Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act (ESA): Sample Clauses

Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act (ESA):. In the interest of protecting listed & candidate species, through Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act, the use of federal authorization carries obligations for conducting limited consultation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service regarding listed and candidate species xxxxxxx.Xx the case of the CCAA, consultation covers the entire enrolled property and all recommended practices that may be adversely affect ESA listed and candidate species present during implementation of a specific practice within the property. (Submitting TPWD or USFWS Biologist (Date) Signature) (Submitting Landowner’s Signature) (Date) Appendix C: Prioritization of Enrolled Lands Prioritization of Enrolled Lands Lands to be enrolled under this CCAA will receive tiered priority of importance as follows: • Tier 1 - Top priority will be given to those properties located within a known TKR population center*. • Tier 2 - Properties within 30 kilometers of known population centers (but within the historical range) or properties with documented TKR presence. 30 kilometers is based on average distance between currently known population centers. • Tier 3 - properties located within the historical TKR range. *Population centers may be revised every 5 years based on new information. Appendix D: Landowner Reporting Form Annual Landowner Reporting Form for the Texas Kangaroo Rat CCAA Thank you for completing the annual report. Please provide the following information with required photos to . All responses will be compiled, and landowner names, addresses, and ranch names will be removed from reports submitted to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. Reporting year (Jan.-Dec.) Total # enrolled acres Property Identification Number County/counties where enrolled property is located Please check all activities completed during the reporting year on the enrolled acreage for which you are reporting and please indicate location of activities on a map to be included with the annual report. □Brush control acres □Disking/shredding/mowing acres □Prescribed fire acres □Wildfire acres □Native grassland restoration (reseeding) acres □ Prescribed grazing What was your ranch-wide stocking rate for the reporting year? Circle reporting unit: cows/section ac/AU stockers/section/6mo total cows □Disturbed edge habitat management miles □Dirt road maintenance (internal roads) miles □Prairie dog colony maintenance/reintroduction (Describe) Optional: Please describe any incidental observation data for TKR (Jan-...