[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: 50CFR402.44]

[Page 829]
 
                    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. 402.44  Advance coordination for FIFRA actions.

    (a) Advance coordination. EPA may request the Service to designate a 
Service Representative to work with EPA in the development of an effects 
determination for one or more listed species or critical habitat. EPA 
shall make such a request in writing and shall provide sufficient detail 
as to a FIFRA action planned for consultation to enable the Service to 
designate a representative with appropriate training and experience who 
shall normally be available to complete advance coordination with EPA 
within 60 days of the date of designation. Within 14 days of receiving 
such a request, the Service shall advise EPA of the designated Service 
Representative.
    (b) Participation of Service Representative in preparation of 
effects determination. The Service Representative designated under 
paragraph (a) of this section shall participate with EPA staff in the 
preparation of the effects determination identified under paragraph (a) 
of this section. EPA shall use its best efforts to include the 
designated Service Representative in all relevant discussions on the 
effects determination, to provide the designated Service Representative 
with access to all documentation used to prepare the effects 
determination, and to provide the designated Service Representative 
office and staff support sufficient to allow the Service Representative 
to participate meaningfully in the preparation of the effects 
determination. EPA shall consider all information timely identified by 
the designated Service Representative during the preparation of the 
effects determination.