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<br />. ". <br /> <br />'olf2S3~ <br /> <br />" <br /> <br />""",,".,\ ""l:I"ler I VIlI. .,>>. Nil, ll2 I W"Lin".day. N"v"mlwr 16. 1\11\3 I Pmp"s"d Rules <br /> <br />52099 <br /> <br /> <br />fD.1~~W1 <br />Nav 25 1983 <br /> <br />COLORADO WATER <br />C():~SEf~V.~T'O~! e~.~RI) <br /> <br />DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE <br />National Oceanic and Atmo.pherlc <br />Admlnlltratlon <br />DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR <br />Fish and Wlldllle Service <br />ENDANGERED SPECIES COMMITTEE <br /> <br />50 CFR Part. 450, 451, 452, and 453 <br /> <br />Rule. tor Applying tor Endangered <br />Specie. Act E.emptlonl and tor <br />Endangered Specla. Committee <br />Conalderatlon ot Such Application.. <br /> <br />AoeNCIES: EnoanMereo Speci.s <br />Commillep., Dl!partml!nl of 1he Interior. <br />Ilt!pllrlmcnt or CummerCI!. <br /> <br />S 1I1~Q"'1 <br /> <br />U'IUlll.!III~-~()\' 1(,1 1~:~bAI) <br /> <br />. "'"' ACTION: Proposed rules. <br /> <br />SUMMARY: These propo.ed rule. <br />implemenl the changes In the exemption <br />process made by Ihe Endungered <br />Specie. Acl Amendmenls 011982. <br />enucted on October 13. 1982. Existing <br />rules lor Ihe Endungered Species <br />Commillee (Ihe Commillee) under Ih. <br />Endangered Species Acl 011973. us <br />amended. were publi.hed Apnl 4. 1980 <br />(45 FR 23354). These proposed rules <br />cover the process Irom Ihe lime 01 <br />applicalion 10 the Iinal delerminalion by <br />the Committee. Because iniliHlttctiun on <br />an applicatiun involves action by Ih~ <br />SecrctHry of the Inlerior or Commercc, <br />these propused rules ure issued hy the <br />Comm;lIee. as well as by both <br />Secretaries. <br /> <br />DA1'E: Commenls on thesc proposed <br />regulalions must be submilled by <br />lanuary 3. 1984. <br /> <br />ADDRESS: Plel.u~e send cummenls tu the <br />Chairman. Endangered Spec'es <br />Commillee. c/o Ollice 01 Policy <br />Analysis. Department Df the InteriDr. <br />18lh und C Slreels. NW.. Washinglon. <br />D.C. 20240. <br /> <br />FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Jon H. Goldslein. Ollice 01 I'olicy <br />Analysis. Room 4423, Deparlmenl 01 lhe <br />Interior. 181h und C Slreels. NW.. <br />Washinglon. D.C. 20240: 202-343-7258. <br />SUPPLlMENTARV INFORMATION: <br /> <br />The Exemplion Proc... <br /> <br />The Endungered Species Acl <br />Amendmenls 01 1978 (Pub, I.. 95-<ln). <br />IlOlu;led on November 10, 1978. <br />Ilsliiblishcd H procedure fDr obluining <br />exemplions from Sectiun 7 of the <br />Endangered Spedes Ac!. This procedure <br />WitS amended by Ihe 1979 Amendmeuls <br />10 lhe Acl (pub. I.. 96-159) enacted on <br />Decembr 28, 1979,,,,,1 Was lurlher <br />amended by the 1982 Amendmenl. to <br />Ihe Acl (Pub. I., 97-3041. <br /> <br />Exemplion Applicalion <br /> <br />Section 71all21 requires Feoerul <br />agencies to insure. in r.unsuhuhun wHh <br />Ihe Secretary of Ihe Inlerior or <br />Commerce, Ihullhl~ir actiuns am nul <br />likely 10 jeopardize lhe continued <br />exislence or cndanKered or threiJllmmJ <br />species or destruy or auversely modify <br />crilical hubilals. Applicalions lor <br />exemption from .his requirement may he <br />made by a Federul agency. hy lhe <br />Governor or.1 Stille in which II proposed <br />uclion would occur, ur hy II persun <br />whose pcrmH Ilf \)ccns~ appht:illion hitS <br />been denied primarily hC(:i1usl! of <br />section 7(a)(2) consiuerations. An <br />npplicatiun uy II license or pcrmil <br />"pplicanl may be mllllc lollowing such <br />un mlminiRlrillivl"! (Jtmilll. wht!lh.'r nr nol <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />Ihal deniul i. subject 10 udminislrative <br />review wilhin Ihe permilllng or licensing <br />agency. However. applicunls may nol <br />pursue bolh un exemption and a lurlher <br />tuJminislrulivf! revil~w simulhmeoully. <br />An upplication is 10 be direcled to the <br />uppropriale Secrelary. who evaluutes iI <br />to determine if cerlain criteria are met. If <br />Ihey ate. the Secrclary prepares a report <br />10 the Endangered Species Com mil tee. <br />which "musl Ihl~n dccic.le un whether the <br />ex"mplion should be granled. <br />These regulutions implement sections <br />7(el through (II 01 lhe Act. <br />Threshold HCI'i"w: Upun receipt 01 an <br />ilpplication. lhe S"crelary has 10 days 10 <br />determine il lhe applicanl i. qua Ii lied: <br />lhe applicHtion is limel}'. and cerll:lin <br />minimum informulion hus been <br />provided. The Secrelary ha. 2U day. <br />from lhe date..1 applicalion (or a longer <br />lime ilgreed upun wilh Ihe upplicanl) 10 <br />conclude his Ihreshohl review and <br />del ermine: <br />(1) Whelher any required biologic.1 <br />€iSSC6sment wus conducted: <br />(2) To lhe exlenl dilterminable wilhin <br />the lim(~ period pruvided. Whlllhl~r the <br />Fcuernl "Hcncy untJ the cxcmplion <br />applicant have refrllincd frum making <br />Imy irrevursible or irretrievnLIr. <br />r.ommitmenl of rtl90un:es prohibited by <br />Sect inn 7(0): and <br />(31 Whether lhe Federal agellcy and <br />permil or Hcense itpplir.anl. if ....ny. hii\lC' <br />carried oul consullalion fCspnntiibililies <br />in 800d rljilh, illlll havll m(Jdc Ii <br />rcnsonalJlc ind rcspnnsilJlc dfurt to <br />devlllop and fairly ""nsider <br />modificalions or rCil~onaule i1nd prudent <br />allcrnlltives to Ihe proposed action <br />which would no: violillll seclion 7(a1l21 <br />01 the Act. <br />Under the 1978 Anwndmllnls, these <br />11t:lcrminulions were made hv il <br />spedillly i.lppuinll~d revit~w hoard. The <br />1982 Amenum,mt5 mtJlIHied the process <br />hy eliminnling Ihe rcview hOilrds ilnd <br />suhslitulinH the SC(;l'cliJry iJ::i Ihe <br />aUlhorily responsi!.l" fnr the Ihreshold <br />I'e'erminil\illn~. The ^mcnuml~ntH <br />mll(lified the t:rilt~rii\ hy auulng \hll <br />wurds "10 the exlenl U(!Icrmineihlc" an <br />r.rill!riu (21 ilml by diminaling it fourth <br />crileriu twhl~\ht!r .In irrcsnh'able conflict <br />exists I. ':'hl! linll! Ill:rinu for OIi1kinH Itw <br />dell~rminaliuns W'-lS shorlenp.u from 60 <br />lu 20 days. If IllI! Secretary ma"es <br />arnrmalive delerminations on all three <br />questions. hll musl Jln~parp Ii mporl fur <br />th,! EndilnHewd Specil~s Committee. If <br />thl~ Sc(;mtary u(!It:lIlincs Ihalthe <br />appliCillion fUlls lo n1l!et thl~SI~ <br />rClluin:nwlIls. lht~ SI!cn!lilry shilll notify <br />the Hpplil;i1nl in wrtlinp: ilnd liw prUl:l!~S <br />lihall h~rminillt~. AllY ueternllnillitln hv <br />'he Sccrclilr~' Ihill I'w I!xcmplioll . <br />tlpplic.1I11 hilS 1101 1T11'lune uf lhl~ . <br />Ihwshllld r'~qlllll'IIII'nls iN fin. II :1J.,wnq' <br />