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Endangered
Species Related Laws, Regulations, Policies & Notices
The Fish and Wildlife Service in the Department
of the Interior and NOAA- Fisheries in the Department of Commerce share responsibility for administration
of the Endangered Species
Act. Look below to learn more about internal guidance and national policies
that we have issued to promote efficiency and nationwide consistency in
implementing the ESA to conserve and recover listed species of plants and
animals native to the United States and its territories.
Please see our International
Agreements page for information on policies and programs that work
to protect and recover species in other countries.
Federal Register Notices
1995 through
June 2004 Federal Register notices of proposed and final listing
decisions, critical habitat designations, recovery plans, policies,
and other announcements issued by the Endangered Species Program national
office.
Additional notices,
including those published by our regional offices, can
be found in the Service's centralized
library of Federal Register notices. Announcements soliciting public comment
on permit applications can be found in the “Notices” section of each
year.
Proposed, reviewed policies, special
rules, and listing actions are codified in the Code of Federal
Regulations.
Laws (treaties, executive
orders, etc.) affecting the Fish and Wildlife Service
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Endangered Species Act and General Policies
- Notice
of Intent To Clarify the Role of Habitat in Endangered Species Conservation [64 FR 31871, June 14, 1999], PDF format
- reopened comment
period: 64
FR 47195 [PDF] [August 30, 1999]
- reopened comment
period and announced workshops: 65
FR 3972 [PDF] [January 25, 2000]
- Definition of "Harm" [summary
in HTML]
[64 FR 607277, November 8, 1999], full
text in PDF
- Interagency Policy
for Conserving Species Listed or Proposed Under the ESA While Providing
and Enhancing Recreational Fisheries Opportunities
[61 FR 27978, June 3, 1996]
- Interagency Policy
for the Ecosystem Approach to the Endangered Species Act
[59 FR 34274, July 1, 1994]
- Interagency Policy
for Peer Review in ESA Activities
[59 FR 34270, July 1, 1994]
- Interagency Policy
on Information Standards under the ESA
[59 FR 34271, July 1, 1994]
- Interagency Policy for
ESA Section 9 Prohibitions
[59 FR 34272, July 1, 1994]
- Interagency Policy
Regarding the Role of State Agencies in ESA Activities
[59 FR 34275, July 1, 1994]
See sections below
for policies that are more specific to an aspect of our program.
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Candidate
Conservation
- Using Existing Tools to Expand Cooperative Conservation
for Candidate Species Across Federal and Non-Federal Lands [PDF]
- Candidate
Notice of Review [PDF]
- Safe Harbor Agreements and Candidate
Conservation Agreements with Assurances; Revisions to the Regulations. [69 FR 24084; May 3, 2004],[PDF]
- Draft
Handbook for Candidate Conservation Agreements with Assurances and Enhancement
of Survival Permit Processing [68 FR 37170, June 23, 2003], [ PDF]
- reopened comment
period: 68
FR 51029 [PDF][August 25, 2003]
- Guidance
for the Establishment, Use, and Operation of Conservation Banks [Notice: 68
FR 24753, May 8 2003], PDF
format of notice
- Final Policy for Evaluation
of Conservation Efforts When Making Listing Decisions [68 FR 15100, March 28, 2003], [PDF]
- Response
to Public Comments on Amending General Permitting Regulations Relating
to Habitat Conservation Plans, Safe Harbor Agreements and Candidate
Conservation Agreements With Assurances, [66 FR 6483, January 22,
2001], [PDF]
- Final Policy for Candidate
Conservation Agreements with Assurances
[64 FR 32726, June 17, 1999], [PDF]
- Safe Harbors and Candidate
Conservation Agreements with Assurances (Regulations) [64 FR 32705,
June 17, 1999], [PDF]
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Our Listing Program
- Link
to the Critical Habitat Mapper
- Final Policy for Evaluation
of Conservation Efforts When Making Listing Decisions [68 FR 15100, March 28, 2003], [PDF]
- Final
Listing Priority Guidance for Fiscal Year 2000 [64 FR 57114, October
22, 1999], [PDF]
- Final Decision on
Identification of Candidates for Listing as Endangered or Threatened
[61 FR 64481, December 5, 1996], [PDF]
[61 FR 36075, July 7, 1996], [ PDF]
- Interagency Policy
Regarding the Recognition of Distinct Vertebrate Population Segments
Under the ESA [61 FR 4722, February 7, 1996]
- Endangered
and Threatened Species Listing and Recovery Priority Guidelines [PDF] [48 FR 43098, September 21, 1983 & 48 FR 51985, November 15, 1983
(Correction)]
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Our Consultations
Program
- Joint
Counterpart Endangered Species Act Section 7 Consultation Regulations
(National Fire Plan) [68 FR 68254, December 8, 2003], [PDF]
- Guidance
for the Establishment, Use, and Operation of Conservation Banks[PDF] [Notice: 68
FR 24753, May 8 2003], PDF
format of notice
- Evaluating the Net Benefit
of Hazardous Fuels Treatment Projects [68 FR 1629, January 13, 2003], [PDF]
- Alternative Approaches
for Streamlining Section 7 Consultation on Hazardous Fuels Treatment
Projects [68 FR 1628, January 13, 2003], [PDF]
- Notice
of Availability: Final Endangered Species Consultation Handbook for
Procedures for Conducting Consultation and Conference Activities Under
Section 7 of the ESA
[64 FR 31285, June 10, 1999], [PDF]
- Endangered
Species Act Consultation Handbook Procedures for Conducting Section
7 Consultations and Conferences
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Habitat Conservation Planning
- Habitat Conservation
Planning Handbook
- Notice of Availability:
Final Handbook for Habitat Conservation Planning and Incidental Take
Permitting Process
[61 FR 63854, December 2, 1996], [PDF]
- Habitat Conservation Plan
Assurances ("No Surprises") Rule
[63 FR 8859, February 23, 1998], [PDF]. Also see “No
Surprises” Questions and Answers [in HTML]
.
- Endangered
Species Act Incidental Take Permit Revocation Regulations [69 FR 71723, December 10, 2004], [PDF]
- Addendum to the HCP Handbook (5 Point Policy Initiative)
[65 FR 35242, June 1, 2000], PDF format. Also see Addendum
to the HCP Handbook, Executive Summary [PDF] and the Addendum
Questions and Answers [PDF]
- Guidance for the Guidance
for the Establishment, Use, and Operation of Conservation Banks [Notice: 68
FR 24753, May 8 2003], PDF
format of notice
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Our Recovery Program
- Policy Regarding Controlled
Propagation of Species Listed Under the Endangered Species Act [65 FR 56916, September 20, 2000], [PDF]
- Final Safe Harbor
Policy [64 FR 32717, June 17, 1999], [PDF]
- Safe Harbors and Candidate
Conservation Agreements with Assurances (Regulations) [64 FR 32705,
June 17, 1999], [PDF]
- Safe Harbor Agreements and Candidate
Conservation Agreements with Assurances; Revisions to the Regulations. [69 FR 24084; May 3, 2004], [PDF]
- Interagency Policy
Regarding the Recognition of Distinct Vertebrate Population Segments
Under the ESA [61 FR 4722, February 7, 1996]
- Interagency Policy
on Recovery Plan Participation and Implementation under the ESA
[59 FR 34272, July 1, 1994]
- Policy and Guidelines
for Planning and Coordinating Recovery of Endangered and Threatened
Species [PDF] (May 1990)
- Endangered
and Threatened Species Listing and Recovery Priority Guidelines [PDF] [48 FR 43098, September 21, 1983 & 48 FR 51985, November 15, 1983
(Correction)]
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