This link is for the "Comment Now" Regulations.gov website that routes directly to the proposal to amend the Services consultation regulations under ESA.
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RMEF: We encourage you to submit your comment of support for this change.
Amend the Services' consultation regulations under the Endangered Species Act of 1973
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and NOAA Fisheries propose a new rule that addresses a harmful court decision, known as “Cottonwood” that since stalled many important forest management, wildlife habitat enhancement and wildfire fuel reduction projects developed by the U.S. Forest Service. Lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) are also impacted.
For an RMEF link to provide your comment:
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Proposed rule.Summary
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) (collectively referred to as the “Services” or “we”) propose to amend the Services' consultation regulations under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended, pertaining to the U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management. The proposed revisions would clarify that reinitiation of consultation would not be required for these agencies' previously approved land management plans when new information reveals that effects of a plan may affect listed species or critical habitat in a manner or to an extent not previously considered, provided that any authorized actions for which the new information is relevant will be addressed through a separate action-specific consultation. The proposed revisions would also replace the existing regulation's temporary instructions concerning National Forest System lands with permanent instructions. The Services are proposing this change to improve and clarify the interagency cooperation procedures by making them more efficient and consistent.Dates
We will accept comments from all interested parties until February 11, 2021. Please note that if you are using the Federal eRulemaking Portal (see ADDRESSES below), the deadline for submitting an electronic comment is 11:59 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on this date.RMEF: We encourage you to submit your comment of support for this change.
Amend the Services' consultation regulations under the Endangered Species Act of 1973
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and NOAA Fisheries propose a new rule that addresses a harmful court decision, known as “Cottonwood” that since stalled many important forest management, wildlife habitat enhancement and wildfire fuel reduction projects developed by the U.S. Forest Service. Lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) are also impacted.
For an RMEF link to provide your comment:
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