Link to Resource File(s) R5 7(a)(1) Guidance 030918.pdf ARD 7(a)(1) Guidance Memo.pdf Basic Information Content Category Unpublished Material (ie reports, white paper, field worksheets) Material Type Field Guide/Operational Guidance Summary or Abstract This regional guide for section 7(a)(1) consultations and attached memo stress the importance of proactive, strategic, landscape-level planning in order to increase regulatory efficiency and streamline 7(a)(2) consultations for individual projects. To that end, the guide includes principles for the development of a 7(a)(1) program, criteria for meeting 7(a)(1) requirements, contents of a 7(a)(1) program, and the responsibilities of both the FWS and the action agency. Author or Creator Glenn S/ Smith Date 01/31/2018 Citation Information Available from BLM Library? No Source Information Owner Entity U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Internal/External Usage External Tagging Information Admin Area Relevance National Office Alaska Arizona California Colorado Eastern States Idaho Montana-Dakotas Nevada New Mexico Oregon-Washington Utah Wyoming NOC NTC NIFC BLM Core Business Permit - Authorizing BLM Program Threatened & Endangered Species Topic Compliance Section 7 Compliance Science Arena Biological/Life Sciences Science Discipline/Field Ecology
