# Presentation: 497772

## FHWA Endangered Species Consultation Web Site

**Notes:**
FHWA has developed a website to both standardize and improve biological assessments as well improve communication and information sharing during consultation

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**Notes:**
Why do we consult with the services ?? Anyone want to help answer this question 1) Because there is either a federal action or federal dollars2) Our projects are having an effect on listed species 

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**Notes:**
Consulting with the services may be required when there is a federal action ( such as a connection to the interstate) or when a project is funded with federal dollars – We consult when we determine that there may be an affect a listed or proposed species

## Presentation Objectives

**Identity the website link**
**Describe 2 main functions**
**Identify 3 sources of help**
**What’ Coming**

## esafhwa.org

## Main Features on this site 

-  _**Biological assessment**_
**          **_**template**_
**  **Standardized Format
-  Improve Quality
-  On-line help

_**Electronic File Cabinet**_
- Establishes the administrative
-    record
-  Answers to frequently asked
-   questions

**Main Features on this site**** **

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**Notes:**
This is the main page of this website – The two main features each have a direct access button.  In addtion, we will be keeping the what’s new updated and you can see that there is way to let us a know what you think 

## Biological Assessment Template

**Biological Assessment Template**

- Standardized
- Biological Assessment format
- “**Turbo Tax”**
**   ****help buttons**

**Notes:**
The standardized was developed to improve content and insure that the necessary information is included. The template is an outline with “turbo tax” help buttons.  The outline is a word document that can be downloaded and if you are connected to the internet you will be able to access the help buttons

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**Notes:**
When you clink on the help button for a particular section of the outline instructions such as this example will pop up.  If you want to just have the instructions available while preparing a BA then they can also be printed out.  How many of you actually prepare BAs?  How many are inolved in the review and submittal - 

## Electronic Filing 

**Electronic Filing **
**Cabinet**

**Containing individual project level consultation information**

**Notes:**
For those of you involved in both aspects preparation of the BA and/or the review and submittal these electronic file cabinets are designed to make your life a lot easiter

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**Notes:**
First access to them is protected. The person who creates a project file cabinet controls access.  That person is the only one who can invite and un-invite people  to be on the team.  This is an important security feature

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## Question & Answer Feature

- Ask a question from any page.

## Where to Find Help

**Where to Find Help**

**For the Web-BA**
**     ****Template **
**For the Project**
**     ****File Cabinet **
**For Questions**
**     ****in General**

**Notes:**
The web-ba templates has built in “tubo-tax” help as well as a printable copy of the insturctions / for questions in general there is a form that can be accessed on the home page and finally for the file cabinet as well as all the features on the site there is a tutorial/ quick tips and questions and answers to assist you

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**Notes:**
You are able to get the following reports on your consultations: 

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**Notes:**
To summarize:  This site is designed to:  improve communication during Section 7  consultations 2) Help standarized and improve the content of a BA by having a standard format with built in instructions and finally a location where you ask questions and get answers from a team of resource center and headquarter experts - THANKS