TOP After a federal agency consults, what must NOAA Fisheries Service do?
• Once consultation is initiated, NOAA Fisheries Service must provide EFH Conservation Recommendations within the established timeframes if it finds that the proposed actions would adversely impact EFH. These recommendations may include measures to avoid, minimize, mitigate, or otherwise offset adverse effects on EFH and are to be provided to the action agency in a timely manner. The Magnuson-Stevens Act also authorizes fishery management councils (FMCs) to comment on federal and state projects, and directs FMCs to comment on any project that may substantially impact EFH.
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