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DOI/FWS RIN: 1018-AX45 Publication ID: Fall 2010 
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. Among other things, we expect the guidelines to 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: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Prerule 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  12/00/2010    
Final Action  02/00/2011    
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