Biological Opinion definition

Biological Opinion or “BO” means the section 7 biological opinion issued by the Service for the LCR MSCP.

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Biological Opinion means a document prepared by the USFWS pursuant to 50 C.F.R 402.14 at the conclusion of formal consultation under section 7(a)(2) of the FESA.

Biological Opinion means the U.S. Fish and Wildlife’s biological opinion issued on November 20, 2015 pursuant to Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act regarding the Project and Other Facilities, as amended or updated from time to time as required.

Examples of Biological Opinion in a sentence

• If sensitive species are identified that may be impacted by the project, A- E shall assist in the development of a mitigation strategy for processing a Section 7 Consultation and obtaining a Biological Opinion from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

• The Duchesne Biological Opinion issued in 1998 was updated in 2005.

• In 2009, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) included the FMS flow, operational criteria, American River Group, and monitoring requirements in the Reasonable and Prudent Alternatives of the Biological Opinion (BO) for operating the CVP.

• The National Marine Fisheries Service’s (NMFS) June 4, 2009, Biological Opinion and Conference Opinion on the Long-Term Operations of the Central Valley Project and State Water Project (NMFS BiOp) contains numerous terms and conditions addressing instream flows on the Upper Sacramento River.

• If the new owner chooses not to participate in the SHA/CCAA Agreement and the activities described in the Landowner Agreement, he or she will retain authorization for incidental take due to otherwise lawful activities via the Biological Opinion, provided the Service is given an opportunity to relocate covered species currently on the property.

More Definitions of Biological Opinion

Biological Opinion means any opinion issued by a Government Authority authorized to do so under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) that reviews and assesses whether the operating plan submitted by BPA, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Bureau of Reclamation will jeopardize the survival of any creature or creatures that have been determined to be threatened or endangered pursuant to the ESA. Black Start Capability – The ability of generators to self-start without any source of off-site electric power and maintain adequate voltage and frequency while energizing isolated transmission facilities and auxiliary loads of other generators. Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) - The Federal power marketing agency responsible for the selling of the output of all Columbia River Federal project generation, and ownership, operation and maintenance of a major share of the northwest high-voltage transmission system. Canadian Entitlement – The amount of energy and capacity that Rocky Reach and Rock Island are obligated to return to BPA in its capacity as the US Entity for the account of the Canadian government to fulfill obligations under the US-Canadian Columbia River Treaty of 1964. Chelan Power System Output includes adjustments for the following:

Biological Opinion. The No Jeopardy Biological Opinion issued by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services, dated as of May 13, 2010.

Biological Opinion or "BO" means the ESA Section 7 biological opinion issued by the USFWS for the NiSource MSHCP.

Biological Opinion means the written statement prepared pursuant to

Biological Opinion means the June 15, 1987, biological opinion rendered by the Fish and Wildlife Service pursuant to section 7 of the Endangered Species Act for Round II Water Sales from Ruedi Reservoir and Green Mountain Water Sales.

Biological Opinion is defined in Section 6.2.1.

Biological Opinion means the Biological Opinion issued by the United States Fish & Wildlife dated June 24, 2011 and any future amendments or modifications thereto and any documents incorporated therein, including but not limited to any biological assessments, amendments to biological assessments, and terms and conditions of any incidental take statements.