Habitat Conservation Plan Handbook Toolbox

Chapter 1

















Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act

bet365下载ios Memo on the Use of Endangered Species Act Section 10 Permits to Provide Bald and Golden Eagle Act Authorization for Incidental Take of Bald Eagles and Golden Eagles (May 11, 2011)

Case Law on HCPs

Clean Water Act

Coastal Zone Management Act

Endangered Species Act (ESA)

Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA)

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bet365下载ios General Conservation Plans Policy Memo (October 5, 2007)

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HCP Land Acquisition Grants program

HCP Planning Assistance Grants program





Marine Mammal Protection Act

Migratory Bird Treaty Act

National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)

National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA)







Secretarial Order 3206



Chapter 2

ESA Regulations and Policies

Example Environmental Action Statement (EAS)

Example Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI)

Example Record of Decision (ROD)

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National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)

National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA)

NEPA Categorical Exclusion Screening Form for HCPs and Environmental Action Statement (EAS)



Permit Requirements

Chapter 3











Arizona Cattle Growers v. U.S. Bureau of Land Management (9th Cir, December 17, 2001)

Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act



Endangered Species Act (ESA)



Federal Water Pollution Control Act





bet365下载ios General Conservation Plan Policy Memo (October 2007)

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Getting Started Questionnaire

Industry Conservation Plan 鈥 Final HCP

Industry Conservation Plan 鈥 Biological Opinion

Industry Conservation Plan 鈥 Environmental Assessment

Industry Conservation Plan 鈥 Findings and Recommendations

Industry Conservation Plan 鈥 Finding of No Significant Impact

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Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA)





National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA)

No Conflict of Interest Disclosure for NEPA Contractors



Section 6 Grants

Template EIS Disclosure and No Conflict Statement for Contractors

Chapter 4

Army Corps of Engineers Clean Water Act

Endangered Species Act (ESA)

Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA)

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bet365下载ios Tribal Consultation Handbook

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National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)





Secretarial Order 3206 (June 5, 1997)

Standardized Guidance on Compiling a Decision File and an Administrative Record, DOI, June 2006

Tribal Consultation Policy

Chapter 5





Effects Pathway Management (Internal bet365下载ios website)

Endangered Species Act (ESA)

Information, Planning and Conservation System (IPaC)

National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)

Chapter 6

Consultation Handbook for Procedures for Conducting Consultation and Conference Activities Under Section 7 of the ESA







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National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)

National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA)

Chapter 7

A Quick Introduction to Zonation

Endangered Species Act (ESA)

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Habitat Equivalency Analysis (HEA)









Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA)



National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)

Population Viability Analysis (PVA)

Resource Equivalency Analysis (REA)

(81 FR 7226, February 11, 2016)

Species Status Assessments (SSAs)

Chapter 8







Effect Pathway Manager (EPM) (Internal bet365下载ios website)

Environmental Conservation Online System ( ECOS ECOS
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Endangered Species Act (ESA)

Information for Planning and Conservation System (IPaC)

Chapter 9

Case Law on Funding









Conservation Banking







Example Letter of Credit

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(63 FR 8859, February 23, 1998)

Meffe, G. K. and C. R. Carroll. 2006. Principles of Conservation Biology, 3rd Edition. Sinauer Associates, Sunderland, MA.









Noss et al. 1997. The Science of Conservation Planning: Habitat Conservation Under the Endangered Species Act. Island Press, Washington, D.C.

Primack, R.B. 2014. Essentials of Conservation Biology 6th edition. Sinauer Associates, Sunderland, MA.

Resource Equivalency Analysis (REA)





Soule, M. E., and B. A. Wilcox, eds. 1980. Conservation Biology: An Ecological-Evolutionary Perspective. Sinauer Associates, Sunderland, MA.

Soule, M. E., M. E. Gilpin, W. Conway, and T. Foose. 1986. The millennium ark. Zoo Biol., In press.

Strategic Habitat Conservation (SHC)





Writing Refuge Management Goals and Objectives: A Handbook

Chapter 10

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How to Develop Survey Protocols: A Handbook (Interactive Edition)





(65 FR 35242, June 1, 2000)









Chapter 11















HCP Planning Assistance Grants











Chapter 12







Endangered Species Act (ESA)

General Conservation Plan Policy (October 5, 2007)

Habitat Equivalency Analysis

National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)

National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA)

Resource Equivalency Analysis (REA)

Population Viability Analysis (PVA)

Chapter 13

















Endangered Species Act (ESA)



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Low-effect Screening Form HCP and NEPA Environmental Action Statement (EAS)









Request for Proposals to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (NiSource HCP)

Secretarial Order 3206: American Indian Tribal Rights, Federal-Tribal Trust Responsibilities, and the Endangered Species Act (ESA)





Template EIS Disclosure and No Conflict Statement for Contractors

Tribal Secretarial Order

Chapter 14









EIS Filing Instructions (August, 1 2016)



Environmental Conservation Online System (ECOS)

Environmental Conservation Online System (ECOS) Instructions

Endangered Species Consultation Handbook



Example Environmental Action Statement

Example Federal Register Notice of Availability

Example Federal Register Notice of Intent

Example Findings and Recommendations

Example Short Form Environmental Action Statement (EAS)

Example SOL Document Review Memorandum

Example SOL Review Memorandum FRNs

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FOIA bet365下载ios







Guide to Publishing Documents in the Federal Register

List of Service Regional Offices in the bet365下载ios Application

National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)

National Environmental Policy Act for National Wildlife Refuges Handbook

NOAA Delegation of Authority Dec. 12, 2005



PDM Federal Register Documents Open for Comment

PDM Website



R4 Tips for Writing Biological opinions and Conference Opinions

R6 Advice for Writing and Reviewing Consultation Documents

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Example Notice of Availability (NOA) for an Environmental Impact Statement and Record of Decision

Example Public Comment Summary



Significant controversy (see 516 DM 2, for bet365下载ios)

Chapter 16



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Bald and Golden Eagle Act

Case Law on HCPs

EIS Filing Instruction (August 1, 2016)



Environmental Conservation Online System (ECOS) Instructions

Example Permit Cover Letter with Request for Signature

Example DOI Natural Resources Library Transmittal

Example Environmental Action Statement (EAS)

Example EPA R9 Regional Office Transmittal

Example Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI)

Example Findings and FONSI Combined (R4)

Example Findings and Recommendations

Example National bet365下载ios NEPA Coordinator Transmittal

Example Permit Transfer Letter

Example Record of Decision (ROD)

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Low-effect Screening Form HCP and NEPA Environmental Action Statement (EAS)

Lacey Act

Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA)

No Conflict of Interest Disclosure for NEPA Contractors

Record of Decision (ROD) Contents Checklist

Registration User Organization Entry 鈥 Core CDX Registration

Template EIS Disclosure and No Conflict Statement for Contractors

Chapter 17







Environmental Conservation Online System (ECOS)

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National Protocol for Addressing Take and Potential "Take" of Endangered Species through Habitat Modification (August 22, 2016)

National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA)

Tracking and Integrated Logging System (TAILS) (Internal bet365下载ios website)

Appendix A







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Appendix B

Endangered Species Act (ESA)



Case Law

Case Law on Funding

Case Law on HCPs

Federal Register

Docket Number Request (bet365下载ios Internal Form)

Example DOI Natural Resources Library Transmittal

Example EPA R9 Transmittal

Example Federal Register Specific Publication Date Request

Example Federal Register Transmittal

Example National bet365下载ios NEPA Coordinator Transmittal

Short PPM-approved Notice of Availability Template (bet365下载ios)

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Intra-Service Consultation

R4 Tips for Writing Biological Opinions and Conference Opinions

R6 Advice for Writing and Reviewing Consultation Documents

NEPA



NHPA



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Laws, Regulations, Policy & Guidance

Tribal/Government-to-Government Guidance

bet365下载ios Tribal Consultation Handbook

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NMFS Administrative Order 218-8 Tribal Consultation

Laws



Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act (BGEPA)

Clean Water Act

Coastal Zone Management Act

Endangered Species Act (ESA)

Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA)

Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) - bet365下载ios



Lacey Act



Marine Mammal Protection Act

Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA)

National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)

National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA)

Policy

Final General Conservation Plan Policy Memo (October 5, 2007)

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Permits







































(63 FR 8859, February 23, 1998)

Guidance

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Templates & Examples

GCP Examples

Industry Conservation Plan 鈥 Final HCP

Industry Conservation Plan 鈥 Biological Opinion

Industry Conservation Plan 鈥 Environmental Assessment

Industry Conservation Plan 鈥 Findings and Recommendations

Industry Conservation Plan 鈥 Finding of No Significant Impact

NEPA

Example Finding of No Significant Impact

Example Findings and FONSI Combined

Example Notice of Availability (NOA) for an Environmental Impact Statement and Record of Decision

Example Short Form Environmental Action Statement (EAS)

Example Simple Amendment Finding of No Significant Impact

Example Permits

Template Permit With Signature Block for Permittee

Federal Register

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Example EPA R9 Regional Office Transmittal

Example Federal Register Specific Publication Date Request

Example National bet365下载ios NEPA Coordinator Transmittal

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