50 CFR 402.12 - Biological assessments
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Meetings: National Environmental Policy Act compliance and environmental protection procedures,
...subsection. An OPDIV/STAFFDIV need not initiate formal consultation if, as a result of the preparation of a biological assessment under 50 CFR 402.12 or as a result of information consultation with the Service under 50 CFR 402.13, the OPDIV/STAFFDIV determines, with the written concurrence ......
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Environmental impacts; policies and procedures implementation; comment request,
...See 50 CFR 402.02. BA's are not required to analyze alternatives to proposed actions. The recommended contents of a BA are found in 50 CFR 402.12(f). For other types of proposed actions, the Federal agency must provide the Services with the information the Federal agency used in evaluating ......
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Alliance v. United States Forest Serv., No. CV 05-107-M-DWM
...of the species and (II) which may require special management considerations or protection[.] 16 U.S.C. § 1532(5)(A)(i). 27. 50 C.F.R. § 402.12(a) states that a biological assessment “shall evaluate the potential effects of the action on listed and proposed species and designated and propose......
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Oceana v. Bureau of Ocean Energy Mgmt., Civil Action No.: 12-0981 (RC)
...The defendants are right on their first point. 50 C.F.R. § 402.14(g) confers duties on the expert agency—NMFS or FWS—not on BOEM. See 50 C.F.R. § 402.12(g) ("Service responsibilities during formal consultation are as follows . . . ."). As such, its requirements are inappropriately cited by ......
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Alliance v. United States Forest Serv., No. CV 05-107-M-DWM
...of the species and (II) which may require special management considerations or protection[.] 16 U.S.C. § 1532(5)(A)(i). 27. 50 C.F.R. § 402.12(a) states that a biological assessment “shall evaluate the potential effects of the action on listed and proposed species and designated and propose......
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Oceana v. Bureau of Ocean Energy Mgmt., Civil Action No.: 12-0981 (RC)
...The defendants are right on their first point. 50 C.F.R. § 402.14(g) confers duties on the expert agency—NMFS or FWS—not on BOEM. See 50 C.F.R. § 402.12(g) ("Service responsibilities during formal consultation are as follows . . . ."). As such, its requirements are inappropriately cited by ......
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Friends Of The River v. Nat'l Marine Fisheries Serv. ., No. Civ. S-06-2845 LKK/JFM.
...a BiOp from NMFS regarding whether these effects exceed the limits set by section 7(a)(2). ESA § 7(b)(3); 16 U.S.C. § 1536(b)(3); 50 C.F.R. § 402.12(a), (k). That BiOp is the subject of plaintiffs' third claim. The ESA also generally prohibits “take” of endangered species. ESA § 9(a); 16 U.......
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The Consol. Delta Smelt Cases., Nos. 1:09-CV-00407 OWW DLB
...prepare a "biological assessment" that evaluates the action's potential impacts on species and species' habitat. 16 U.S.C. 1536(c); 50 C.F.R. 402.12(a). 19. If the proposed action "is likely to adversely affect" a threatened or endangered species or adversely modify its designated717 F.Supp......
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2 firm's commentaries
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Guidance for Managing NEPA-Related Risks and Other Risks in Project Delivery - National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP)
...Corps did not have adequate information to determine whether there was a practicable alternative to the 71 Id.; 50 C.F.R. § 402.02 72 50 C.F.R. § 402.12(b)(1). 73 50 C.F.R. § 402.02. 74 16 U.S.C. § 1536(c)(1). 75 See Nat’l Wildlife Fed’n v. Coleman, 529 F.2d 359 (5th Cir. 1976) (federal def......
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The Federal Nexus In EPA GHG Permitting: Additional Burdens On Permit Applicants
...of Linking Carbon Emissions, Atmospheric Greenhouse Gas Concentrations, Global Warming, and Consequential Impacts" (May 14, 2008). 23 50 C.F.R. § 402.12(c). 24 Id. § 402.02. 25 Id. 26 Id. § 402.12(d)(1). 27 16 U.S.C. § 1536(c). 28 50 C.F.R. § 402.12(a). 29 Id. § 402.12(f)(1)-(5). 30 Id. § 4......
3 books & journal articles
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Federal Agency Conservation Obligations and Consultation Under §7 of the ESA
...and evaluate it, as the ultimate responsibility for §7 compliance remains with the action agency. See 50 C.F.R. §402.08. 131. See 50 C.F.R. §402.12(b). 132. 50 C.F.R. §402.02. 133. 16 U.S.C. §1536(c), ELR Stat. ESA §7(c); 50 C.F.R. §402.12(i). 134. See id. 135. 42 U.S.C. §4332, ELR Stat. NE......
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Glossary
...in the action area and the evaluation [sic] potential efects of the action on such species and habitat. 50 C.F.R. §402.02. See also 50 C.F.R. §402.12. biological opinion —the document that states the opinion of the [FWS] as to whether or not the federal action is likely to jeopardize the co......
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Protecting Species or Hindering Energy Development? How the Endangered Species Act Impacts Energy Projects on Western Public Lands
...that is unlikely to jeopardize the continued existence of a listed species may nonetheless result in a take of that species, it 18. 50 C.F.R. §402.12(a). 19. 16 U.S.C. §1536(c); 50 C.F.R. §402.12(i). 20. 50 C.F.R. §402.12(j). 21. Id. §402.13(a). 22. 16 U.S.C. §1536(b)(1)(A), (3)(A). 23. Rel......