USFWS IPAC THREATENED AND ENDANGERED SPECIES IN FLORIDA - 2018

Abstract:

IPaC (Information for Planning and Consultation) is a project planning tool which streamlines the USFWS environmental review process. The information available from IPaC is generated by USFWS field offices. This data set represents the official species list (pursuant to 50 CFR 402.12) of T&E (Threatened and Endangered) species that should be considered when evaluating the potential impacts of a project. An official species list is an official letter from the local U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service office containing information to assist you in evaluating the potential impacts of your project. It includes a list of species and critical habitat that should be considered under Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act. This dataset contains all 67 Florida counties and lists threatened and endangered species in the following categories: mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fishes, clams, crustaceans, snails, insects, flowering plants, conifers and cycads, ferns and allies, and lichens.

Purpose:

Our goal is to help improve the efficiency of project planning, providing 
information during the earliest planning stages.

Supplemental_Information:

Does IPaC offer more, less, or the same information as I would get from 
a USFWS office?
The information you receive from IPaC is generated by USFWS field offices. 
The benefit of getting the information directly from IPaC is that the information 
is available over the internet and available to anyone when they need it 
rather than when USFWS personnel are available.

Our goal is to help improve the efficiency of project planning, providing 
information during the earliest planning stages. Subsequent discussions 
with USFWS staff regarding your specific project (scope, scale, timing, 
etc.) may result in modifications of IPaC-generated conservation measures 
or additional recommendations specific to your project.

Is IPaC for section 7 or section 10 of the Endangered Species Act (ESA)?
IPaC is a tool to assist project proponents in increasing the compatibility 
of their activities with the conservation of USFWS trust resources. It is 
meant to assist in the implementation of all activities regardless of whether 
they will be implemented through sections 7 or 10 of the ESA. Furthermore, 
the recommendations provided by IPaC will often be helpful even if the 
project will be implemented outside of the ESA arena.

Does IPaC include listed species for which NOAA Fisheries, also known 
as the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), is the lead agency, 
or must I contact NOAA Fisheries directly?
IPaC does not display listed species or critical habitats under the sole 
jurisdiction of NOAA Fisheries, as USFWS does not have the authority 
to speak on behalf of NOAA and the Department of Commerce.

Generally, NOAA Fisheries is the lead agency for listed marine species 
(i.e., marine mammals, sea turtles, marine and anadromous fish, and 
marine invertebrates and plants), while USFWS manages land and 
freshwater species, along with manatees, sea otters, and sea turtles 
when they are on land. IPaC includes only those species for which 
USFWS is the sole lead agency or for which USFWS and NOAA 
Fisheries share the lead responsibilities. To obtain a list of species in 
your project area for which NOAA Fisheries is the sole lead agency, 
you will need to contact NOAA Fisheries.

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