{"abstract":"We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, are announcing availability of guidance for the establishment, use, and operation of conservation banks. Conservation banks are a tool to offset adverse impacts to species listed as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended. The purpose of this guidance is to help Service personnel evaluate and approve conservation banks in the context of fulfilling the purposes of the Endangered Species Act.","action":"Notice of availability.","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR","name":"Interior Department","id":253,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/interior-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/253","parent_id":null,"slug":"interior-department"},{"raw_name":"Fish and Wildlife Service","name":"Fish and Wildlife Service","id":197,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/fish-and-wildlife-service","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/197","parent_id":253,"slug":"fish-and-wildlife-service"}],"body_html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/2003/05/08/03-11458.html","cfr_references":[],"citation":"68 FR 24753","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":null,"correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":null,"disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":[],"dockets":[],"document_number":"03-11458","effective_on":null,"end_page":24753,"executive_order_notes":null,"executive_order_number":null,"full_text_xml_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/xml/2003/05/08/03-11458.xml","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2003/05/08/03-11458/guidance-for-the-establishment-use-and-operation-of-conservation-banks","images":{},"images_metadata":{},"json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/03-11458?publication_date=2003-05-08","mods_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/granule/FR-2003-05-08/03-11458/mods.xml","not_received_for_publication":null,"page_length":1,"page_views":{"count":566,"last_updated":"2026-10-25 14:15:05 -0400"},"pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2003-05-08/pdf/03-11458.pdf","presidential_document_number":null,"proclamation_number":null,"public_inspection_pdf_url":null,"publication_date":"2003-05-08","raw_text_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2003/05/08/03-11458.txt","regulation_id_number_info":{},"regulation_id_numbers":[],"regulations_dot_gov_info":{},"regulations_dot_gov_url":null,"significant":null,"signing_date":null,"start_page":24753,"subtype":null,"title":"Guidance for the Establishment, Use, and Operation of Conservation Banks","toc_doc":"Conservation banks","toc_subject":"Endangered and threatened species:","topics":[],"type":"Notice","volume":68}