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Midwest Endangered Species

This website provides Section 7 consultation guidance for Federal agencies and their applicants (i.e., project proponents). This information is provided to allow project proponents to fulfill their initial Section 7(a)(2) obligations without having, if they choose, to contact our Field Offices.

We recommend that users of this site begin with the Step-by-Step Instructions until they are familiar with the Section 7 process.

Website Contents

• Step-by-step explanation of section 7(a)(2) consultation process
• Species Distribution Lists - all endangered, threatened, proposed, & candidate species, and proposed & designated critical habitat occurrences by county
• Species basic life history information
• Species-specific S7 guidance and conservation measures
• Example letters for documenting "no effect" and requesting concurrence with a finding of "not likely to adversely affect."

Mission statement of Region 3's Section 7 Program: To assist Federal agencies and applicants in accomplishing their primary mandates while fully complying with the Endangered Species Act of 1973.

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