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RIN: 1018-AX45

Publication ID: Fall 2011

Title: Guidelines To Avoid and Minimize Wildlife Impacts From Wind Turbines
Abstract: We are developing voluntary guidelines intended to assist the wind energy industry in avoiding or minimizing impacts to wildlife and their habitats related to land-based wind energy facilities. The guidelines will cover: (1) Proper evaluation of areas for wind energy development, (2) proper location and design of turbines and associated structures, and (3) pre- and post-construction research and monitoring to identify and/or assess impacts to wildlife. Our guidelines will address all FWS trust resources with a focus on bird and bat species, and work to avoid or minimize impacts to their habitats, considering compensatory mitigation as one option.
Agency: Department of the Interior(DOI)	Priority: Other Significant
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage
Major: No	Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: None (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
Legal Authority: Migratory Bird Treaty Act, 40 Stat 755 (16 USC 703) PL 95-616, 92 Stat 3112 (16 USC 712(2) PL 106-108, 113 Stat 1491

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
Notice--Draft Guidelines	02/18/2011	76 FR 9590
Notice--Correction	03/02/2011	76 FR 11506
Notice Comment Period End	05/19/2011
Notice	09/01/2011	76 FR 54481
Final Action	12/00/2011

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No	Government Levels Affected: None
Small Entities Affected: No	Federalism: No
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No
Agency Contact: Dr. Albert M. Manville Wildlife Biologist, Division of Migratory Bird Management Department of the Interior United States Fish and Wildlife Service Mail Stop 4107, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203-1610 Phone:703 358-1963 Fax:703 358-2272 Email: albert_manville@fws.gov