{"abstract":"We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce proposed revisions to our Mitigation Policy, which has guided Service recommendations on mitigating the adverse impacts of land and water developments on fish, wildlife, plants, and their habitats since 1981. The revisions are motivated by changes in conservation challenges and practices since 1981, including accelerating loss of habitats, effects of climate change, and advances in conservation science. The revised policy provides a framework for applying a landscape-scale approach to achieve, through application of the mitigation hierarchy, a net gain in conservation outcomes, or at a minimum, no net loss of resources and their values, services, and functions resulting from proposed actions. The primary intent of the policy is to apply mitigation in a strategic manner that ensures an effective linkage with conservation strategies at appropriate landscape scales. We request comments, information, and recommendations from governmental agencies, Indian Tribes, the scientific community, industry groups, environmental interest groups, and any other interested parties.","action":"Announcement of draft policy; request for public comment.","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/2016/03/08/2016-05142.html","cfr_references":[],"citation":"81 FR 12380","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":"2016-05-09","correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"We will accept comments from all interested parties until May 9, 2016. Please note that if you are using the Federal eRulemaking Portal (see ADDRESSES below), the deadline for submitting an electronic comment is 11:59 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on this date.","disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":["Docket No. FWS-HQ-ES-2015-0126","FXHC11220900000-156-FF09E33000"],"dockets":[{"supporting_documents":[{"title":"FONSI Mitigation Policy 11-14-16","document_id":"FWS-HQ-ES-2015-0126-0195"},{"title":"Environmental Assessment - USFWS Miigation Policy 11-14-16","document_id":"FWS-HQ-ES-2015-0126-0194"}],"agency_name":"FWS","documents":[{"comment_count":152,"comment_start_date":"2016-03-08","updated_at":"2023-03-01T03:45:09.177-05:00","comment_url":"https://www.regulations.gov/commenton/FWS-HQ-ES-2015-0126-0001","allow_late_comments":null,"id":"FWS-HQ-ES-2015-0126-0001","comment_end_date":"2016-05-10","regulations_dot_gov_open_for_comment":false}],"supporting_documents_count":2,"id":"FWS-HQ-ES-2015-0126","title":"Revisions to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Mitigation Policy"}],"document_number":"2016-05142","effective_on":null,"end_page":12403,"executive_order_notes":null,"executive_order_number":null,"full_text_xml_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/xml/2016/03/08/2016-05142.xml","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/03/08/2016-05142/proposed-revisions-to-the-us-fish-and-wildlife-service-mitigation-policy","images":{},"images_metadata":{},"json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/2016-05142?publication_date=2016-03-08","mods_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/granule/FR-2016-03-08/2016-05142/mods.xml","not_received_for_publication":null,"page_length":24,"page_views":{"count":6287,"last_updated":"2026-09-20 18:15:07 -0400"},"pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-03-08/pdf/2016-05142.pdf","presidential_document_number":null,"proclamation_number":null,"public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2016-05142.pdf?1457358437","publication_date":"2016-03-08","raw_text_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2016/03/08/2016-05142.txt","regulation_id_number_info":{},"regulation_id_numbers":[],"regulations_dot_gov_info":{"supporting_documents":[{"title":"FONSI Mitigation Policy 11-14-16","document_id":"FWS-HQ-ES-2015-0126-0195"},{"title":"Environmental Assessment - USFWS Miigation Policy 11-14-16","document_id":"FWS-HQ-ES-2015-0126-0194"}],"comments_count":152,"agency_id":"FWS","comments_url":"https://www.regulations.gov/docketBrowser?rpp=50&so=DESC&sb=postedDate&po=0&dct=PS&D=FWS-HQ-ES-2015-0126","supporting_documents_count":2,"docket_id":"FWS-HQ-ES-2015-0126","document_id":"FWS-HQ-ES-2015-0126-0001","regulation_id_number":null,"title":"Revisions to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Mitigation Policy","checked_regulationsdotgov_at":"2023-03-01T08:45:08Z"},"regulations_dot_gov_url":null,"significant":null,"signing_date":null,"start_page":12380,"subtype":null,"title":"Proposed Revisions to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Mitigation Policy","toc_doc":"Mitigation Policy; Proposed Revisions","toc_subject":null,"topics":[],"type":"Notice","volume":81}