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Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: July 5, 2024) |
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Title 50 - Wildlife and Fisheries |
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SubChapter C - Endangered Species Exemption Process |
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Part 452 - Consideration of Application by the Secretary |
§ 452.04 - Secretary's report.
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§ 452.04 Secretary's report.
(a) Contents of the report. If the Secretary has made a positive finding on each of the threshold determinations, he shall proceed to gather information and prepare a report for the Endangered Species Committee:
(1) Discussing the availability of reasonable and prudent alternatives to the proposed action;
(2) Discussing the nature and extent of the benefits of the proposed action;
(3) Discussing the nature and extent of the benefits of alternative courses of action consistent with conserving the species or the critical habitat;
(4) Summarizing the evidence concerning whether the proposed action is of national or regional significance;
(5) Summarizing the evidence concerning whether the proposed action is in the public interest;
(6) Discussing appropriate and reasonable mitigation and enhancement measures which should be considered by the Committee in granting an exemption; and
(7) Discussing whether the Federal agency and permit or license applicant, if any, have refrained from making any irreversible or irretrievable commitment of resources.