USFWS Clearance to Proceed with Federally-Insured Loan and Grant Project Requests

USFWS Clearance to Proceed with Federally-Insured Loan and Grant Project Requests
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This guidance and clearance letter is provided to fulfill the ESA’s statutory obligations in a timely and consistent manner, and to assist Federal agencies, State and local governments, and consultants in addressing Section 7 Section 7
Section 7 Consultation The Endangered Species Act (ESA) directs all Federal agencies to work to conserve endangered and threatened species and to use their authorities to further the purposes of the Act. Section 7 of the Act, called "Interagency Cooperation," is the mechanism by which Federal agencies ensure the actions they take, including those they fund or authorize, do not jeopardize the existence of any listed species.

Learn more about Section 7 and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) environmental impact review requirements for federally insured loan and grant project requests in all cities and unincorporated areas within the jurisdiction of participating Service field offices, including Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. 

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Guidance
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Green sea turtle hatchling in the sand
Florida Ecological Services Office
Serving Florida by conserving our most imperiled species and working with others to conserve plants, fish, and wildlife.
Conservation Office
Gainesville,FL
Panama City,FL
Jacksonville,FL
Vero Beach,FL
Long-leaf pine forest.
Mississippi Ecological Services Field Office
Serving Mississippi by conserving our most imperiled species and working with federal and state agencies, private landowners, and others to conserve plants, fish, and wildlife. The Mississippi Ecological Services office is the oldest field office in the country, first established in 1948.
Conservation Office
Jackson,MS
Patches of yellow-green emerge from the water while channels of water reflect a cloudy blue-grey sky.
Eastern North Carolina Ecological Services
Our vision is to collaboratively foster vibrant, healthy, abundant and self-sustaining resources within the Piedmont, Sandhills, and Coastal Plain by promoting nature based solutions. Congress has entrusted the Service to conserve and protect federal trust resources for the public's use and benefit...
Conservation Office
White fringeless orchid
Tennessee Ecological Services Field Office
The Tennessee Field Office is a leader in conserving Tennessee's imperiled species and their habitats, ensuring that sustainable populations of fish, wildlife, and plants continue to thrive for future generations.
Conservation Office
Cookeville,TN
Media Usage Rights/License
Public Domain
Program
A rocky shoreline of a river. The water is calm. Mist and green branches line the river.
The Ecological Services Program works to restore and protect healthy populations of fish, wildlife, and plants and the environments upon which they depend. Using the best available science, we work with federal, state, Tribal, local, and non-profit stakeholders, as well as private land owners, to...
Program
Baileys Crossroads,VA
FWS and DOI Region(s)
Southeast
Services
ESA Section 7 Consultation