOlultoUon under <br />.ectlon 7(a)(2) of the Act end th.t thl. <br />.hould be clarified In the ruI.. The <br />Service dll8greel becaule the Ita lute <br />UlqU1re1 thai 8 "written Ilatement" <br />containing the Secret.ry'l opinion be <br />luued .lter the conclusion of both early <br />and form.1 con.ultaUon. The rule hal <br />been amended .lIghtly to clarify this <br />requirement. <br />The commenlsr alao reque.ted that <br />the .entence In propooed 1402.01(d) <br />dealtns with .ecUon 7(d) be am.nded by <br />adding "me..ure." alter the phl-..e <br />"re..onable and prud.nt ahemath'e{s)" <br />10 bring the regulation In line with the <br />statute. The Service declines to make <br />thl. change because it would tend to <br />confuse "reasonable and prudent <br />altemaUvel" that are Included In <br />jeop.rdy biological opinion. with <br />"!'e8aoDsble and prudent measurea" that <br />.re Included in an Incidentelt.ke <br />.tatement under .ectlon 7(b)[4) of the <br />Act. The propo.ed language de.cribtns <br />the section 7(d) prohibition accuretely <br />Implements the Act and is adopted In <br />this final rule. <br /> <br />Section 4IJ2.az Definition.. <br /> <br />Thil .ection .etl out deflnltiono of <br />terms that are used throughout the.e <br />regulation.. A. noted In Table 1. many <br />definitions have bean added to thole <br />Included In the 1978 rule. Only <br />comment. wblch specifically addreued <br />the definition. u.ed In these regulaUonl <br />are diacuued In thls lecUon. The.e <br />terml are further di.cull8d 00 they <br />perteln to the conlultation procedures In <br />the appropriate, lublequenlsecUons. <br />A definition of "Act" ha. been added <br />to the final rule. It refen to the' <br />End.nsered Specie. Act of 1973. al <br />.mended (16 U.S.C. 1531 e/.eq.). <br />The definition of "octlon" par.llel. the <br />former definition of ...ctivltle. or <br />progr.ml," 0 term that pndated the <br />Amendmentl. Severol chenge. have <br />been made In the d.flnltion of ...ctio.... <br />10 occommoda te public comm.nll: Flnt. <br />the definition I. exponded to cover <br />activities occurrI.ns on the high 18... <br />(See I 402.01legm.nt of the Preambl..] <br />Second. the pbr.." ".ctlo.. that Bnl <br />Intended 10 coOlerve IIlled lpeele. or <br />their hAbltot" wa. reltom from the <br />1978 rule beca UH of the d.d.lon to <br />require Service ",vlew of .11 Federal <br />octiOlU th.t may .l1ect lilted .pede. or <br />their critical babltat.{BH 1402.14 <br />sesment of the Preamble.) The Service <br /> <br />F4701.FMT... [1D.80]......I6-66 <br /> <br />d.c1In.. to d.flne furth.r or to d.I.le the <br />rel.rence to octlons thsl "indirectly <br />cau.e modlflcatloOlto thelond. woter. <br />or oir" In thl. d.flnltion. Th. concept of <br />Indlnct .ffecta I. .d.qu.lely oddre...d <br />In the di,cu,"lon of "cumuloUv. effBCll" <br />.nd "effect. 01 the action." <br />The definition of "or.Uon .....1.. II <br />sdoptad from the propooed ruI.. Severol <br />commenters crlUclud the vaguaneu or <br />apparent expaOllvenell cauaed by the <br />reference to indirect .ff.cta In this <br />definition. The deflnlUoOl of <br />"cumulative effecta" and "effBCll of the <br />action" furth.r clarify the scope of <br />"indirect effecll," <br />The Service II not oble to define <br />.peclflc spati.1 and teIDporol1llIllta for <br />the concept of indirect effecta that <br />would .atl.fy ev.ry concelv.ble <br />.ituaUon. .nd believe. th.llullIdent <br />und.ntondlng of the term exlllllO that <br />conlullon will not occur. "ActIon are." <br />Is not Ilmiled to the immediate .....a <br />Involved In . Federal oction. <br />"Appllcan~" on ebbrevloted term <br />including 011 permit or llC01118 <br />appllcanta. wal defined In the propooed <br />rule because of the Increesed role of <br />permit or Ilcenl8 .ppllcanta In the <br />con.ullation process. Although the Act <br />define. "permit or llcenae appllcant.. In <br />section 3(12). the Act'l dellnitlon Is of <br />limited use In the col1lult.tlon context <br />because it foeueel on the exempUon <br />procell under lection 7. The deflnlUon <br />In the proposed rule broadly deflneo <br />"applicant" .. "any penon who requlrea <br />formal approvol or euthorlzetlon frolD 0 <br />Fed.ralasency.. . prerequlolte to <br />conduct the actio..." Thus. oppllcanta <br />would Include thOI8 seekins permits, <br />IIcenae.. le..e.. letten of euthorlzetion. <br />ond eny other form of .uthorlzetlon or <br />approvollllu.d by a Federal ..ncy u <br />o prerequisite for canyIng out the <br />action. <br />One commenter ouggeoted thet the" <br />deflnlUon of applicant be amended to <br />allow prolpecUve permit oppllcanta to <br />partldpate In I8ction 7 conoultetl.... <br />Involv1n8 the prolDuIa.tlon of <br />reguI. tlOOl governing permltllauance. <br />The oppllcant (or proapect1ve oppllcant) <br />is Involved In tho conoultatlon proc8lB <br />.. 0 result of a IpectftC permit or Ilcenoe <br />oppllcation. The oppllcant may provlda <br />Input reaardlna Ita concern.a In the <br />Fed.ral ..nCY'1 rulemaklna proceN <br />throush the AdmInlllrativw Procedura <br />Act. 5 U.s.c. 561.t 1tIq. Further. 0 <br />prolpectlve appllcant could requelt <br />early conoultatlon tbrouah the FedanJ <br />..ncy under 1 402.11 of this ruI. on Ita <br />pro.pectlve oppllcatlon during th. <br />COIU'N 01 qenq rulemaJrdn,. If It deslret <br />.arty notl.. of potentlol oonftIolI and If <br />It _alltha requ1nmlnto of tbaH <br /> <br />
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