Biological Assessments definition

Biological Assessments means the information prepared by or under the direction of Reclamation or other federal action agency concerning federally listed and proposed species and designated and proposed critical habitat that may be present in the Action Area and the evaluation of potential effects of the action on such species and habitat, including the August 2008 Biological Assessment on the Continued Long-term Operations of the Central Valley Project and the State Water Project and the 2016 Biological Assessment for the California WaterFix.
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Biological Assessments means the information prepared by or under the direction of
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Biological Assessments. The Biological Assessment prepared by the NRCS addresses U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services (USFWS) requirements. The Biological Assessment is being reviewed and once approved, there will be no further permit submittal requirements for USFWS. Any changes to the project boundaries as defined in the Damage Survey Report (DSR) will require additional work by the NRCS for the Biological Assessment and cultural resources consultation and could result in a project delay. • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) 404 permit: Nationwide Permit (NWP) 37 can be used for EWP projects, but still requires that the local sponsor submit the project to the USACE with a letter and/or a Preconstruction Notice (PCN) confirming that the project is indeed covered by NWP 37. The CWCB Technical Assistance Team can provide support in the forms of wetlands delineation and determinations and technical assistance on the permit application.
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Examples of Biological Assessments in a sentence

  • We conduct Section 7 and 10 consultations and prepare Biological Assessments in support of permit applications.

  • To the extent allowed under federal laws and regulations, the Parties also intend that the DRECP will serve as the basis for one or more HCPs that meets the requirements of section 10(a)(2)(A) of the FESA, and further serve as the basis for the Biological Assessments that support consultations between Federal Action Agencies and the USFWS under section 7(a)(2) of the FESA, and the issuance of Take Authorizations for Covered Activities.

  • HELIX supports clients in Endangered Species Act Section 7 and Section 10(a) consultations with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), including the preparation of supporting studies (e.g., Biological Assessments), helping clients develop negotiation strategies, and participating in agency meetings.

  • Two Biological Assessments will be required for this project since the Corps is anticipated to consult with two federal agencies including the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) for the California red-legged frog and tidewater goby, and National Marine Fisheries Service for steelhead trout.

  • Biological Assessments: The MPACT team will conduct a threatened and endangered species and habitat (T&E) assessment within the proposed project areas by performing literature reviews of federal- and state-listed threatened and endangered species for Fort Bend County and evaluating the study area for suitable habitat for identified species.

  • To support this priority, EPA is developing a Policy on the Use of Biological Assessments and Criteria in the Water Quality Program and is providing this program guidance document on biological criteria.

  • Task 2.2 – Biological Assessments – Projects acquiring federal permits such as a Clean Water Act Section 404 permit from the Corps are required to analyze actions that “may affect” a federally listed species or protected resources such as critical habitat before a federal agency (in this case the Corps) can issue a permit.

  • As part of the permitting effort, we would prepare the required technical documents such as the Habitat Mitigation and Monitoring Plan (HMMP) and Biological Assessments (BA’s) required to gain regulatory agency approvals of the project, as well as provide additional support to expedite their review and ultimate issuance of permits.

  • This process will allow agencies to prepare and receive Biological Assessments, concurrence letters and Biological Opinions in a timely manner.

  • USACE would prepare a Consultation Initiation Package, which will include effects determinations supported by memoranda or Biological Assessments, and/or Essential Fish Habitat Assessments, and copies of other applicable decision documents to USFWS and/or NMFS (as applicable) to initiate the ESA/MSFCMA consultation process.

Related to Biological Assessments

  • Medical assessment means an assessment of a patient’s medical condition secured by our Assistance Company working in conjunction with the Medical Evacuation Provider’s medical director and in collaboration with the attending physician. The Assistance Company in collaboration with the Medical Evacuation Provider, will utilize the assessment to determine at its sole discretion whether a Plan Holder is fit to fly; the most appropriate means to provide medical evacuation; the medical personnel who will be accompanying the patient on the transport; and to confirm the medical facility closest to one’s home can meet their medical needs. If the patient’s medical facility of choice is unable to provide the high level of medical care required by the patient, arrangements will be made to transport the patient to the appropriate medical facility closest to their home, or closest to patient's preferred medical facility in the US when possible.

  • Phase I Environmental Assessment A “Phase I assessment” as described in, and meeting the criteria of, the ASTM, plus a radon and asbestos inspection.

  • Environmental Assessment means an assessment of the presence, storage or release of any hazardous or toxic substance, pollutant or contaminant with respect to the collateral securing a Shared-Loss Loan that has been fully or partially charged off.

  • Environmental Assessment Act means the Environmental Assessment Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.E.18.

  • Functional behavioral assessment means an individualized assessment of the student that results in a team hypothesis about the function of a student’s behavior and, as appropriate, recommendations for a behavior intervention plan.

  • Initial assessment means an assessment conducted prior to or at admission to determine whether the individual meets the service's admission criteria; what the individual's immediate service, health, and safety needs are; and whether the provider has the capability and staffing to provide the needed services.

  • Special Assessments means any of the following, except as otherwise provided in subsection (6):

  • Phase I assessment as described in, and meeting the criteria of, (i) Chapter 5 of the FNMA Multifamily Guide or any successor provisions covering the same subject matter in the case of a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan as to which the related Mortgaged Property is multifamily property or (ii) the American Society for Testing and Materials in the case of Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan as to which the related Mortgaged Property is not multifamily property.

  • Clinical evaluation means a systematic and planned process to continuously generate, collect, analyse and assess the clinical data pertaining to a device in order to verify the safety and performance, including clinical benefits, of the device when used as intended by the manufacturer;

  • clinical evidence means clinical data and clinical evaluation results pertaining to a device of a sufficient amount and quality to allow a qualified assessment of whether the device is safe and achieves the intended clinical benefit(s), when used as intended by the manufacturer;

  • Clinical laboratory means a facility for the microbiological, serological, chemical, hematological, radiobioassay, cytological, immunohematological, pathological, or other examination of materials derived from the human body for the purpose of providing information for the diagnosis, prevention, or treatment of a disease or assessment of a medical condition.

  • Biological agent shall mean any pathogenic (disease producing) micro-organism(s) and/or biologically produced toxin(s) (including genetically modified organisms and chemically synthesized toxins) which cause illness and/or death in humans, animals or plants.

  • Assessment area means an area, or, if more than one area is designated, the

  • Assessments means Claims of Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada or of any province or territory or municipality or any other Taxing Authority in any Canadian or foreign jurisdiction, including amounts which may arise or have arisen under any notice of assessment, notice of objection, notice of reassessment, notice of appeal, audit, investigation, demand or similar request from any Taxing Authority;

  • Needs assessment In this section, LEAs are asked to describe the impact of the pandemic on their students, examine disproportionate impacts on specific student groups, and highlight the LEA’s promising practices in supporting students’ needs since March 2020.

  • Clinical means having a significant relationship, whether real or potential, direct or indirect, to the actual rendering or outcome of dental care, the practice of dentistry, or the quality of dental care being rendered to a patient;

  • Biological safety cabinet means a containment unit suitable for the preparation of low to moderate risk agents where there is a need for protection of the product, personnel, and environment, according to National Sanitation Foundation (NSF) Standard 49.

  • Physical therapy licensing board or "licensing board" means the agency of a state that is responsible for the licensing and regulation of physical therapists and physical therapist assistants.

  • Risk and needs assessment means an actuarial tool scientifically proven to identify specific factors and needs that are related to delinquent and noncriminal misconduct;

  • Phase I Environmental Site Assessment means a Phase I environmental property assessment of the Assets that satisfies the basic assessment requirements set forth under the current ASTM International Standard Practice for Environmental Site Assessments (Designation E1527-13) or any other visual site assessment or review of records, reports or documents.

  • Controlled substance analog means a substance the chemical structure of which is substantially

  • Acoustic Assessment Report means the report, prepared in accordance with Publication NPC-233 and Appendix A of the Basic Comprehensive User Guide,by HGC Engineering and dated August 22, 2008 submitted in support of the application, that documents all sources of noise emissions and Noise Control Measures present at the Facility and includes all up-dated Acoustic Assessment Reports as required by the Documentation Requirements conditions of this Certificate to demonstrate continued compliance with the Performance Limits following the implementation of any Modification.

  • Biological diversity means the variability among living organisms from all sources including, inter alia, terrestrial, marine and other aquatic ecosystems and the ecological complexes of which they are part; this includes diversity within species, between species and of ecosystems.

  • Development Charges or “DC” shall mean the amount charged by the Company from the Applicant(s) towards carrying out the developmental works inside or around the Project, including but not limited to the payment of the following:

  • COVID-19 hazard means exposure to potentially infectious material that may contain SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. Potentially infectious materials include airborne droplets, small particle aerosols, and airborne droplet nuclei, which most commonly result from a person or persons exhaling, talking or vocalizing, coughing, sneezing, or procedures performed on persons which may aerosolize saliva or respiratory tract fluids, among other things. This also includes objects or surfaces that may be contaminated with SARS-CoV-2.