[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 50, Volume 7]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 50CFR402.41]



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                    TITLE 50--WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES

 

CHAPTER IV--JOINT REGULATIONS (UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE, 

 

PART 402_INTERAGENCY COOPERATION_ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT OF 1973, AS 

AMENDED--Table of Contents

 

    Subpart D_Counterpart Regulations Governing Actions by the U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency Under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide 

                           and Rodenticide Act

 

Sec. 402.41  Purpose.



    The purpose of these counterpart regulations is to enhance the 

efficiency and effectiveness of the existing consultation process under 

section 7 of the Endangered Species Act (Act), 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq., 

by providing Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries 

Service (referred to jointly as ``Services'' and individually as 

``Service'') and EPA with additional means to satisfy the requirements 

of section 7(a)(2) of the Act for certain regulatory actions under 

FIFRA. These additional means will permit the Services and EPA to more 

effectively use the scientific and commercial data generated through the 

FIFRA regulatory process as part of the best scientific and commercial 

data available to protect listed species and critical habitat. The 

procedures authorized by these counterpart regulations will be as 

protective of listed species and critical habitat as the process 

established in subpart B of this part.