Intra Service Section 7 Biological Opinion Reclassifying American Burying Beetle From Endangered to Threatened

In this intra-Service consultation, the Service proposes a framework for streamlined section 7 consultation for other federal actions that may affect the ABB and are consistent with the provisions of the 4(d) rule. This is a programmatic intra-Service consultation, because it addresses multiple actions on a program basis conducted under the umbrella of the final 4(d) rule. The Service has not designated or proposed critical habitat for the ABB; therefore, this Opinion does not address effects to critical habitat.