Consultant’s Role
Provide technical expertise to project proponent andfederal agencyPreparation of documents for action agency (EA, EIS, BA…)Attend meetings on behalf of projectproponentGo between for agency and project proponent.Conductfield assessments/surveysSubmit annual reports to appropriate agenciesSubmit electronic survey data to appropriate agencies
Consultants--
Do notmake effectdeterminations in survey reports.Done by Federal agencyDo notrequest concurrence or consultation.Done by Federal agencyAct on behalf of agenciesonlywhen requested to do so.
Biological Assessment/ Section7 Resources
National Conservation Training Center (NCTC) courses:Developing a Biological Assessment – Online courseCSP31535 weeksInteragencyConsultation for EndangeredSpecies (Section7)CSP31164 days at NCTC campusNational Park ServiceBiological Assessment Guidebook 2015Templates
More Information
Endangered Species Act of 1973http://www.fws.gov/endangered/esa-library/index.html#esa50 CFR 402http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/searchECFR?idno=50&q1=402&rgn1=PARTNBR&op2=and&q2=&rgn2=PartThe Section 7 Consultation Handbookhttp://www.fws.gov/endangered/esa-library/Additional species informationhttp://ecos.fws.gov/species_profile/SpeciesProfile?spcode=B074Utah Conservation Data Centerhttp://dwrcdc.nr.utah.gov/ucdc/
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