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<br />aclion and may be appealed to a Federsl
<br />court.
<br />Repor//o Com mille.: II the Secretary
<br />determines Ihot alllhree requirements
<br />are met. he muol oubmil a report 10 Ihe
<br />Commillee within 140 days alter msking
<br />'he de'ermination, dl8cussin,,:
<br />(1) The HvuilHhililY 01 re;"onoble ond
<br />prudent ullernulives 10 the proposed
<br />Bction, and the nature and ~xlenl of the
<br />benp.nts of the "sency action nnd of
<br />alternlltive counes of action consistent
<br />with conservinH the species or the
<br />cr\ticl\1 hltbiht.l:
<br />121 ^ summary of Ihu evidence
<br />concerning whelher or nolth~ proposed
<br />fiction IS in the puhlic inlcrf~st and is lIf
<br />nulionf\\ or regil)niJ\ AiRnifil:,uncc;
<br />(3) Appropriat" and reHsonable
<br />mitiRulion "nd enhancement measures
<br />whif:h should Ilf~ {:ollsl(..It~n~t1 hy the
<br />Comml1tee in ~ranlin~ iln t~I(I'rnptinn;
<br />and
<br />141 Wh"ther th" r"d,'ral ;lRoney
<br />com:'~nwli and the l~x(~mpHon ~Pllhci:lnt
<br />rcfrilinl~d from milking any irreversible
<br />or irretril~vahh~ commitm~nl of resources
<br />prohihih~d hy section 7(dJ.
<br />The nalllrt~ of Ihr. Ser.rclilry'~ repurt lu
<br />Ihl' Commil1ef~ is lhe !lilml! ;I~ Ihal
<br />fllrnlf~r1y rClluirl!d 10 he prl'pMI~t..I uy Ih~
<br />revit~W huurd. However, thl' Hlli2
<br />Aml'ndml~nt9 spl!cify Ihiltllll!
<br />St!Cfcl;lry'!i r1~porl mllsl lit' h,I:;I~t1 nn Ihl~
<br />r1~f:ord.nr II heiuinR (;onduc:ll~d by an
<br />Adminllllrati\ll'l.aw 11I(IN'~. 'rhl!
<br />Adnllnistrilli....e I.aw ,"d"w i~ rl~~pllnslhle
<br />for i19~urin~ lhal illl t:llnr:l~rrwd ....ilrtil~s
<br />havl~ thl~ oppurlllnily 10 r.onlrlhlll(~ In thl'
<br />Tl~cord Em'i1n,.wn~c) Spl~ci..s (:nmmillt~I!:
<br />St!c:tionR 71ld and ilhJ reqlllr~ Ihe
<br />Entlan~wn~d Sl'llcif~s Clllllmilll'l' 10
<br />rt.~Vil~W all "Pph(:iltion!'\ !-\Ilhl\\ilh~(\ tll I'
<br />lIy lhl~ Sf~f.r1'lilrY ilnd 10 dl'h'rnllm~
<br />wlu,thl'f Ilr 110110 ~rallll'''('mlllillns. Thl~
<br />F.ndIlIlNc'rt'cl SIII'I:if!1I COml11illl'l~ is
<br />complJsf'd of:
<br />III Thp SI'i:rl'lilry of Ihl! 11111'rrol, whiJ
<br />is Ih,' Chiiirnlilfl.
<br />(21 Thp SI!UI'I,H~' of A~I U:lllhin~:
<br />(:1) Thl' Sj!r.rl'lilr~. of Ilf 1111' ,\rm.\':
<br />(4) Th,! r.hollrlllilllllf the Cllllncil of
<br />Ec..;onomi(: 1\(I\.lsllrs:
<br />\~) Ttw 1\IIll\inl~lr"tor of ttw
<br />F.n\.irnnnwnlill Prt)lt~dilln ")wnc~';
<br />(Iii Thl~ Adminislratur of Nillioniil
<br />OU!ilnll; ilntl t'lmll!lJlhl~ric
<br />Admimslralilln: ilOd
<br />1;-1 A rwrsun frum f~iil;h i1ffl~c:lr~d Slutc,
<br />as df'lNlIlinl~d II\" lhl! Sl~<:n!liln'. ur if 110
<br />SI;IIH is afr('I:Il'I( .10 ()lhf!r.....i~I!. qllillifif!d
<br />indj\.ldllill. appointed h~' 1'11' I'r~~icJcnl
<br />fur l'ilf;h f'X(~mplllln ilppli(;i1llllll.
<br />The Comnllllpl' musl :..Ielf'rOlinf~
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<br />1.1.\Wl~lll~ "\;1)\ ~. 1~ ~,,"'JI
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<br />whether or nollo granl an exemption
<br />within 30 day. oller recelvinR the
<br />Secretary'. report. An exemption
<br />requires an alllrmalive vote 01 rive or
<br />more Committee members votins in
<br />person. To granl an exempli on. lhe
<br />CommiUee mUI\:
<br />A. Determine Ihat-
<br />(1) There are no reaoonable und
<br />prudent allernalives to the proposed
<br />Dclion;
<br />. (2) The benelils 01 Ihe action clearly
<br />lJulweish the Lendits uf allernalive
<br />cour!\es of action l:lm~i8ten' wilh
<br />cunsl~rvinH Ihe specie~ or its critical
<br />h~bilat and the action is in the public
<br />inlcresl:
<br />131 "rhe adilln is of reMionttlur
<br />national si~nifiGmCI!; Hnd
<br />141 N"ilher II", Fed,leal aReOl:y
<br />(;oncernedllur the uxcmplion upplicctllt
<br />mijde Iiny irrevfm:aihll! or irrclri(!\'il hit!
<br />commitmenl or resources prohilliled'hy
<br />ser.lion 7(f1J of the Act; IInd
<br />u. Es\abli!\h rea~IJn;,ble rnit\Hahnn LInd
<br />enhancement mewlurt.~!i Ihilt ,In!
<br />necessiJry and apprnpriall! Iu minimize
<br />the adverse errects of IIH~ il~I~Ilt:y ilclion
<br />upon Ihe species or ai'kill hilLililt
<br />concernt~u.
<br />Any finnl detcrminlitllln hy lhe
<br />Comnll11f!l~ on A. unO 8. il:l rimd ltj,(t!n(:v
<br />Hcliull ,lnd ~u"jer.lll) judicliIl wvinw .
<br />lIntlt'r Chilph~r 7 I)f Tille 5 or Ih.! Unill:d
<br />Slute~ Code.
<br />If iln t~xf!mplinn is Hfnnlt!u IIy till!
<br />Commillel~. lh(! ext!mplion IIpplie,UlI
<br />must (;lIrry tllIl ttnd puy for the
<br />lIIiliRilliun illlU enhilm:eml~nl ml~a!Hlrcs
<br />ordered hy Ihe COOlmiltr.e. Thl!
<br />p.xt:mption applkunt ,llso mils I rl~1I0rllfl
<br />Ihe Council nn Enviwnmllntill Qllilllly
<br />.mnuidly unlillhe mih~Rtinn IInu
<br />cnhilnCI~ml!nl meusllrp.s ifrll C:lmlflll~ll!cl.
<br />Sections 7(d Itncl7lhl allllwrizl' Ihl~
<br />Cummlller. 10 holc..l hc"rin~s, IlIke
<br />h~~limnny. rc(;(~i\'c cvidenr.I~, rNlur.st
<br />information, use Ihl! llnilccl Slalml mails
<br />II!> II Federul agenr.y. detail Federul
<br />i1~cncy personnel. ohtain adminislri\t\vf'
<br />~upporl !>er\'ices from ltw Ccnerlll
<br />Service Adminislration. promulHlIlf~ anfl
<br />ilmend rUII!S, wRuliJlion~ itnd
<br />prol;t~{lurc!i. is~u~ and amend onlf!rs.
<br />and i~RUP. sllhpl~nils. All mp..!lin~s and
<br />rl~cnrd5 of the Comrnillee shall he opl!n
<br />III Ihe puhlir..
<br />Thl~ 1982 Amendments reducf!d lhp.
<br />linw fur thf~ Commilll!e 10 i1r:1 frum !lO
<br />dil~'s 1030 dilYS i1flf~r rtlceivinH thl:
<br />S(~crdmy.~ n'.rtll\'l. Th...~ t\n.H~ndm\~r.\~
<br />illslI i1dcl(.t1thl~ fourlh df'lerminillion
<br />{l:nJl1l11ilnll~nlllf Il~Sj)Urc:I~S' lu thlJ~l~ th('
<br />r.ommilll'l' lJIusl nlilkl'
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<br />DeacrtptiOD 01 Rulemoking
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<br />The.e rules are puhlished in proposed
<br />form. Interesled penons muy submit
<br />written comments, Bugsestio'1s, or
<br />objeclions regarding the proposed
<br />revisions. to th.e location identified in the
<br />Addresses section "I this preamble.
<br />Commenls mUBI be received on or
<br />belore Jonuary 3, 1984.
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<br />Execullve Order 12291 and the
<br />Regulatory Flulbility Acl
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<br />II hus lleen deff~rminf~r1lhallhese
<br />revisioml do not constitule H "mHjor"
<br />rulp. under Ihll criteriH I!stablished by
<br />Executive OrtJt!r 12~!n, Sponsor costs
<br />win vary wHh PoliCh applir:alhm Hnd ure
<br />dependent on Ihe applicanl'B level or
<br />errort. Dsscd on f!ll.perilmr.l~ 10 date. only
<br />1-2 nJlplir.ution~ (In! l~xpl~C:leJ per year.
<br />'1'11118, the r:(l~t Ill~r ilpplil:atillll would
<br />hU\'I~ 10 iipprtlllch $5U millioll for Ihe
<br />$100 milium threshold 10 lw ml~t. Given
<br />c)l.pech~J Feuern\ cllsh~ uf h~!(;:" than
<br />$150.000 per lIpplil:atilln. till! IikelihoutJ
<br />of applicijnl cn~ls 1J\"r.r :U)U limps liB
<br />greal is remllh!. II hilS al~u 11I~en f;t~rtiri(!d
<br />thai Ihl~se rl~\'i9ion1i will 01,1 hHVI~ /I
<br />SIMnifkllnt ..'(;unnmit: ~rrl:l:1 on it
<br />suh~tantilll nurnlJer of smillll~nlillr.S
<br />under the R(~Kulatmv FI(lxibility Act.
<br />^lttwuRh smull p.nlilies c,f1uld liler.
<br />propllrlinnulp.ly hi~hl!r adlllinislralive
<br />cosls, Ihww costs an' nul eXI)l'I;.tI~lllo he
<br />siHnHicllnll,Y hIHtll~r. Tlw (,umber or
<br />smull t~nlitieflllpplyill~ for r.xl!mptilln!' is
<br />1!.'l(llf!t.:h!d to 1)1' fl~w ur n(llll~.
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<br />'Paperwork Redm:tion Ad
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<br />Ttw inronnnlil)Jl c;(,III~I:li(ln
<br />Tl!quirl~ollml~ f:nnlilim~tllll ParI,; 4:'1 ilnd
<br />Paris 4fl:! tip nol ll'qllin~ approval hy "Ill
<br />()rnt:l~ of MillliIHI'IIlI!nl ilnd UudHelundl!r
<br />44 U.S.C :1~lfI1. I!f .<;/'(/.. Ilf!cau~I' it is
<br />anlidpaled Ih(!rl' will Ill! rl'WN Ihan !1m
<br />rl~..,pnndt~nl~ annually,
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<br />F.nvironmenl81 Effects
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<br />An '~n\'ironmp.n'a\ ;ISSP.'SSOlI~n\ IE1\)
<br />ilOalyzinM Ihf! polf'nliill impacts of the
<br />prllposl'c1 rules upon Ihl! humi,"
<br />l~nvironnwnl was pr(~Jliin~d hy the staff
<br />or Ihe r.llmnllllcl'. BilSNlllll this EA il
<br />flllllinM 01 no siNnifll;ilOt impilctlFONSII
<br />hil~ Ill~l~n mildf'. Thl' EA find FONSI an~
<br />il\"ailaltlt~ f(1l" rl~vi(~w <it the ()ffj(;l~ of
<br />Policy ^nilly~is. Room 442:1. IIp.parlment
<br />of lhl~ Inlf'riur, Huh ilnd C Slref~ls, NW..
<br />WilshlnRloll. 1J.t':. l0240. On Ih,! hasi!> or
<br />lhl~ E^ ani) lhl: FDNS1 itn 1'l1virOnnwntill
<br />impilr:1 Slith'llll~nlulldf'r lhl~ National
<br />EII\'irllnlTH'lIlid Plllic.v Aclor l~fJ9, 42
<br />I r.S c 4:n~I:":IIClls nol rf~qllilj'd.
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