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all potential effects of the actions
(debits) as well as the credits accrued
and used to offset the effects and
provide a jeopardy analysis for listed
species and destruction/adverse
modification analysis for designated
critical habitat if applicable. The
consultation would consider all listed
species that may be affected, not just the
target species, and any designated
critical habitat occurring in the action
area for the jeopardy/adverse
modification analysis.
The programmatic biological opinion
may not be able to describe take at the
programmatic level. In this case, the
specific take authorization and
associated reasonable and prudent
measures and terms and conditions
would be described in site-specific
biological opinions. If the overarching
biological opinion can describe, with
appropriate documentation from the
action agency, the project-specific
actions, then a list of reasonable and
prudent measures and terms and
conditions can be included, and no
additional opinion is needed for those
actions. The Service must develop
reasonable and prudent measures and
terms and conditions in close
coordination with the action agency.
This coordination may identify specific
measures the action agency will
incorporate at the project-specific level.
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C. Project-Specific Consultation
As individual projects are proposed,
the action agency provides projectspecific information as described in the
programmatic biological opinion. This
information should include, but not be
limited to, the specific areas to be
affected, the species and critical habitat
that may be affected, a description of
anticipated effects (in reference to those
already analyzed in the programmatic
biological opinion), a description of any
additional effects not considered in the
programmatic consultation, appropriate
reasonable and prudent measures and
terms and conditions, the resulting
debits as ranked in the programmatic
opinion, and the credit balance resulting
from the action. The project-level
consultation should be an expedited
process because most of the needed
analysis will have occurred at the
programmatic level. This is an added
incentive for Federal agencies to use
programmatic consultation and recovery
crediting.
V. Monitoring
A monitoring program is essential to
the success and the credibility of an
RCS, both for the crediting and debiting
aspects of the process. The scope of the
monitoring plan should be
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commensurate with the crediting
system’s recovery framework, based on
the goals and objectives of the species’
recovery plan; the monitoring should
measure the objectives as implemented
by the crediting system. Ultimately, the
Federal action agency is responsible for
accounting for credits and compliance
with the debiting process as determined
through the programmatic biological
opinion. However, the Service will
provide technical assistance in the
monitoring plan and contribute to the
monitoring process through the
development of terms and conditions
within biological opinions, as well as
reviewing and providing concurrence, if
warranted, under project-specific
consultations. Additionally, the Service
will be responsible for periodic review
of the species’ environmental status,
either through an established protocol
or more conventional methods (e.g.,
5-year review, programmatic biological
opinions, etc.).
In general, monitoring may comprise
two elements: effectiveness monitoring
and compliance monitoring.
Effectiveness monitoring will evaluate
the credit valuation and accrual process
in achieving the goals and objectives of
recovery actions. This monitoring
focuses on the crediting process,
involves principles of adaptive
management, and includes all
implementation partners. The
responsibility of effectiveness
monitoring belongs to the Federal
agency that accrues and holds credits,
although other entities would be
involved. When the credit accrual
process results in a biological opinion
from the Service, effectiveness
monitoring provisions are part of the
project description. Any coverage under
the incidental take statement, therefore,
is dependent on the action agency
carrying out the action as described in
the project description.
Compliance monitoring audits and
accounts for credits and debits and
ensures proper implementation of the
agency action. Any monitoring and
reporting must be incorporated into the
project description as an integral part of
implementing the RCS.
Although an RCS is a focused tool for
Federal agencies to make a positive
contribution towards the recovery of
listed species while creating flexibility
for offsetting effects of their other
actions, the Service encourages the
development and use of other types of
crediting systems to meet other needs
and circumstances. In addition, this
guidance by no means restricts Federal
agencies from developing or using other
crediting systems such as conservation
banks. An RCS is one method by which
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a Federal agency may contribute
towards its section 7(a)(1)
responsibilities. The Service encourages
Federal agencies to develop other
programs that would also contribute to
the recovery of listed species on Federal
and non-Federal lands.
VI. References
The following is a list of documents
that would be useful for establishing an
RCS. Some are in draft form, but are
readily available to Service personnel
through Regional Offices or the
Washington Office.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 1990. Policies
and guidelines for planning and
coordinating recovery of endangered and
threatened species. Washington, DC.
14pp. + appendices.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 1999. Final
Safe Harbor Policy. 64 FR 32717, June
17, 1999.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 2003.
Guidance for the Establishment, Use, and
Operation of Conservation Banks.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and National
Marine Fisheries Service. 1998.
Endangered Species Act Consultation
Handbook: Procedures for Conducting
Section 7 Consultations and
Conferences. Washington, DC.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and National
Marine Fisheries Service. 2004 (updated
2006). Draft Endangered and Threatened
Species Recovery Planning Guidance.
Williams, B.K., R.C. Szaro, and C.D. Shapiro.
2007. Adaptive Management: The U.S.
Department of the Interior Technical
Guide. Adaptive Management Working
Group, U.S. Department of the Interior,
Washington, DC.
Authority The authority for this action is
the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
Dated: July 25, 2008.
H. Dale Hall,
Director, Fish and Wildlife Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Antitrust Division
Notice Pursuant to the National
Cooperative Research and Production
Act of 1993—Intersocietal
Accreditation Commission
Notice is hereby given that, on June
25, 2008, pursuant to Section 6(a) of the
National Cooperative Research and
Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301
et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), Intersocietal
Accreditation Commission (‘‘IAC’’) has
filed written notifications
simultaneously with the Attorney
General and the Federal Trade
Commission disclosing (1) the name and
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principal place of business of the
standards development organization
and (2) the nature and scope of its
standards development activities. The
notifications were filed for the purpose
of invoking the Act’s provisions limiting
the recovery of antitrust plaintiffs to
actual damages under specified
circumstances.
Pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Act,
the name and principal place of
business of the standards development
organization is: Intersocietal
Accreditation Commission, Columbia,
MD. The nature and scope of IAC’s
standards development activities are:
the development of consensus standards
for quality assurance in diagnostic
imaging facilities, thus improving the
quality of patient care provided in
private offices clinics and hospitals
where such medical tests are provided.
The IAC develops consensus standards
in the following categories: (a)
Accreditation of vascular laboratories
(extracranial cerebrovascular,
intracranial cerebrovascular, peripheral
arterial, peripheral venous, visceral
vascular, screening), (b) accreditation of
echocardiography laboratories (adult
transthoracic, adult transesophageal,
adult stress, pediatric transthoracic,
pediatric transesophageal, fetal), (c)
accreditation of nuclear medicine
laboratories (nuclear cardiology, general
nuclear medicine, PET), (d)
accreditation of magnetic resonance
laboratories (body [pelvis, abdomen,
chest, and/or breast], cardiovascular,
musculoskeletal, neurological), and (e)
accreditation of computed tomography
laboratories (cardiovascular, whole
body, neurological, sinus and temporal
bone).
Patricia A. Brink,
Deputy Director of Operations, Antitrust
Division.
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Notice Pursuant to the National
Cooperative Research and Production
Act of 1993 Advanced Media Workflow
Association, Inc.
Notice is hereby given that, on June
27, 2008, pursuant to Section 6(a) of the
National Cooperative Research and
Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301
et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), Advanced Media
Workflow Association, Inc., has filed
written notifications simultaneously
with the Attorney General and the
Federal Trade Commission disclosing
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changes in its membership. The
notifications were filed for the purpose
of extending the Act’s provisions
limiting the recovery of antitrust
plaintiffs to actual damages under
specified circumstances. Specifically,
Integrated Media Technologies, North
Hollywood, CA; and Nielsen, Westport,
CT, have been added as parties to this
venture. Also, Convergent Media Labs,
Marina del Rey, CA has withdrawn as
a party to this venture.
No other changes have been made in
either the membership or planned
activity of the group research project.
Membership in this group research
project remains open, and Advanced
Media Workflow Association, Inc.,
intends to file additional written
notifications disclosing all changes in
membership.
On March 28, 2000, Advanced Media
Workflow Association, Inc., filed its
original notification pursuant to Section
6(a) of the Act. The Department of
Justice published a notice in the Federal
Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the
Act on June 29, 2000 (65 FR 40127).
The last notification was filed with
the Department on March 21, 2008. A
notice was published in the Federal
Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the
Act on April 23, 2008 (73 FR 21984).
Patricia A. Brink,
Deputy Director of Operations, Antitrust
Division.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
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Notice Pursuant to the National
Cooperative Research and Production
Act of 1993—Institute of Electrical and
Electronics Engineers
Notice is hereby given that, on July 7,
2008, pursuant to Section 6(a) of the
National Cooperative Research and
Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301
et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), Institute of Electrical
and Electronics Engineers (‘‘IEEE’’) has
filed written notifications
simultaneously with the Attorney
General and the Federal Trade
Commission disclosing additions or
changes to its standards development
activities. The notifications were filed
for the purpose of extending the Act’s
provisions limiting the recovery of
antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages
under specified circumstances.
Specifically, 33 new standards have
been initiated and 13 existing standards
are being revised. More detail regarding
these changes can be found at https://
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standards.ieee.org/standardswire/sba/
16-05-08.html and https://
standards.ieee.org/standardswire/sba/
06-12-08.html. In addition, an update to
the registration activities associated
with 21 existing standards is being
submitted. More detail regarding this
update can be found at https://
standards.ieee.org/regauth/
registrystandards.html.
On September 17, 2004, IEEE filed its
original notification pursuant to Section
6(a) of the Act. The Department of
Justice published a notice in the Federal
Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the
Act on November 3, 2004 (69 FR 64105).
The last notification was filed with
the Department on May 9, 2008. A
notice was published in the Federal
Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the
Act on June 17, 2008 (73 FR 34327).
Patricia A. Brink,
Deputy Director of Operations, Antitrust
Division.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
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Notice Pursuant to the National
Cooperative Research and Production
Act of 1993 Petroleum Environmental
Research Forum
Notice is hereby given that, on July 9,
2008, pursuant to Section 6(a) of the
National Cooperative Research and
Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301
et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), Petroleum
Environmental Research Forum
(‘‘PERF’’) has filed written notifications
simultaneously with the Attorney
General and the Federal Trade
Commission disclosing changes in its
membership. The notifications were
filed for the purpose of extending the
Act’s provisions limiting the recovery of
antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages
under specified circumstances.
Specifically, The Questor Centre,
Belfast, Northern Ireland, UNITED
KINGDOM has been added as a party to
this venture.
No other changes have been made in
either the membership or planned
activity of the group research project.
Membership in this group research
project remains open, and PERF intends
to file additional written notifications
disclosing all changes in membership.
On February 10, 1986, PERF filed its
original notification pursuant to Section
6(a) of the Act. The Department of
Justice published a notice in the Federal
Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the
Act on March 14, 1986 (51 FR 8903).
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Antitrust Division
Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and
Production Act of 1993--Intersocietal Accreditation Commission
Notice is hereby given that, on June 25, 2008, pursuant to Section
6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993,
15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (``the Act''), Intersocietal Accreditation
Commission (``IAC'') has filed written notifications simultaneously
with the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission disclosing
(1) the name and
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principal place of business of the standards development organization
and (2) the nature and scope of its standards development activities.
The notifications were filed for the purpose of invoking the Act's
provisions limiting the recovery of antitrust plaintiffs to actual
damages under specified circumstances.
Pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Act, the name and principal place
of business of the standards development organization is: Intersocietal
Accreditation Commission, Columbia, MD. The nature and scope of IAC's
standards development activities are: the development of consensus
standards for quality assurance in diagnostic imaging facilities, thus
improving the quality of patient care provided in private offices
clinics and hospitals where such medical tests are provided. The IAC
develops consensus standards in the following categories: (a)
Accreditation of vascular laboratories (extracranial cerebrovascular,
intracranial cerebrovascular, peripheral arterial, peripheral venous,
visceral vascular, screening), (b) accreditation of echocardiography
laboratories (adult transthoracic, adult transesophageal, adult stress,
pediatric transthoracic, pediatric transesophageal, fetal), (c)
accreditation of nuclear medicine laboratories (nuclear cardiology,
general nuclear medicine, PET), (d) accreditation of magnetic resonance
laboratories (body [pelvis, abdomen, chest, and/or breast],
cardiovascular, musculoskeletal, neurological), and (e) accreditation
of computed tomography laboratories (cardiovascular, whole body,
neurological, sinus and temporal bone).
Patricia A. Brink,
Deputy Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. E8-17509 Filed 7-30-08; 8:45 am]
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