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Consultation: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's New York and Long Island Field Offices provide technical assistance to private individuals and organizations, as well as Federal, state, and local agencies pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA) (87 Stat. 884, as amended; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). The following information is designed to assist project sponsors or applicants through the process of determining whether a Federally-listed, proposed, or candidate species and/or “critical habitat” may occur within their proposed project area and when it is appropriate to contact our offices for additional coordination or consultation. You may be aware that our offices have provided much of this information in the past in letters. However, due to increasing project review workloads and decreasing staff, we are now providing as much information as possible through our website. We encourage you to print out all materials used in any analyses of effects on listed, proposed, or candidate species. At any time, should you have questions regarding this process, you can contact our offices for assistance. For projects in the New York City area and Long Island, contact our Long Island Field Office at 631-776-1401. For projects throughout the rest of New York State, contact our New York Field Office at 607-753-9334. As this is a new process, we welcome any suggestions you may have to make this website more useful. Please send these comments via e-mail to andy_lowell@fws.gov. Steps for projects WITHOUT any federal agency involvement (any action authorized, funded or carried out) Steps for projects WITH any federal agency involvement (any action authorized, funded or carried out) An official List Response Cover Sheet is now available for your use. Please attach a copy of the County List of Threatened, Endangered, and Candidate Species for the appropriate counties of interest for your project to the cover sheet to provide to any involved local, State or Federal agencies or for your own records. We would like to assist you with your analysis of whether your project has the potential to impact species under our jurisdiction. However, to expedite this process, there are a number of steps that you can take on your own. Step-by-step instructions regarding the use of this species list, as well as survey protocols and species information, are found in the links above and below. Other useful information: New Section 7 Consultation Regulations (Final rule 12/16/08) Federally listed species in New York State Extirpated species in New York State Glossary of Terms Relating to the ESA Action Area: It's not just the project's footprint! NEW: If your project involves the co-location of telecommunication equipment, please also see our Communication Tower Consultation in New York document. For Recommendations on new telecommunication tower siting, construction, operation, and decommissioning, please also refer to the Service's Interim Guidelines. Additional information can be found on our National migratory bird webpages. If your project involves funding from the Department of Housing and Urban Development, please see our June 8, 2006, letter. If your project involves wind energy development, please also refer to the Service's Interim Guidance on Avoidance and Minimizing Wildlife Impacts from Wind Turbines. For more information, go to the Service's webpage on wind energy. For additional information on fish and wildlife resources or State-listed species, we also suggest you contact the appropriate New York State Department of Environmental Conservation regional office(s) as shown on the following map, and: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation New York Natural Heritage Program Information Services 625 Broadway Albany, NY 12233 (518) 402-8935 If wetlands may be present, you are advised that National Wetlands Inventory (NWI) maps may or may not be available for the project area. However, while the NWI maps are reasonably accurate, they should not be used in lieu of field surveys for determining the presence of wetlands or delineating wetland boundaries for Federal regulatory purposes. Copies of specific NWI maps can be obtained from: Cornell Institute for Resource Information Systems 302 Rice Hall Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 (607) 255-4864 Work in certain waters and wetlands of the United States may require a permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps). The need for a Corps permit may be determined by contacting the appropriate Corps office(s) as shown on the following map. Project Review Information By Taxonomic Group Plants American hart's-tongue fern (Asplenium scolpendrium var. americanum) - Threatened: http://www.fws.gov/midwest/Endangered/plants/amerihtf.html Eastern prairie orchid (fringed) (Platanthera leucophea) - Threatened: Species profile Houghton's goldenrod (Solidago houghtonii) - Threatened: http://www.fws.gov/midwest/Endangered/plants/houghton.html Leedy's roseroot (Sedum integrifolium spp. leedyi) - Threatened: http://www.fws.gov/midwest/Endangered/plants/leedysro.html Northeastern bulrush (Scirpus ancistrochaetus) - Endangered: Species profile Northern wild monkshood (Aconitum noveboracense) - Threatened: http://www.fws.gov/midwest/Endangered/plants/monkshoo.html Sandplain gerardia (Agalinis acuta) - Endangered: Species profile Seabeach amaranth (Amaranthus pumilus) - Endangered: New Jersey Field Office Seabeach amaranth website Species profile Small whorled pogonia (Isotria medeoloides) - Threatened: Species Profile Swamp Pink (Helonias bullata) - Threatened: Species Profile Insects Karner blue butterfly (Lycaeides melissa samuelis) - Endangered: NEW - Survey Protocols for Karner Blue Butterflies and Frosted Elfins- Please note: the Service is aware that these protocols are being released during the frosted elfin flight period and just prior to the first flight for Karner blue butterflies. Please contact the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and/or Service for any modifications to the survey requirements for 2008. Now available for public comment: Federal Register Notice, Draft Environmental Assessment, Safe Harbor Agreement, Appendices A, B & C. Comments accepted until November 9, 2007 List of Potential Nectar Species (Appendix C of the Karner Blue Butterfly Recovery Plan) Recovery Plan Natural Resource Conservation Service's soil maps U.S. EPA Wetlands Additional Information: http://www.fws.gov/midwest/Endangered/insects/index.html#kbb NYSDEC Karner Blue Butterfly Fact Sheet Invertebrates Chittenango Ovate Amber Snail (Novisuccinea chittenangoensis) - Threatened: 5-year review Mollusks Clubshell (Pleurobema clava) - Endangered: Mussel Survey Guidance (pdf) Fact Sheet Dwarf wedgemussel (Alasmidonta heterodon) - Endangered: Mussel Survey Guidance (pdf) Factsheet DWM 5-Year Review 2007 NYSDEC Information Rayed bean (Villosa fabalis) - Candidate for listing: 2008 Candidate Notice of Review http://www.fws.gov/midwest/Endangered/lists/candidat.html#rayedbean Mussel Survey Guidance (pdf) Status Assessment Birds Bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) - Delisted: USFWS: Three Management Actions for Bald Eagles Final Definition of Disturb under Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act National Bald Eagle Management Guidelines May 2007 Proposed Rule for Take Authorization under the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act General Information Recovery Plan NYSDEC Bald eagle fact sheet Notice of Availability for Definition of Disturbed Notice of Availability for Management Guidelines Disturb notice (same link as above) Piping plover (Charadrius melodus): Atlantic Coast Breeding Population: Threatened: U.S. Atlantic Coast to Avoid Take Under Section 9 of the Endangered Species Act USFWS piping plover website Recovery Plan The Service's Guidelines for Managing Fireworks in the Vicinity of Piping Plovers and Seabeach Amaranth on the U.S. Atlantic Coast. The Service's Guidelines for Managing Recreational Activities in Piping Plover Breeding Habitat on the U.S. Atlantic Coast to Avoid Take Under Section 9 of the Endangered Species Act Guidance on Cats & Dogs at the Beach NEW Great Lakes Breeding Population: Endangered: Eastern Lake Ontario Barrier Beach State's Newest Natural Heritage Area NEW Final Rule Designating Critical Habitat Recovery Plan (pdf) Wintering Population Critical Habitat Information Red knot (Calidris canutus) - Candidate for listing Species profile 2008 Candidate Notice of Review Species profile South Shore Estuary Reserve Shorebirds Report 1998 Roseate tern (Sterna dougallii dougallii) - Endangered Reptiles Bog turtle (Clemmys [=Glyptemys] muhlenbergii ) - Threatened: Phase One Habitat Survey Report NEW Prairie Peninsula/Lake Plain Recovery Unit Fact Sheet Hudson/Housatonic Recovery Unit Fact Sheet Bog turtle Conservation Zones Guidelines for Bog turtle Surveys NEW Recovery Plan Natural Resource Conservation Service's soil maps U.S. EPA Wetlands Additional Information: NYSDEC Bog Turtle Fact Sheet State of Connecticut Bog Turtle Fact Sheet State of New Jersey Bog Turtle Fact Sheet Eastern massasauga (Sistrurus catenatus catenatus) - Candidate for listing: 2008 Candidate Notice of Review http://www.fws.gov/midwest/endangered/reptiles/index.html Survey protocol Handbook for Land Managers Mammals Indiana Bat (Myotis sodalis) - Endangered: New York Field Office Fact Sheet NEW Newly released 2007 Draft Recovery Plan NEW NEWMistnetting Guidance (2007)NEW Mistnetting Guidance (1999) Additional Information: http://www.fws.gov/midwest/Endangered/mammals/index.html#indiana NYSDEC Indiana Bat Fact Sheet http://www.dec.state.ny.us/website/dfwmr/wildlife/endspec/inbafs.html New England cottontail (Sylvilagus transitionalis) - Candidate for listing: 2008 Candidate Notice of Review FWS Fact Sheet (pdf) CT DEP Fact Sheet NYSDEC Information Environmental Defense Fund: New England Cottontail Habitat Management Fish Atlantic Sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus oxyrinchus) - Candidate: Federal register notice 2007 Status Assessment Additional information: http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/species/concern/#atlanticsturgeon http://www.dec.ny.gov/animals/6945.html