[Federal Register: June 10, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 111)]
[Notices]               
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

 
Notice of Availability of Final Endangered Species Consultation 
Handbook for Procedures for Conducting Consultation and Conference 
Activities Under Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act

AGENCIES: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior, and National Marine 
Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
Commerce.

ACTION: Notice

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SUMMARY: The Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and National Marine 
Fisheries Service (NMFS), hereafter referred to as the Services, 
announce the availability of their final joint Endangered Species 
Consultation Handbook. This document provides internal guidance to all 
employees of the two agencies relative to conducting consultations and 
conferences under section 7 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as 
amended (Act). Its purpose is to provide policy and guidance for 
section 7 procedures to promote efficiency and nationwide consistency 
within and between the Services. Although intended primarily as 
internal agency guidance, this handbook is fully available for public 
information and use.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sandy Tucker, Division of Endangered 
Species, Fish and Wildlife Service (telephone 703-358-2106; or Craig 
Johnson, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries 
Service (telephone 301-713-1401).