Regulations, Policies, and Guidance

 Southeast Regional Office Guidance  

• ESA-Listed Coral Colony and Acropora Critical Habitat Survey Protocol; June 2019 (PDF, 4 pages)

• Protected Species Construction Conditions, Revised: May 2021 (PDF, 3 pages) 

• Construction Guidelines in Florida for Minor Piling-Supported Structures Constructed in or over Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (SAV), Marsh or Mangrove Habitat.  U.S. Army Corps of Engineers/National Marine Fisheries Service August 2001 (PDF, 2 pages)

• Key for Construction Conditions for Docks or Other Minor Structures Constructed in or Over Johnson’s Seagrass (Halophila johnsonii).  National Marine Fisheries Service/U.S. Army Corps of Engineers October 2002 (PDF, 2 pages) 

• Measures for Reducing Entrapment Risk to Protected Species, Revised: May 22, 2012 (PDF, 2 pages) 

• National Artificial Reef Plan (as Amended): Guidelines for siting, construction, development, and assessment of artificial reefs, Revised February 2007 (PDF, 61 pages)

• Vessel Strike Avoidance Measures, NOAA Fisheries Service, Southeast Region, Revised May 2021 (PDF, 3 pages)

 Interagency Consultation (ESA Section 7) 

• ESA Section 7 Regulations (50 CFR 402)

• ESA Section 7 Consultation Handbook 

• Improving Coordination of ESA Section 7 Consultation with the FERC Licensing Process 

• Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) between EPA, FWS, and NMFS to enhance coordination under the Clean Water Act and the ESA for Section 7 consultations (66 FR 11202; February 22, 2001) 

• Guidance on Evaluating the Net Benefit of Hazardous Fuels Treatment Projects.  Issued December 10, 2002(68 FR 1629; January 13, 2003) 

• Guidance on Alternative Approaches for Streamlining Section 7 Consultation on Hazardous Fuels Treatment Projects.  Issued October 11, 2002(68 FR 1628; January 13, 2003)

Return to the Southeast Region's ESA Section 7 Interagency Consultation main page here.