[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 50, Volume 7]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 50CFR402.41]

[Page 828]
 
                    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 
 
    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.