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<br />OrafUnH Inlonn.lion
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<br />ihe primary authors of Ihl!8t:::
<br />regula lions are Hoherl Moll ano John
<br />Trezi.e. Ollice 01 Ihe Solicilor.
<br />Departmenl or the Interiur. anu lameli
<br />Oougl.s "n<ll"n II. Cold.lein. office IIr
<br />Policy AnalYflitl. in eontlultation wilh
<br />sluff ur the ~t:enll;lfY of Cummefcl: lInu
<br />Ihe Federal members 01 the EndanHerco
<br />Species Conllllillee,
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<br />U.I of Subjeclo in 50 CFR Paris 450. 451.
<br />452. ond ~5J
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<br />Auministlitlllll~ pfill:tiCl: allll
<br />prlJl:edurc. EndilllHcl'cd imc.J thCl:iJh:ncJ
<br />wll<lhk Fish, Plantsl"gricullurc).
<br />Thc~:w ft:)luliltlunli i:Ire 1!l~UCtl under Ih.~
<br />authority ur th,~ F.:nuangcreu Spl~I;ICti
<br />Act, i1!l i1nltmdl!d, 10 U.S.c. 1531 t.'t SL'q.
<br />AccurclillHly. Chapler IV 01 Tille SO IS
<br />pruj.JClSCU 10 be ilmended to reViHf!
<br />SubchuptN C, PartH 450, 451. 452. and
<br />~a:l as !id flil'lh bt:low:
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<br />SUIlCI1APTEH C--ENDANGERED SPECIES
<br />E....E..PlION PROCESS
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<br />PART 450-GENERAI. PROVISIONS
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<br />Sf'l
<br />45U 111 Ih'!lnlllllll!l.
<br />Autholil~': 1':IIlJ.lIl~I'rl~d SJlI'I:Il''i Ad of I!I],I.
<br />Ih 11 S.L Ifl:l1. I~l ~'~lj. ,IS iHlIl~lllll~d.
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<br />94$0.01 Definitions.
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<br />Thl~ foll(,w'lI1~ ddilllllllllS ,qlply 10
<br />Il:rllls lI~Wtllll thIS :>1I1>c;1I.11I1I:1'.
<br />III "'Ad" mt~.Ub lhl~ ElliJiln~,WII'd
<br />SJlI~I:il~.') Au of Ill7J, as i1ll1cnded, iii
<br />1I.S.c. l:dl. 1:1 ::;eq.
<br />p.) "J\HI~IIC::; i1cliOIl" ml~i1nS illl acllulIs
<br />of imy kind ilulhllri;wd, funu,:d or
<br />ciuru:c tllIt. ill whtlll~ or in pml h~'
<br />Fl'Jt~rill il~WIIl;U~S, indudillK. ill Ihl~
<br />in!iliUll.ll of all i1pp:ir.illlllll for il fll~r~lIil
<br />(If lic;l~IISI~. lilt, undl'r1ving i1c:1i\'jl\' for
<br />which lhl.' i'cnnilllr lic'~IlSI~ is so"ught.
<br />PI"^ht:(I)i111\1~ CflurSI:S or ill:lillll"
<br />IIWilllS iln n~c1stlllilldl~ ,1I1f~ pr'ldl!nt
<br />.dll'rn;ll(v(~"" ltldudll\\l, h011l Ho ~\r.'iun
<br />ilnd .lllemilli\"(~s 1~'jl:l1dinH heyond
<br />ofl~lI1al prlljt~c1 OhWC:livl's and i1l:1ing
<br />,1~1!I1CY )II:-isllic.lion.
<br />HI "Bendils" nWillls i11l1ll'lIdIlS uf an
<br />il&l~ni:Y il.:1inn, \wth 1.H1uibll: ilnd
<br />IlIlillIgdlk iill:llIdill/o: !Jul nlJllimilNI10
<br />I~l:fjntllllic, l~nl,'lr<l(\m(~ntid .uul r.uHuril\
<br />llt'nd\1s.
<br />I~d "1l101(1~lc.l1 i1~SI~SSmt'lIl" IlWilllS lhp
<br />rt~pllrl prl~pilff~d Illlrsllilnlln seelinn 7(c..:1
<br />0111.., I\<:t. 11. U.S.c. 15J61c:j.
<br />{H) "Bin"I~:c;llllplllilll1"' mei.ln~ thl!
<br />wriltl~1l ..lillt:nlt~Illllrl!piHed pur!iu.lIlttn
<br />.sl~c:11ll1l 7(111 of Ihe Ad, 16 UB.e. 15:16(11\.
<br />f71 "Chillrmiln" I1Il:iJns Ihl~ Chi;irm.m
<br />fir Ihl: EnjIOlllw:n'cl ~pl~dl!S Commillec.
<br />whll i... II.. SI~crj~lill y ~f 'he Inlerlor.
<br />1M) "Cllmnlll'.'j'"' nwanG thl":
<br />bl(.tanR~~n!(t Spt~t;w!. CI}mmit\t~"
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<br />lllll."llJ!/f15 ~O\'-tn-Il ~C\"(ll
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<br />c8tiiblishcd puniUuntlu lwellOll 7(tf) of
<br />lh" Acl, 111 U.S.c. 15Jbl"l.
<br />19) "Crilicalllahililt" rd"r. 10 lh".e
<br />areas lisl~d tiS Criliculllahil(jl in 50
<br />CFR Pilrts 17 an<l 226.
<br />(lil) "Uc~lruL;liun or auv(:r~w
<br />lIIouifif.alioll" is Jdilll:u ill !)O CFrl
<br />402.112.
<br />111) "Feueral agcnL:Y" mCi.Jns <lny
<br />dCpiHtrncnt. ugcnL;Y or in~\runwn'ahty of
<br />the Ur\itcu Sli\\~&.
<br />(12) "lrrC\'I'rsihle ur Irrclrw\'i1hlc
<br />,:onlllllltlwnluf I'C::iULJfCl:::i" JlIl:dIlS illl\,
<br />cunHllilnWlI1 of fl~SOllrCI~S which 11;1:-; ihc
<br />dff;'ct of fur~dt)!-oinH Ihl~ formula lIOn lI/"
<br />imph:mcntillinn lJf i.my leil~wnilbll~ or
<br />pruden I ullt:rnilllvcs which would nfll
<br />violate ~er,\il\n 7\"\\2\ ,,{ \~~I' 1\\.\
<br />113) "J~OJ.liHdi;w It.t' cUlllinlll~d
<br />I~XlslenC:l~ of' is ddilll:J ill 50 CFH
<br />402.112.
<br />114I'"Mltig,dlon i..Indl~nhallf:i~lIlt~1I1
<br />me&.surcs" IIWi\l\~ me"S\IH~S, inc \utllllg
<br />IiVI~ prol'ill'lillilln. IfitllSplillll.iIltJlI ,lilt!
<br />halllliJl dt:41lisilillll i1ndllllpnl\'t~mt't'l,
<br />Iwc;es~;tCY and .ll'prupri..k til tll
<br />mininllzt~ thl' aJn:l'sl! ,dft:c1S oj iI
<br />propus\'II i\cllllllllll li:-.lt't1 ~"t~l.lt'S III"
<br />their ailicill halJilals .1I11I/or Iii) It)
<br />ImUWIIC the L;onst:rvatiul\ ~l.~llls uf \lw
<br />spf~cics IH~YllOd thill wllll:h would occur
<br />withoul IIw iu:IHHI. Thl~ IIH:il~ltl'l~S nallsl
<br />},(~ lil..t:l}. Iu prlllt~c;I Ih.: li..I,!c1 SIJl~I:it's (If
<br />tl-H! nilic.i11 hahit.tl. illHIIIl: fl~il!illnilbl~ in
<br />111l~lr t;llSI. tlu~ aVillllt. II II
<br />11~c;hflllloH fl! uuc.dJu.llti.Jkt:....IJwIII
<br />I! c...itrHI olhl~r COnSItII~riJtil'IIS
<br />dl:eml~d n:ll:lli1111 by Itlt: Ctlmllljltl~I~.
<br />(15) "Pl'rmillll license ilpplic.IIlI"
<br />IIwang ilny Jwr!.llll whmu.: ttppllf:i1IHHI 10
<br />an iIHI:llq' fur <.I l)l~rrllil ur lil:t!ll.st~ has
<br />heen ul'nlf!ll primclrily ht:Cilll~:I' or lht~
<br />ilPtlliCilliun of Iwcllon 7filll~J of Itlt! Acl.
<br />16 U.S.C. tS:lfilil1l2).
<br />IHi) "Pt~rsnn' m.~uns i;n indi\'idllill.
<br />corporal ion. pilrlnf!r!.tlljl. lrust.
<br />;.1~sU(:iiltinn, m imy ulhcr l.Jfi\lillt, 1'1I111y.
<br />or any Pllhlu: hod.v or uffif:l~r, 1~lIlplj)yt~I:,
<br />ilJo:l:lIl. c..Icllarlmenl. or instrun\'~l\lidi'y \If
<br />lhe Feueral Rll\'ernml~lIl, of all}' Slilll: or
<br />polilical suhdi\'islUn Ihl~ff!Uf. ur of ;iny
<br />f,)rl~iRn Jiln\'l:rnml~nl.
<br />(17) "Prop(Jsl~d ,lei Ion" 1I11:i1!lS lilt'
<br /><telion prtlplHit~d h~' thl! F.~dcr<ll aNI~Ht:~'
<br />or hv iJ pt:rmll or licl'lIs(: applicanl. for
<br />which eXt:mplio!l IS Rou..:hl.
<br />(lHI "S'~(;fI!tilry" mf~allS till! S':Crt~liln'
<br />01" Ihl~ Interim or Ihl: Sl~c;fl:lilr'y ;,f .
<br />Cummt~rce. or his or her uelk!Hilh.:,
<br />dcpendinH upon which StH:retilry hil."i
<br />rf!spunsillllily for Ihe rtrret:ll~d SPlld{~~, i~~
<br />del~rmint~d purslIilnl 1050 eFR ",U;!.(J1.
<br />(HI) "SI~f\'lce" means the United
<br />Slales Fish ilntl Wiltllire Service ur the
<br />N.ll1onill MUl'lne Fjslwril~8 Sl~rvkt!. as
<br />i-Ippropriillt~.
<br />(201 "Tll Ihe 1~...II~nl Ihill silch
<br />informHlion is a\'i1ilil!llt~ 10 lhe
<br />applic.:iJnl" means ..11 perlinl~nl
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<br />G2IOl
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<br />lBfurmilllun the aJlphc/lU1 hilS till llw
<br />8uh)l!d m"H~r al 'h,~ HUlt! ,ht'
<br />tlp(llicilli'H1 is suhlllitlcd, and ul! lither
<br />pertinent infnrmiltion ohlaillilhll~ from
<br />Ihe upproprialt.' FI~ul:rul i.J~I!nc:y pursuanl
<br />to il ':ret~d(jlllllllnforrllilliun Ad w'Illl:sl.
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<br />PART 451-APPLlCATlON
<br />PROCEDURE
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<br />S.'l..
<br />451.U1 Ih'flllJlj'J/l~.
<br />-15] 02 ^fl"hl..lllj':l~ loll 1.....'llqdIOIl.....
<br />~~)I.U] 1.:lldolll~Wrl'd SIll'1 jt'~; f:,lllllllllI.,l'
<br />Aulhorily: Elld,111."l1'1'l'd SPI'1 Il'~ ALl nll!-l7:J,
<br />d~ OllllCntlt:tl, 1111\ S l: l~dll'l '01''1
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<br />~ 4~1.01 De'jolllons.
<br />All JdiuIIltJlIS ctllll;lillt~d ill 50 CFH
<br />4,!){1.(1I al't' ilpplll:i1!JIt~ to lIus lIilrl.
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<br />~ 451.02 Appllcallona '01 uemplJlJnbl,
<br />(;1\ St:/J/J/'. This ~el:tilln pn':il:rjhl~~ tht:
<br />ill'plll:i1tillll pfllCl'dlll't~!i for c1I'ldYIIIJ.: for
<br />.111 j~)"I~lIIl'lillll frum !lu~ n~\IHilt'ml~1I1:; of
<br />M~ctiun 7("H~1 01 tlu~ El\d.\B~\:rt~d
<br />SVj~t:it.'s .'\cl. ;IS "1II1~lIdl'J.
<br />IbJ ll,'}Il'l't: to flJlp/\". ApI'II' ,1111111:;
<br />~hollltllll' milllt~ Illlhl: iipprol'l'Ii1tl.'
<br />S,:l:u:lilry{il:lil \IY wnlillJ.::
<br />(1) Tlw SI~cn~IIII'Y, ~'IIt~lllillll:
<br />Elld;ml-t,~n~d S1h~t:Il~:-i (:tmmlllll:l'.
<br />Ikpilrlnll:lllof Ihl~ 11l1i'rilll J/llh ,11111 C
<br />Strp.el. NW . \'''/i1~;}lIllgloll, D.C. ~1J~40.
<br />IlJ Thl~ St'I.I.'I:ll)', I h:parlllwllllll
<br />CllOlIIIl'n.I~. I.HII SIII:t:l ,lI1i1 (:IIWilillllltJlI
<br />"VI!" NW. W:I~,h.llgltlll. IJ C. ;~OO:1lI
<br />II:) l1'11t, II/Oj' 11/'1'1.1'. II) :\ h~dl'r:d
<br />il~I~I\I:Y. III IIII' CO\'.'/'lIlll' ur ltlt: Slid.: III
<br />which iln ilgj~IH:.\' ..LlillP. wllllll.clIr, jf
<br />lIny. ur PI d !,l'l !lilt III lit:t'IlSI~ .t~l\lllt:illlt
<br />nla}' apply III tIll: S(:l.n~ldry fll; an
<br />1~\I:rnJlIiIlIl for 0111 dgt:IICY ilclillll If. i1fll~1'
<br />U)J1~lIl1,lllnlllllldl'r St~Clllll1 ?1,11f.:!llIf 1111'
<br />I\d, 1)1l~ SI~c;n~lill \' s tljllllifJlI illdlr.iill'S
<br />thitt tll(~ il~t~I\L\, ill.lIllli would \'jIJ1.1l.~
<br />!.t~Llillll 7IaJ(;':) ..t 11ll' ,\cl.
<br />(djl1'll/'ll llll'/l},t}. \1\ E:",u~jl' ill 1111'
<br />1::U:iI~ of a~t:llI:Y ill".lll1l1 in\"llvin., a l'l:rlllll
<br />or hu~n~ll rtppli':-illllll. ;In i1i'pliciltJOIl fllr
<br />iJllI~XI~lTlpIICJI\ 1I11I~t hi' SlIllIllllll'd hI llil'
<br />S(:C:ll'!ilry wlllllll ~III dilYS follo\\'lIl1-; 111l~
<br />h~rn\\niltill" 1)[ Ilk t:lHl..1I11;1l1l1l1 prlJCl~S~
<br />(.:!J III the eilSt' 01 agt'lIcy ill,lllm
<br />III\.'olvIIlK iI IU~11I1\1 \lr hl.l~n:-'l .tPllllf ;nillll.
<br />an ;qJl'licilllIlIL Ill' illl j~)(I'III"lillll 1IIr1\, Ill:
<br />:-'lIll1l1ill.~d i1f1I~1 lhl~ F,.d..ril! i1t-iI"lIq'
<br />COJlf:f~rnj~tl dl!(IIl:S llw pt:rlilil or II(:t~IISI:
<br />.IPl'liC:i1tioll. ,^,hl~lllf~r IIr nul Ih.1I t.Jt~Jllill is
<br />SHhi(~(',1 10 ilumllll..,tril1i\,t: J"l'\'il~\\I \\'ithin
<br />IIII' pernllllillg 11I'Iil:f'llsiIlSo: ilgl'lIt:y.
<br />11.IWI~\'I~r. illl ,II'IIJII.,IIII d('l\it~(I,lllI~rm\'
<br />or IjCI'IISf' 11101\' 111,1 ~iIJILlIIHIIl~IIlISI\' Sl'l~~
<br />i1t.Jmllllslridi\'I~ 11~\'il~W wllhin 111l:'
<br />pl~rmiHlIl).; IIr Ill.I:Il!illlg i11o:1~11l:\" ilud ..pply
<br />fur an l:xmnptloJIl For;lII '~),l~mplion
<br />iipphr;iallllll 10 1:1' cllnsidl~n~d. illl\\I~' Iw
<br />slllimillj~cJ wilhlll !jll days <lIlt.! i1\1~ ddll'
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