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<br />Federal Rngb;':r / V,,1. 411, No. 222 / WI'unesday, November IU, HJII3 / Pr"posed Rill,,"
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<br />~ 453.03 CommlUe. revl.w .nd Ilnal
<br />de'ermln.Uon..
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<br />(a) Final de/erminatlOns. Wilhin 30
<br />duys uf receivin8 the Se;::.rclury's report
<br />and record. the Commillec shall HrlJnl
<br />un exempliun from lhe w(juiwrncnl:i IIf
<br />section 71a)(2J ul lhe Act lor an ;IMellcy
<br />jjcllUn if. by iI vole IIf !lot h!!lS Ihan five
<br />uf H~ members voting in pcorson:
<br />(1) It dclermm~s LiJ!H:d on thl! repurl
<br />uf tht! SeCrl!lary, the record of the
<br />hCUI'inR hdd undl:r ~ 452.0~. ill:d ull ~;lIch
<br />nllwr Itlslimony or I!viucncc LIS illllilY
<br />reLt~ivc, lhal-
<br />li) Thr~re au! nu n!ilsnnallll: illld
<br />pnult!nl i1llt!rnillivl:s lu IIIP. prUptHil!t1
<br />adiun:
<br />(id Th(! Ill~ndils of bllch .1I:1iun dcarly
<br />Olllwj!iHh Ilu: ucncCils of ultcrniilivc
<br />Lllur~I'S of iu:lion (onsislenl with
<br />conserving the spcr.ies or ils crilical
<br />habitat. ilnd such ilctiun is in the puhlic
<br />interest;
<br />(IIi) The i1c:lion is urregional ur
<br />nilliUll,l' si~nifil~ilnc;ll: and
<br />(iv) Neither thc Federal agency
<br />(;llIlCl~rned /lor Ihl! CXcnl~li(Jn ilPlllicilllt
<br />miJde illlY irreversible or irrttrievilhle
<br />r.ommitllwnt f)f resuurCI:S prohihilied hy
<br />seclioll 7(d)llf 11l(~ Act; :.U1t1,
<br />I:.!III l~stalJlishl~5 such rcason<Jble
<br />lIJili~itlltlll iJlld enhilllnmenl measures.
<br />inl:hllll1lg. 11111 IHIl \illlili!d 10, livl:
<br />prupagilllllll. Ir"n:-;pli::inl<Jtioll within
<br />historical ri.lll~e. ilnd hahital ,1(;lJuisition
<br />ilnd inlprOVI~nwnt. i.Hi i1f(~ nl:l:essary and
<br />i1ppropriule tn minimize the lIUVCI'SC
<br />I'ff(~cIS of the prupused action upon Ilw
<br />clldiln~wrl=d spl~d(!s. Ihrl~i1lmlcd species.
<br />or cnlkaJ hahitat L:u/ll:l~rned.
<br />t'l) ])f'cislOlI lIl/d (J/,tlt:r. Ttw
<br />Commillcc's final detf;rmmdlions shilll
<br />hc dlH:llIlH:ntp.cJ in II wrillf:n decision. I~
<br />Ilw Commiltt't! ddl!I'IIlIIWS Ihal all
<br />1')'(~lIlption shlluld 11I~ Willltcd. Ihl!
<br />C;ommill(~e shilll isslll~ ,In order ~rilnlil1g
<br />thl~ I:xelllplioll iHlt! ~pf~clfying required
<br />milig,llion ,11111 l:nhilll(;t'mlml nWil~un~s.
<br />TI-w C(Jmmittl~e ~hill\ J,JUulish its ucc:ision
<br />ilnd order 111 Ihl! Fedoral Regisler a~
<br />!i()on itS pritclicable.
<br />(1:1 jJ'-'fllUJ/Wf!ll1)(t.'f1/jJliof/s Under
<br />S,,'f.li,Hl 7{h1l2) of Iht! ^cl. ,Ill p.xcmplion
<br />~rilnled by Ihl~ r.tlmrnilll'l~ Shill!
<br />(;tlw,lIlllk ;1 pl~rlllanl'nll~Xemplitlll with
<br />II'sl,,'cllo illl f!lIt1iln~erl'd ur thre:lll!nt~d
<br />spl'ell'S for Ihl~ purpnSI~S of comp\elinR
<br />sllch dKi~nf:Y ilclioll Ii) rt~gal'dlcss of
<br />~...IIf.ltll~r Ihl~ spl!(;iI:S was idel1lifil~d in
<br />Ihl' hiolo~iCilI i1!isessl111!nl. and (ii) only
<br />if il llllllogil.al iISS(~Ssl1lcnl hilS IIl!cn
<br />f,lllldlll.tl~d unllN S(~c;liOIl 7(f:1 of Ilw Ar.t
<br />\\'1111 r(!Slll~cllo such a~Wllcy action.
<br />NLJlwilhswndillg 111l~ lun~)(ning. un
<br />1'_\I~lIIplil)l1 sball nllllw lJermitl1l~nl if IA)
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<br />S II I I'I"'J
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<br />IUI'JICl~I(lS Nf)\' Hl 12.~f1~1\1
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<br />the Secrc\lJry fil\us, \HHU~U nil the h1:s\
<br />ticitmlific iJluJ cummcrciul dlilu
<br />l:J\'uihiblc. Ihitl such exemption would
<br />result in the extinction or a 8J.wdcs thut
<br />WH~ notlhe subject of cOn!iIIltitlinn
<br />unu"r "''lotion 71all21 01 lhe ^cl or was
<br />not identified in any Ui'IIIlFlicill
<br />ussetismentcunducteu lIndl~J' Sl~c.liun 7(c)
<br />of the Acl. an<l(il)lhe Commillec
<br />determines within 60 days i1f1er the uate
<br />of the Sp.crclLlry's finding thilllhe
<br />exemptioll shoultlnol he pf~rmanenl. II
<br />thj~ Sel:relary makes II finding Illilt the
<br />l~xemptlun wuuld w~ull in the l!xlillClion
<br />of iJ species, ilS spec:ifi<:d "hUVl!. Ihe
<br />COnlllllltCC shall nll!cl with rt~spcct h}
<br />Ihe IIwllcr wiltlll1 :m t.lilYB ,Ihc,' ltlC uille
<br />of Ihe fllluinH. During Ihe (;0 day J.ll!riod
<br />following the Sceretitry's dell~rminilliun,
<br />the huluer uf lhl! exemptiun ~hilll ("drain
<br />from ilny ilclioll whi(;h would result in
<br />extinctiun uf lht! suedes.
<br />(<I) Fil/(!il:; hr ,'W Sf!cml'uj' oJ
<br />DCjUlIt>L'. If the S':l.:wlary uf lJden~e
<br />find!! in wriling Ihill all exemption fur
<br />the ilRCIlCY ildion is np.ctJsSiJ ry fur
<br />reasoml of IllJliollill sel:llrily. the
<br />Committee shilll gri.Jllllhe I.!xI:mptioll
<br />notwith::itandinH ilny OIhl~r pruvi~ion in
<br />lhis parI.
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<br />~ 453.04 Committee In'ormaUon gathering.
<br />til) ~Vrillt.'t1 :>uhmis:>iotls. Wh~n the
<br />Chairman or four Cummillce nwmucrs
<br />decide thai wl'illl~n suhmissions are
<br />necessary lu enahle IIIl' Commillf!l! to
<br />make ils nniJI ul!ll!rmini.llions, the
<br />Chairnliln Shill! J-luLlish i..I nutil;~ in tlw
<br />Feddral Register inviling wrillcn
<br />submissions from intercsled pcnmns.
<br />The Iloti<:e shall incluoe: 11) The adoress
<br />to whil:h sUl;h suLmissions aw 10 be
<br />senl; (21 ttoe deadline for such
<br />SUlllllistiiolls; illld (:1) iI Slill'~l1l1'lll tllllu~
<br />Iypt~ uf infurmation nl!l~dcd.
<br />(h) Public ht.'llrillg. (1) Whl~n Ihl~
<br />Chuirman or fUlIl' Commillee J1wmlll~rs
<br />decide that orill prt!scnlaliulls lire
<br />necessary to ellahle Ihe Commillce III
<br />make its final uIllerm;nillions. a public
<br />hearing shall I.., hdd.
<br />12) Tho public h"arillH sl",11 b"
<br />conduc'p.d hy II} lhe Cllmnlilll~(~ ur (ill il
<br />nwmhl!r of tlll' Cfllllmilll~l~ or utlll'f
<br />pllrson. uC~Silo(nilt()d uy Ihl! Ch,lirmallllr
<br />hy four mClIIlll~rs of 1I1l~ Cl)mmillf~l!.
<br />(3) Nolin', Thl! ~:hilirmiln shilll puhlish
<br />in the Federal Negialor il ~wnl~rili n(JticI~
<br />of a puhlic heminI-:. slalin!-llhl: 1101I~.
<br />pliH;'! ilnd nalun~ of thl~ public; 111:111'111).:.
<br />141 Pr{)(;(!dlJr,' TllI~ Jluhllc h(~arin~ shall
<br />Ill~ C1J.wn In Ilw pulllll; ilnd t:ondlu:h!u in
<br />all informal milnlll~r. All inftJrmillioll
<br />reh!vanlln thl! Cllmmillt~I~'S flllill
<br />df!lerminations shalllw illlmissihlf!,
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<br />8uhj(!t:\ to \ht~ impusi\iun u{ n!il~ouillJ.hl
<br />lime Iimitatiuns or ural h~stll1wny.
<br />(5) Trall.'ic,.ipt. Public hearings will he
<br />rccorurlu vcrllillim and iI transcript
<br />Ihlll.l!nf willll(~ availilhle fur puhlic
<br />insp(!(:linn.
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<br />~ 453.05 Commlne. meellng8.
<br />.(ii) TIU! clllTllTlitlee shilll meet <-lIthe
<br />L:iill the Chuil'lllan or five of its members.
<br />fh) FiVf! nwmhers of Ilw Cnmlllith!l! ur
<br />their repl"e~ellliltive~ sh..1I l:unstitulc iI
<br />4lwrum for thl: 11'i1I1Sildillll 01 allY
<br />functiun of lhl~ Cllml11illl~t~, l~"Xc(~pltha1
<br />in 110 ClISI! sh;tll any rCl'n~sl'nli.lti\'p. he
<br />C:ClIl!oliden:d ill dl~lt~rlllininK Illl: I!Xlstence
<br />of iI '!uorum fol' 1111: 11',lIlsilclion of it
<br />Cummiltet~ l"ullr.liull which illvulvl~S il
<br />vole hy Ihe ClIlIlmillec on Ihe
<br />Commillee's filial t!etcrl1linaliuns.
<br />(I;) Only ml~mhl~rs or Iht: Commitlt!c
<br />may r.ast votes. In no CiISI~ shilll <IllY
<br />l'eprcs(~nlillive casl d vott! on lJellillf of it
<br />nn:mhel".
<br />(d) ^H nWI!lings iind f1!t:tlnls Ilf the
<br />COlllmittee shalllw llpl!n Itl Ilw puLlir..
<br />Ie) Thl~ Chiltrlllilll sh.dl pllhli!lh i.I
<br />noltcl~ of all COllllllillcc IIwdlllgs in lhe
<br />Federal Regish!r. Till! 1I11Iil:t~ will
<br />ordinarily 1)1: puhlished ill 11~i1sl El days
<br />prior to Ihl~ IIwt:ling.
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<br />~ 453.06 Aadlllonal commUt~e powers.
<br />(II) St,'t:U/'f.' ill/ell'Il/uliol/. Sllhjl~cllu Ihe
<br />Priviu:y Act. 1111: COlllmilll~l: may SI!I;Ul"e
<br />informiltillll din.t:lly rrom ~1Il.\' Fedl~r,tl
<br />i.lgl!m:y wlu:n 11l~t:eS!iary tlll~lIi1bll.' il tll
<br />carry out its t111lit!s.
<br />(b) SUbJJI~IIO:; Fur the 1)\\I'Pi)5\~ of
<br />ohlaininR illfllrlll,lIinlll1l~Cl~S!;i.Iry for lhl~
<br />consideriJtl<m Ilr ilB applicatIOn for an
<br />p.xl~mplinn. Ihl~ COlllmill(~I~ lIlay iSSUI~
<br />SlIlJpWlils hI! ill!' itlll~lIdilllLl' ilnd
<br />II:slinlllllY III" willll'S"'I~~l illld tlw
<br />I-JwJllclion III n'll~villll pilpl~r:i. 1IIIlIKS.
<br />anti unCttnwllt:-;
<br />te) Jlu!t"s {ll/d j/f't/,~rs. T~Il~ Comlllillec
<br />may i!iSlll~ and dllll~nd slIdl rules ilntl
<br />orders itS ilre 1I1:I:I:ss,lry III L<ll"ry out ils
<br />dulil~S.
<br />fell I JI.'!I'glllt' CI/llhOf'ill.. '1 hi' Clllllmilh~l~
<br />milY ddl~!-liltl~ ih ;tlltill'lll.\' ullder
<br />p,I/,i1graphs 1"1 ;11111("1 (lllhi~, :wctilln tll
<br />ilny III1:mlll'r.
<br />lJ,t1,~d. 11l1,\' :!1I. I !'ll:I.
<br />liJnll:sG.WillI.
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<br />IIIIIIS,'/ 11'11111 IIt/h,'JIIII'n,I/".
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