Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Notice of Interagency Cooperative Policy for Endangered Species Act Section 9 Prohibitions

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The Fish and Wildlife Service and National Marine Fisheries Service (hereafter referred to as Services) announce interagency cooperative policy to establish a procedure at the time a species is listed as threatened or endangered to identify to the maximum extent practicable those activities that would or would not constitute a violation of section 9 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (Act), as amended, and to increase public understanding and provide as much certainty as possible regarding the prohibitions that will apply under section 9. By identifying activities likely or not likely to result in violation of section 9 at the time a species is listed, the Services intend to increase public awareness of the effect of the listing on proposed and ongoing activities within a species' range.