[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 50, Volume 2]
[Revised as of October 1, 2006]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 50CFR17.94]

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                    TITLE 50--WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES
 
 CHAPTER I--UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE 
                          INTERIOR (CONTINUED)
 
PART 17_ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS--Table of Contents
 
                    Subpart I_Interagency Cooperation
 
Sec.  17.94  Critical habitats.


    (a) The areas listed in Sec.  17.95 (fish and wildlife) and Sec.  
17.96 (plants) and referred to in the lists at Sec. Sec.  17.11 and 
17.12 have been determined by the Director to be Critical Habitat. All 
Federal agencies must insure that any action authorized, funded, or 
carried out by them is not likely to result in the destruction or 
adverse modification of the constituent elements essential to the 
conservation of the listed species within these defined Critical 
Habitats. (See part 402 for rules concerning this prohibition; see also 
part 424 for rules concerning the determination of Critical Habitat).
    (b) The map provided by the Director does not, unless otherwise 
indicated, constitute the definition of the boundaries of a Critical 
Habitat. Such maps are provided for reference purposes to guide Federal 
agencies and other interested parties in locating the general boundaries 
of the Critical Habitat. Critical Habitats are described by reference to 
surveyable landmarks found on standard topographic maps of the area and 
to the States and county(ies) within which all or part of the Critical 
Habitat is located. Unless otherwise indicated within the Critical 
Habitat description, the State and county(ies) names are provided for 
informational purposes only.
    (c) Critical Habitat management focuses only on the biological or 
physical constituent elements within the defined area of Critical 
Habitat that are essential to the conservation of the species. Those 
major constituent elements that are known to require special management 
considerations or protection will be listed with the description of the 
Critical Habitat.
    (d) The sequence of species within each list of Critical Habitats in 
Sec. Sec.  17.95 and 17.96 will follow the sequences in the lists of 
Endangered and Threatened wildlife (Sec.  17.11) and plants (Sec.  
17.12). Multiple entries for each species will be alphabetic by State.

[45 FR 13021, Feb. 27, 1980]