Habitat Conservation Plans: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Drinking Water of the Committee on Environment and Public Works, United States Senate, One Hundred Sixth Congress, First Session, July 20, 1999; July 21, 1999; October 19, 1999; November 3, 1999 .... |
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... USFWS and NMFS are doing a good job with the data that are available . They do not have the resources to obtain the data that are needed for many of the decisions that must be made . Without such resources , the best scientific approach ...
... USFWS and NMFS are doing a good job with the data that are available . They do not have the resources to obtain the data that are needed for many of the decisions that must be made . Without such resources , the best scientific approach ...
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... USFWS approved only 14 HCPs from 1983 to 1992 ( USFWS and NMFS , 1996 ) , but since 1992 there has been an explosion of HCPs 225 were approved by September 1997 , and approximately 200 are currently being formulated . Indeed , HCPs have ...
... USFWS approved only 14 HCPs from 1983 to 1992 ( USFWS and NMFS , 1996 ) , but since 1992 there has been an explosion of HCPs 225 were approved by September 1997 , and approximately 200 are currently being formulated . Indeed , HCPs have ...
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... USFWS is responsible for the remainder of listed species . The applicant may develop an HCP independently , but USFWS often works with the landowner in the plan's early stages , providing guidance as to what is or is not acceptable with ...
... USFWS is responsible for the remainder of listed species . The applicant may develop an HCP independently , but USFWS often works with the landowner in the plan's early stages , providing guidance as to what is or is not acceptable with ...
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... USFWS employees , consultants who worked on the development phase , and various stake- holders . Our goal in analyzing these focal plans was not judgment of the overall quality of each plan , or plans as a whole , but rather a rigorous ...
... USFWS employees , consultants who worked on the development phase , and various stake- holders . Our goal in analyzing these focal plans was not judgment of the overall quality of each plan , or plans as a whole , but rather a rigorous ...
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... USFWS , and some who had actually helped write HCPs . The biologi- cal , statistical , and practical experience of this large cohort of graduate students compares favorably with those employees of USFWS who actually administer the HCP ...
... USFWS , and some who had actually helped write HCPs . The biologi- cal , statistical , and practical experience of this large cohort of graduate students compares favorably with those employees of USFWS who actually administer the HCP ...
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Page 91 - ... to the maximum extent practicable, minimize and mitigate the impacts of such taking; (iii) the applicant will ensure that adequate funding for the plan will be provided; (iv) the taking will not appreciably reduce the likelihood of the survival and recovery of the species in the wild...
Page 314 - When a challenge to an agency construction of a statutory provision, fairly conceptualized, really centers on the wisdom of the agency's policy, rather than whether it is a reasonable choice within a gap left open by Congress, the challenge must fail.
Page 449 - Commerce, to ensure that their actions are not likely to jeopardize the continued existence of any endangered or threatened species or result in the destruction or adverse modification of the critical habitat of such species.
Page 304 - conserve", "conserving", and "conservation" mean to use and the use of all methods and procedures which are necessary to bring any endangered species or threatened species to the point at which the measures provided pursuant to this Act are no longer necessary.
Page 397 - It is therefore critical that the appropriate regional office of the National Marine Fisheries Service and the Fish and Wildlife Service prepare biological opinions for assessing future permits for sludge dumping at the 106-Mile Site.40 D.
Page 419 - Mr. Chairman, this concludes my testimony. I would be happy to answer any questions you or other members of the subcommittee may have.
Page 33 - University of California, Berkeley University of California, Davis University of California, Irvine University of California, Los Angeles University of California, Riverside University of California, San Diego University of California, San...
Page 184 - Our mission is to preserve the plants, animals and natural communities that represent the diversity of life on Earth by protecting the lands and waters they need to survive.
Page 124 - Director will not require the commitment of additional land, water, or financial compensation or additional restrictions on the use of land, water, or other natural resources...
Page 311 - They include such well-accepted empirical generalizations as: (1) species well distributed across their native range are less susceptible to extinction than species confined to small portions of their range; (2) large blocks of habitat, containing large populations, are better than small blocks with small populations...