Endangered Species Permits

Habitat Conservation Plans - Selected Readings

 

Guidances

• The HCP Handbook

• The HCP Handbook Addendum or "Five Point Policy" (49KB pdf file; 14 pages)

• Director's Memo: Application of the "Destruction or Adverse Modification" Standard under Section 7(a)(2) of the Endangered Species Act - Dec. 9, 2004 (3 pages; 215 KB Adobe pdf file)

• Director's Memo: Guidance for the Establishment, Use, and Operation of Conservation Banks - May 2, 2003 (19 pages; 216 KB Adobe pdf file)

• Director's Memo: Revised DirectiveConcerning“No Surprises” Litigation - June 28, 2004 (3 pages; 60 KB Adobe pdf file)

• Office of the Solicitor Memo Standardized Guidance on Compiling a Decision File and an Administrative Record - June 27, 2006 (18 page; 265 KB Adobe pdf file)

• CEQ Regulations (40 CFR)

• Disclosure Letter when preparing NEPA documents through third party vendors (Word document)

• Generic purpose and need statement for Environmental Impact Statement associated with HCPs (Word document)

• OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET Final Information Quality Bulletin for Peer Review - Dec. 15, 2004 (41 pages; 238 KB Adobe pdf file)

• Permit Application Form and Instructions (11 pages; 695 KB Adobe pdf file)

• News Release March 31, 2003 - Fish and Wildlife Service and National Marine Fisheries Service Announce Policy for Evaluation of Conservation Efforts when Making ESA Listing Decisions

Federal Register Notices

• Endangered Species Act Incidental Take Permit Revocation Regulations - Federal Register Notice: Dec. 10, 2004 (9 pages; 88 KB Adobe pdf file)

• Federal Guidance on the Use of In-Lieu-Fee Arrangements for Compensatory Mitigation Under Section 404 of theClean Water Act and Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act - Federal Register Notice: Nov. 7, 2000 (222 KB Adobe pdf file)

• National Environmental Policy Act Revised Implementing Procedures - Federal Register Notice: March 8, 2004 (23 pages; 179 KB Adobe pdf file)

• Policy for Evaluation of Conservation Efforts When Making Listing Decisions - Federal Register Notice: March 28, 2003 (16 pages; 102 KB Adobe pdf file)

Fact Sheets

• Habitat Conservation Planning (2 pages; Adobe pdf file)

• Habitat Conservation Plans: Section 10 of the Endangered Species Act (3 pages; Adobe pdf file)

• The Changing Face of HCPs (4 pages; pdf Adobe file)

• Comparison of Landowner Conservation Tools (1 page; 26 KB Adobe pdf file)

• Wisconsin KarnerBlue Butterfly HCP Model (1 page; 55 KB Adobe pdf file)

Articles

• Score One for the Desert - Audubon Magazine article

• Species Coverage in Multispecies Habitat Conservation Plans: Where’s the Science? by MATTHEW E. RAHN, HOLLY DOREMUS AND JAMES DIFFENDORFER in July 2006, Vol. 56 No. 7 BioScience. 7pp

• Understanding the HCP Universe and the Role of Facilitation in it. Jill Brachhausen and Dylan Garrison of Monterey Institute of International Studies. May 2003 (49 pages; 465 KB Adobe pdf file)

NEPA Compliance

• FWS NEPA Handbook (401 pages; Adobe pdf file)

• CEQ Guidance Regarding NEPA Regulations

• FWS Policy Guidance (37 pages; Adobe pdf file)

• National Park Service Resources

• Handbook for Using Third-Party Contractors To Prepare Environmental Documents (84 pages; 329 KB Adobe pdf file)

Samples and Templates

• Sample Letter, Disclosure Statement and Statement of Responsibilities for Preparation of EIS for HCPs (6 page Word Document)

• HCP - EIS Purpose and Need Template (1 page Word document)

Miscellaneous

• La Cantera Development Co. HCP Case; ORDER CONCERNING PENDING MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT (93 pages; 475 KB Adobe pdf file)

• Findings and Recommendations for the Issuance of Section 10(a)(1)(B) Incidental Take Permits Associated with the Natomas Basin Habitat Conservation Plan (40 pages; 195 KB Adobe pdf file)

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Last updated: April 14, 2015