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~-- ,-,t.' . 002~39 ascertain the status of endangered fish populations at 5-year intervals, Based on the results of monitoring, the Recovery Program will re-evaluate the effectiveness of its recovery actions and may modify those actions (i.e., using adaptive management) as it deems necessary and appropriate. The Recovery Program will implement any modifications or additions to its recovery actions and bear any costs resulting therefrom. The Service intends to review the status of the listed fishes at least once every 5 years, based on species' population point estimates and trend data provided by the Recovery Program, to determine if these species should be "downlisted" from endangered to threatened status or "de listed" (i.e., removed from the list). Recovery goals for each of the four endangered fish species state that recovery will be achieved "when management actions and associated tasks..,.have been implemented and/or completed to allow genetically and demographically viable, self-sustaining populations to thrive under minimal ongoing management and investment of resources," Genetic and demographic viability criteria which must be met for each species are identified in their respective recovery goals, The Service intends to enter into a cooperative agreement with the states of Colorado and Wyoming for the purpose of implementing this plan. To comply with ESA requirements for this federal action, the Service will initiate an intra-Service Section 7 consultation. The expected product of this consultation will be a programmatic biological opinion (PBO) for the Yampa River Basin that will determine whether implementation of this plan along with the impacts of existing and foreseeable future depletions are likely to jeopardize threatened and endangered species or adversely modify their designated critical habitats. The PBO also is expected to address incidental take for certain activities not covered under previous. biological opinions, because these activities either predate the ESA or were otherwise exempted from ESA section 7 consultation requirements (e.g., non-federal actions). The PBO will quantify anticipated levels ofincidental take and specify reasonable and prudent measures (RPM) and Tenns and Conditions which, ifimplemented, would minimize or preclude such take. Full compliance with the RPM would exempt these activities from the take prohibitions ofESA section 9, Management Plan for Endangered Fishes in the Yampa River Basin I , " , I , ~ f'j xx