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The National Marine Fisheries Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (jointly Services), are proposing revisions to the Candidate Conservation Agreements with Assurances policy under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended. The Services propose to add a definition of net conservation benefit to this policy and to eliminate references to the confusing requirement of other necessary properties to clarify the level of conservation effort each agreement needs to include in order for the Service to approve an agreement. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is also proposing changes to its regulations regarding Candidate Conservation Agreements with Assurances to make them consistent with these proposed changes to the policy.