Circumstantial Requirements Use the following questions to determine if coordination is required regarding potential impacts to the resource identified. If Yes, provide the page number for coordination materials. Will the project adversely affect federally listed threatened or endangered U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service species or their critical habitat? Division of Ecological Services No effect (no coordination required) If not likely, concurrence that adverse effects have been Not likely to adversely affect adequately mitigated recommended Likely to adversely affect If likely, formal Section 7 consultation required Page: C- Will the project impact prime and important farmlands? U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service Yes No Exempt (pipeline project, existing site) If Yes, Page: C- U.S. Forest Service Is the project located within or directly adjacent to a national forest or grasslands? Does the project share a surface water connection that may National Forest or Grasslands impact these resources? If Yes, Page: C- Yes No Is the project located within or directly adjacent to National Park Service National Park Service Lands? Does the project share a surface water connection that may Environmental Quality Division impact these resources? Does the proposed project have the potential to If Yes, Page: C- impact view sheds, natural sounds, night skies, or air quality of any NPS units or National Historic Landmarks? Yes No Wild and Scenic Rivers: coordination is required for all projects located in National Park Service one of the following counties: El Paso, Brewster, Crane, Crocket, Big Bend National Park, Rio Grande Wild Culberson, Edwards, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, Loving, Pecos, Presidio, Reeves, & Scenic River Schleicher, Sutton, Terrell, Upton, Val Verde, Ward and Winkler. If Yes, Page: C- Yes No Is the project site within the floodplain or adjacent to the channel of the International Boundary and Water Rio Grande River OR located in, or directly adjacent to, the IBWC’s flood Commission (U.S. Section) control projects in Texas? Environmental Management Division Yes No If Yes, Page: C- Is the project located within the contributing zone (stream flow source) or Environmental Protection Agency recharge zone of the Edwards Aquifer? Groundwater/UIC Section (6WQ-SG) If Yes, Page: C- Yes No
Circumstantial Requirements Use the following questions to determine if coordination is required regarding potential impacts to the resource identified. If Yes, provide the page number for coordination materials. Will the project adversely affect federally listed threatened or endangered species or their critical habitat? No effect (no coordination required) Not likely to adversely affect Likely to adversely affect U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Division of Ecological Services If not likely, concurrence that adverse effects have been adequately mitigated recommended If likely, formal Section 7 consultation required Page: C- Will the project impact prime and important farmlands? Yes No Exempt (pipeline project, existing site) U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service If Yes, Page: C- Is the project located within or directly adjacent to a national forest or grasslands? Does the project share a surface water connection that may impact these resources? Yes No U.S. Forest Service National Forest or Grasslands If Yes, Page: C- Is the project located within or directly adjacent to National Park Service Lands? Does the project share a surface water connection that may impact these resources? Does the proposed project have the potential to impact view sheds, natural sounds, night skies, or air quality of any NPS units or National Historic Landmarks? Yes No National Park Service Environmental Quality Division If Yes, Page: C- Wild and Scenic Rivers: coordination is required for all projects located in one of the following counties: El Paso, Brewster, Crane, Crocket, Culberson, Edwards, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, Loving, Pecos, Presidio, Reeves, Schleicher, Sutton, Terrell, Upton, Val Verde, Ward and Winkler. Yes No National Park Service Big Bend National Park, Rio Grande Wild & Scenic River If Yes, Page: C- Is the project site within the floodplain or adjacent to the channel of the Rio Grande River OR located in, or directly adjacent to, the IBWC’s flood control projects in Texas? Yes No International Boundary and Water Commission (U.S. Section) Environmental Management Division If Yes, Page: C- Is the project located within the contributing zone (stream flow source) or recharge zone of the Edwards Aquifer? Yes No Environmental Protection Agency Groundwater/UIC Section (6WQ-SG) If Yes, Page: C-
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