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ENDANGERED SPECIES PRIVATE LAND Attachment Number 1 



CONSERVATION AND PROTECTION PROGRAM Page 5 



1. U.S. Fish and WUdlife Service 



a. Develop accurate scientific data for the determination 

 of threatened and endangered species and CH. 



b. Developn\ent CH boundaries based on current actual 

 range of the affected species. 



c. Provide technical assistance and management training 

 to cooperating land owner/operators. 



d. Conduct pubUc hearings concerning proposed CHR 

 designations and provide public notice through the 

 Federal Register and local newspapers. 



e. Notify each affected land owner/operator of the 

 proposed CHR designations by registered mail. 



f. Make inspections and evaluations of the progress of 

 each privately-managed CH. 



2. U.S. Department of Agriculture 



a. Assist USFWS with boundary delineation of 

 agricultural land. 



b. Provide CHR planning to maintain soil and water 

 integrity. 



c. Review proposed CHR to prevent conflicts with current 

 USDA programs. 



d. Review contracts to ensure acceptable agricultural land 

 and water management practices are followed. 



3. U.S. Department of Labor 



a. Provide a retraining program for persons displaced 

 from jobs as a result of CHR program designations. 



