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DOC/NOAA

RIN: 0648-BF79

Publication ID: Fall 2016

Title: Revision to the Candidate Conservation Agreements with Assurances Policy
Abstract: 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 proposing changes to its regulations regarding Candidate Conservation Agreements with Assurances to make them consistent with these proposed changes to the policy.
Agency: Department of Commerce(DOC)	Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage
Major: No	Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 222
Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
Draft Policy	05/04/2016	81 FR 26817
Draft Policy Comment Period End	07/05/2016
Final Action	12/00/2016

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: Donna Wieting Director, Office of Protected Resources Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Marine Fisheries Service, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910 Phone:301 427-8400