Endangered Species Act Guidance, Policies, and Regulations

The following is a list of the policies, guidance, and regulations we use to administer the ESA.

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ESA Interagency Cooperative Policies

Policy, Guidance, or Regulation Year Document
Revised Interagency Cooperative Policy Regarding the Role of State Agencies in Endangered Species Act 2016 81 FR 8663
Notice of Interagency Cooperative Policy for Endangered Species Act Section 9 Prohibitions 1994 59 FR 34272
Notice of Interagency Cooperative Policy for the Ecosystem Approach to the Endangered Species Act 1994 59 FR 34237
Notice of Interagency Cooperative Policy on Information Standards Under the Endangered Species Act 1994 59 FR 25271
Notice of Interagency Cooperative Policy for Peer Review in Endangered Species Act Activities 1994 59 FR 34270

Listing and Critical Habitat (ESA Section 4)

Recovery (ESA Section 4)

Interagency Consultation (ESA Section 7)

ESA Section 7 Regulations

Permits and Habitat Conservation Plans (ESA Section 10)

Habitat Conservation Planning Handbook