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8065
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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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Unknown
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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 />002372 <br /> <br />19931 <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />Feder.1 R~g1.ler I Vol. 51, No. 106 / Tue.day, June 3. 19116 I Rule. and Regulation. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />..guI.Uon.. Thl. would Involv. <br />Int.r.cUon wllb lb. Service. but II <br />would b. Ilmlled In .cope to tho <br />pro.pecUv. appllcatJon for lb. p.nnll at <br />illue. not I seneral conlultatlon on Ute <br />pending ruI.maldng. In ,,'poDla to <br />.nolb.r comm.nt. lb. Servlc. tak.. lb. <br />po.IUon thalli wtll nol .xp.nd <br />"applicant" 10 Include thOIO ..aking <br />funding from F.daral os.ncla.. unIe.. <br />th. ..quOII for funding I. cuuplad wtlb a <br />..qulrem.nllbat lb. p...on obtain <br />Federal .pproval or .uthomaUon .. a <br />p....qul.lt. for carrying oullb. acUon <br />for which funding 10 .ought. Finally, one <br />comm.nter a.k.d lbat lbe .cope of lbe <br />d.llnlUon be expand.d to Includ. <br />corporatJon., Federal osencle., and all <br />oLb.r I.sal enUUe.. Th. Servlc. believe. <br />Lb.t the u.. of lb. word "pa..on" In lb. <br />deflnlUon Iltidie8 the commenler'. <br />concern b.cau.e of Lb. broad d.flnltion <br />of lballenn In ..ctJon 3(13) of lb. Act. <br />" To clarify lhl. polnl, lb. Service added a <br />. '"..fe..nce 10 lbe Act'. definiUon of <br />'p...on" in lb. dellnlUon of "applicant" <br />In lbe final rule. <br />The definition of "biological <br />" a..ellmenl" In lbe final rule. derived <br />, from 11402.02 and 402.12(b)(4)(1i) of lbe <br />propo.ed rule. clarifie. lbat lbe <br />...eaament muat include en p.valuation <br />of potential impacts. One cammenler <br />criticized the "vaguene.... of the <br />dellnltJon of "blolOSical a..a..menl.. In <br />Lb..'propo.ed ruI., .taling lballt w.. <br />Unclear .. to how a Pederal agency <br />would determine wbJch sp.cl.. or <br />aiUcal h.bltal may be In lb. acUon are. <br />.nd bow lb. as.ney would evaluala <br />pol.oUal .rrecu. Th. Servlc. bell.ve. <br />lbat lhl. dellnltJon I. .dequ.ta and lbal <br />Lbe proce..-ori.nl.d fonnalln 1402.12 of <br />lb. regulaUon. adaqualely .xplaln. lbe <br />ocope and procedure of lb. biological <br />alae..ment requirement. <br />Th. propolOd d.llnlUon of "biological <br />oplnlon" ba. be.n adopled In lbe.e final <br />ruI... A biological oplnlon I. tho <br />documenl thal.lale. lb. Service'. <br />oplnlOD .. \0 wb.lb.r or not Lb. Federal <br />acUoD I. 1Ik.ly 10 I.opardl%e Lb. <br />coDllnued exl.t.nce of IIoI.d .peele. or <br />....wt In Lb. d..trucUon or .dv..... <br />modIIIcaUon of aiUcal b.bltat. On. <br />commonter .ugsul.d a third polllbl. <br />concluolon for biological oplnlon., <br />-lIuumd.nt Worm,UoD 10 IIOU. aD <br />oplnl...." Th. commontar llI1IU.d Lb.t <br />ouch . concluolon woolld .lImInat. lb. <br />rilk thai th. Service tak.. wbeD I..ulng <br />an opinion balOd on UJU. bly <br />Inadequate data. Tha Service doclln.. to <br />.dd thlo third opllon. Th. logl.I.Uv. <br />IWtory of Lb. Act I. cloar In requiring <br />tha ServIce \0 mako . dad.IOD on lbo <br />Iuue of IlUly Ieopardy .t the <br />ooucluoiOD of loniW CODOUItatlon. Tha <br /> <br /> <br />1-C1_ <br /> <br />lXXT/(OO)(ll-WA Y-I6-J)~:I9) <br /> <br />Sorvlc. will not .ldOlI.p thl. oblla.Uon. <br />but In.t..d will conclude ollbor <br />"J.opardy" or "no J.op.rdy" b..ed on <br />lb. b..lav.U.bl. d.t... <br />Th. d.finlllon of "conferenc." h.. <br />b..n adopl.d .. propo..d. On. <br />commenlar .ugso.tod lbat th. <br />confor.nc. nOllndud. <br />recommendation. to minimize or avoid <br />adverse effect. .Ince they are not <br />..qulr.d by .ectlon 7(aJ(f) or lbo Act. <br />Tho conunant.r bell.v.d lbal.uch <br />recommendation. mlsht r..ullln legal <br />action If not adopl.d. The Servlco. <br />howov.r. believe. II h.. lb. <br />...pon.lblllty nol only to Idontlfy <br />Impacl. but al.o 10 Idontlfy mo..ure. <br />that would reduce those impacts. <br />Th. deftnillon of "con.ervatlon" <br />contained In lb. propolOd rulo w.. <br />derived from lbe Acl'. d.nnltlon In <br />.ecUon 3(3). One commenter, <br />characterizIng lbo S.rvlce'. <br />fnterprelatlon of "conservation" as <br />op"v.!"~ lbe ~urpo.e. of lbe Acl and <br />polenUall) encouroging lb. "further <br />decline" of 1I.led .pecle.. WIled lbe <br />Service to adopt lb. .trict longuaS. of <br />lb. .Ialulory dermlUon. The Service'. <br />definition In the propo.ed rule In no woy <br />dlocourased recovery. In fact, lbe <br />propooed definlUon track.d the .talute <br />except for It. Inlerpretation of ..the poinl <br />at which lb. meaoure. provided <br />pursuant 10 lbl. Acl ore no longer <br />n.c...ary.. .. b.lng equivalent to "Ihe <br />point al which (lb. opeele.) may be <br />removed from tha W.lo . . . ." The <br />b..lc soal of lbe Actio to recover 1I.led <br />Ipeeies through conservation measures. <br />Bringing a .p.cle. to lbe polnlat wbJch <br />the Act's protective meBlUlel are no <br />long.r D.ce..ary I. lb. ..m. .. bringing <br />lbe .p.cl.. to lbe point at wbJch <br />dell.ling I. appropriate. How.v.r, to <br />.vold any ml.underatandlng. lbe Servlc. <br />h.. dalel.d lbe d.llnltloD from Ih. final <br />rule 'Dd wtll rely .01.ly on th. d.llnltJon <br />coDtalned In .ectJon 3(3) of th. Act. The <br />Service d.clln.. .peclfically 10 Include <br />b.bn.t modlftceUon (lmprov.m.nt or <br />reltofation). "off-sUe mitts_tlcn," <br />capUv. propos. tJon. and .peci.. <br />..lntroducUon In lb. 11.1 of con..rv.Uon <br />m.thoda and procedure.. .. .ugs..tad <br />by certain comm.nt.... Such .cllvlU.. <br />a.. already .dequat.ly provid.d for In <br />the Acl'. d.llnllloD. <br />Th. t.rm "col1l4lrv.Uon <br />..comm.DdaUon." w.. Introduced In <br />Lb. propo..d ruI. oDd oxplalno Lb. <br />Service'. rol. In h.lplng os.nd.. m..1 <br />th.1r IOcUon 7(.}[1} ...ponolbllltl... <br />Sev.ral commenl.rt foared lb.llb. <br />Servlca would omploy ccl1l4lrvalloD <br />recomm.nd.Uono to ..quire P.do..l <br />agondo. 10 reformul.ta lbelr .CUODl <br />thai b.d reoalvod "no loopardy" <br /> <br />FCOl.FMI'.,,[15,311)...4-15-8e <br /> <br />"! <br /> <br />blolosJ<.a1 opinion.. Thl. I. not lbo <br />pUlpal. of conlervation <br />r.comm.nd.tI~n.. Th.y a.. nonblndlns <br />.ugsOltlon. thot a Ped.r.1 ag.ncy may <br />.I.ct to Implom.nlln It. propo..d <br />acllon. Thne recommendatlonl should <br />b. con.l.tonl with the general .cope. <br />m.anJluda. and duration of a Pederal <br />.ctlon thai I. nOlllkely to Jeopordlze a <br />lI.t.d .pocl.. Dr de.troy or adver.ely <br />modify It. critical hablt.t. The Service. <br />In answertl18 the concerns noled above. <br />I. .atl.ned Ihatlt h.. clarified It. <br />po.IUon and Ihal tha regul.tory <br />d.finltlon .hould nol bo deleted. The <br />Service hal chosen to retain this <br />definition wtth IImlled. t.chnlcal <br />change. b.cau.. It believe. Ihat the <br />opportunity to provide cun.ervlltion <br />recomm.ndatlono, including minor <br />d.olsn modification., may minimize <br />pOlOlbl. adve... effeclo and may avoid <br />future .actJon 7 conflict. for .ub.equent <br />Federal acUon. in the .ame actio', area. <br />One commenler confu..d <br />"conservation recommendations" with <br />"re..onabl. and prudent alternatlveo" <br />and b.lleved that recommendation. 10 <br />reduce advene Impacts would violate <br />.ectlon 7(aJ(2J, ab..nt lbe 8I'anllng of an <br />exemption. The obligation of Federal <br />asenci.. under oection 7(aJ(Z) io 10 <br />insure that the action. they authorize. <br />fund. or carry oul are not 11Itely to <br />jeopard;zB lIol.d .pecle. or de.troy or <br />adv...ely modify their ailicel babitat. A <br />ohowlng of "adverae .ffect" do.. not <br />n.c...arily viola Ie oecUon 7(a)(2), <br />hecau.. lbe Jeopardy otandard i. lbe <br />ultlm.ta barri.r through wbJch Federal <br />agencie. may not pa.. In conducling <br />lb.lr actJOD'. "Re..onabl. and prud.nt <br />alternative." reprelent avenue. of <br />fulftlllng lb. action wtlbout vlolaling the <br />Jeopardy .tandard. "Con.ervatJon <br />..comm.ndatJono" Involve voluntary <br />m...ure. lbat lbe P.d.r.1 as.ney hoo <br />lb. dI.creUon 10 undertake 10 avoid or <br />..duce adv...e .rr.cl. of a propo.ed <br />action lbal oth.rwt.o compU.. wtlb lbe <br />provl.lon. of .ectJon 7(.)(2). <br />Th. d.llnlUon of "con.ultaUon <br />proce.... h.. been d.I.I.d from th. fino I <br />rul. baceuo. It tended 10 confu.. lbe <br />.I.tulory requlrem.nl. and opUonal <br />proc..... and baceuoelt added IItU. 10 <br />lb. pubUc'. und...land1n8 of lbe <br />proce... Th. d.llnltlon In lb. propo.ed <br />ruI. could h.v. I.d p...on. 10 ballev. <br />lb.t .arly con.ultaUon and Informal <br />conoultaUon are ..quire(\, .oquantJal <br />.I.p. of lb. ov.r.1l con.ult.Uon proce... <br />A. dI.cu...d . hove, lb. only ..qulred <br />compon.DII or lb. con.ult.Uon proc... <br />are a "corJerence" for propoled .pecle., <br />. "form.1 conoull.tJon" for Ii.ted <br />.ped.., and . biological ......m.nt for <br />"m.lor oonotrucUon acUvlU..... <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />
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