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Russ Romm é BHE Environmental, Inc.

Strategies for Complex Section 7 Endangered Species Act Consultations with examples from Ft. Leonard Wood, Missouri. Russ Romm é BHE Environmental, Inc. BA’s for Ongoing Mission & BRAC Activities at Ft. Leonard Wood. Straightforward technical issues Complete baseline inventory data

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Russ Romm é BHE Environmental, Inc.

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  1. Strategies forComplex Section 7Endangered Species Act Consultationswith examples from Ft. Leonard Wood, Missouri Russ Rommé BHE Environmental, Inc.

  2. BA’s for Ongoing Mission & BRAC Activities at Ft. Leonard Wood • Straightforward technical issues • Complete baseline inventory data • Detailed description of Proposed Action • Established protocols for effects analyses • Single POC • Reasonable Timeline • No controversy NOT!

  3. Primary Technical Issues • Indiana bats: year-round • Gray bats: year-round • Bald eagle: winter • Effects: Habitat, sound, toxicology • Required cutting edge analyses • Teamed with an EA and an EIS

  4. Establishing Existing Conditions • Summer mist net surveys • Spring, summer, fall telemetry • Swarming and staging chronology • HEP/HSI analyses

  5. Other Investigations • Infrared video in caves • Lab studies • ERA’s

  6. Other Issues • Multiple POCs • Compressed Timeframes OGM: ‘93 scoping; May ’96 request for formal BRAC: Dec ‘95 scoping; Sept ’96 request for formal • Controversy involving BRAC issues nationwide, and expectation of litigation

  7. Recommendations & Examples • Foundational Issues • Process Issues • The End Game

  8. Foundational Items • Clear, thorough description of Proposed Action is critical • Where PA isn’t clear, consider assessing worst case – may yield needless restrictions and therefore encourage clarity in description of PA • “Early and often” coordination with FWS including PA and scope of analysis

  9. Foundational Items • Only analyze Alternative to be implemented • Define Action Area early on – consider ramifications on CE analysis

  10. Process Items • Integrate NEPA and ESA scoping to assist in cumulative effects analysis • If teamed with concurrent NEPA, ongoing coordination is critical • As in transition from CE→EIS, context drives the magnitude of BA • Direct, indirect, and cumulative effects

  11. Process Items • Don’t sweat the difference between direct and indirect effects • Integrate avoidance, minimization, and compensation into the PA to avoid needless analysis

  12. Process Items • Only infrequently will your analysis be statistically defensible – do it anyway! • The “R” word • Take advantage of established guidance • Recovery Plans • ESMP • Models

  13. Process Items • Have fall-back plans if high-tech approaches fail • Incorporate by reference • Cut out the fluff • Consider incorporatingEcological RiskAssessment

  14. The End Game • No Surprises • Include a clear, concise statement of findings • OK to express take in currency other than “number of critters” • “May affect” conclusion not the end of the world

  15. The End Game • Pre-negotiate your RPMsand T&C’s • Consider monitoring to address uncertainty • Request a Draft BO/TS • Publish your results

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