Conservation Science and Policy

Developing a Biological Assessment ECS3152


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General Information - Applicable Laws - Army National Guard - Guidance & Director's Memos - Legal -
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Notebook References - Regulations and Agreements 


General Information

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U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
NCTC Library


Applicable Laws

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ESA - all
FWS NEPA Reference Handbook
NEPA 1969


Army National Guard 

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98 - Camp Rilea - Oregon Examples

00 Sept - Camp Rilea INRMP
98 - Oregon Silverspot Mgmt Plan
98 Dec - Mgmt Plan BO
98 Oct - Mgmt Plan Comments

Camp Atterbury

01 BA and Correspondance

Camp Shelby

BA WWF CPSHELBY December 05


Guidance and Director's Memos

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Decision File & Admin Record Guidance - 06-27-06
Decision on Deliberative Process for Emails - 09-05-02 - DOI
Director's Memo - Conservation Banking Guidance - 05-02-03
DIRECTOR'S ORDER NO. 194- Subject: Extension of the Redelegation of Authority for Intra-Service Endangered Species Act Section 7 Findings
ESA Policies Table - July 05 - Relevance
Evaluating the Net Benefit of Hazardous Fuels Treatment Projects - 01-13-03
FS-BLM Agreement for ESA Right-of-Way Access 01-30-03
Guidance for the Establishment, Use, and Operation of Conservation Banks
Information Quality - OMB - 02-22-02
Information Quality Guidelines - Department of Commerce - 10-01-02
Information Quality Guidelines - Department of Interior - 10-01-02
Information Quality Guidelines - Fish & Wildlife Service
Information Quality Guidelines - NOAA Fisheries - 09-30-02
Interested Party - Emergency Consultation Guidance - 03-03-06
Region 1 - Delegation of Section 7 Signature Authority - 08-01-06
Secretarial Order 3206 - Tribal Trust Responsibilities - 06-05-97
SOL guidance re:writing defensible decisions and rules - 2006
Streamling Guidance - Hazardous Fuels Treatment Projects - 01-13-03


Legal  

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All American Canal - FWS Memo (ESA Transboundary)
All American Canal - Summary Judgment 07-03-06
All America Canal - Court Order 07-03-06
Cattle Growers I - Solicitor's Review - 06-02-02
Cattle Growers II - Forest Guardians v Johanns - 06-13-06
District Court Decision - Deliberative Process Privalige by FWS -0 6-30-02
Gifford Pinchot Task Force vs USFWS - Spotted Owl - 08-06-04
Lynx - T vs E - Defenders of Wildlife v Gale Norton - 12-26-02
Mexican Spotted Owl Critical Habitat - CBD v Gale Norton - 01-13-03
Pilchuck Audubon and PEER vs NOAA Fisheries - Salmon in Washington 07-18-01


Miscellaneous Information

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Affect vs Effect
BA Preparation and Review - 03-10-93
Beyond Harm - Vanderbilt Law Review - Vol 52
Exposure Sample Spreadsheet - Bair Island -0 5-02-07
FWS - Endangered Species Program link
The Military & the ESA - Fact Sheet
Using Anecdotal Occurance Data for Rare or Elusive Species - Bioscience - 06-08
Web-Based, Integrated Planning & Consultation System Description 02-06
Web-based Information, Planning, and Consultation System


Notebook References

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50 CFR Preamble 600.920 NOAA Fish EFH Cons. Recs.
A - Pertinent Websites
B - 50CFR402 - sec7regs
C - 50CFR424 - Listing T&E and CH
D - 50CFR17.1 - 17.3 - FWS T&E
E - 50 CFR 17.40-17.96 – Selected Readings
F - 50CFR222 - NMFS T&E Subpart A
Ga - 50 CFR 600 Consultation Guidance Definitions
Gb - 50 CFR 600.10 Definitions
Gc - 50 CFR 600.920 - EFH BA Contents
H - CEQ-NEPA Part 1508
I - NEPA Glossary
J - Legislated Timelines
J - NEPA - ESA Gross Overview
K- Glossary of ESA terms
L - BA Contents Rev 05
M - Developing Conservation Strategies and BMPs
N - Surviving & Recovering + Exposure Profile
Oa - BA template--updated 05-29-03
Ob - BA Format and checklist
P - Cover Letter - Consultation Request Memo 26 Nov 03
Q - SECRETARIAL ORDER # 3206 - adjust left margin
R - BLM & FS Manual Sections
S - Evaluating the Net Benefits of Hazardous Fuels Treatments 12-10-2002 short term vs long term_final
T - Interested Party - Emergency Consultation Guidance
U - Consultation Agreement - Yuma RMP_BLM USFWS Consultation Agreement


Regulations and Agreement

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50 CFR 402 - Implementing Regulations for Section 7
50 CFR 402 - Preamble -06-03-86
Definition of Harm - 11-08-99.pdf
MOA - BLM-FS - Section 7 Programmatic Consultations - 10-10-00
MOA - EPA - Clean Water Act & ESA 02-22-01
MOU - NRCS-Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies - 02-16-07
MOU - NRCS-USGS-FSA - Information Sharing - 03-22-07
MOU-NRCS, FWS, AFWA
NOAA Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions - Essential Fish Habitat - 01-17-02
Section 7 Consultation Handbook


Last updated: November 12, 2010