Websites Associated with Developing a Biological Assessment
Note: Not all references within this section have websites; in an effort to reduce paper waste, only those website references mentioned during the workshop are within the second half of the notebook.
All resources from the Developing a Biological Assessment class (including all notebook references) may be accessed here: http://training.fws.gov/CSP/Resources/dev_ba/index.htm
Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Adobe Acrobat, hereinafter Adobe, Format) http://www.fws.gov/endangered/pdfs/esaall.pdf
(HTML Format) http://www.fws.gov/endangered/ESA/content.html
Endangered Species Act – Section 7 Consultation Handbook (Adobe Format) http://www.fws.gov/endangered/consultations/s7hndbk/s7hndbk.htm
NOAA Fisheries – Template Cover Letter Requesting Consultation (Word Format) http://www.fpir.noaa.gov/Library/PRD/ESA%20Consultation/Final%20Action%20Agency%20Consultation%20Package%20Files%20for%20website%201-12-09/Template%20for%20Consultation%20Request%20Cover%20Letter%20-%201-12-09.doc
Department of Transportation Programmatic Consultation Guidance – Attachment 4 – Template Biological Assessment (A more recent version is in your notebook. Adobe Format) http://www.fws.gov/endangered/pdfs/Consultations/highways/Attatchment-4.pdf
Office of Management and Budget Information Quality Guidelines Pursuant to Section 515 of the Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (Adobe Format) http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/fedreg/reproducible2.pdf
(HTML Format) http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/fedreg/iqg_oct1notice.html
Fish and Wildlife Service Information Quality Guidelines Pursuant to Section 515 of the Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (Adobe Format) http://www.fws.gov/informationquality/topics/FWS%20Information%20Quality%20Guidelines.pdf
Joint Counterpart Regulations for National Fire Plan, 12-08-03 (Adobe Format)
http://endangered.fws.gov/consultations/forestplan.html
Dept. of Commerce Guidelines for Ensuring and Maximizing the Quality, Objectivity, Utility, and Integrity of Disseminated Information (html Format) http://ocio.os.doc.gov/ITPolicyandPrograms/Information_Quality/DEV01_002680
NOAA Fisheries Information Quality Guidelines (html Format) http://www.cio.noaa.gov/Policy_Programs/info_quality.html
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, (NEPA) (Adobe Format) http://www.fws.gov/r9esnepa/RelatedLegislativeAuthorities/nepa1969.PDF
Fish and Wildlife Service NEPA Reference Handbook Main Page (Adobe Format) http://www.fws.gov/r9esnepa/NEPA%20Handbook%20TOC.pdf
FWS NEPA Glossary (Adobe Format) http://www.fws.gov/r9esnepa/Intro/Glossary.PDF
FWS CEQ/NEPA Part 1500 – Purpose, Policy, and Mandate (Adobe Format) http://www.fws.gov/r9esnepa/CEQNEPARegs/1500.pdf
FWS CEQ/NEPA Part 1508 – Terminology and Index (Adobe Format) http://www.fws.gov/r9esnepa/CEQNEPARegs/1508.pdf
50 CFR – All Parts, including:
17 – FWS Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants
50 CFR 222 – NMFS Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants
50 CFR 402 – Joint Regulations (FWS / NOAA Fisheries); Endangered Species Act
50 CFR 424 – Listing Endangered and Threatened Species and Designating Critical Habitat http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?sid=2801ea0b38676b4c549a4c00bd8bb0e4&c=ecfr&tpl=/ecfrbrowse/Title50/50tab_02.tpl
NOAA Fisheries – Essential Fish Habitat, Descriptions and Identifications http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/habitat/habitatprotection/efh/fish_manage_c.htm
NOAA Fisheries – Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) – Final Rule (html Format) http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/habitat/habitatprotection/efh/stat_reg_a.htm
Working with Tribes http://endangered.fws.gov/tribal/index.html
Secretarial Order 3206: American Indian Tribal Rights, Federal-Tribal Trust Responsibilities, and the Endangered Species Act http://endangered.fws.gov/tribal/Esatribe.htm
Endangered Species Related Laws, Regulations, Policies & Notices http://www.fws.gov/endangered/policy/index.html
Google Scholar – http://scholar.google.com/
Environmental Conservation Online System (ECOS) – for all listed species information http://ecos.fws.gov/tess_public/
Information Planning and Consultation (IPaC) – from initial scoping to a project builder with suggested best management practices (BMPs) – database is currently being populated. http://ecos.fws.gov/ipac/
Federal Highway Administration’s Nationwide Web BA Tool
Government Printing Office – Code of Federal Regulations
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/cfr/index.html
FWS – How can I obtain a Fish and Wildlife Service publication?
http://www.fws.gov/faq/pub.html
National Conservation Training Center’s Conservation Library
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