Chapter 1 Introduction
Addendum 1
1.3.4 Addendum 1
As part of the State and Tribal Wildlife Action Plan matching grant program, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS, Service) requires states to conduct a comprehensive review/revision of their Wildlife Action Plan (WAP, Plan). This mandatory review is due at 10-year intervals and includes a review of the entire Plan ’s content and supporting materials. Comprehensive review entails extensive coordination with partners, a public review process, and final review and approval by a USFWS Regional Review Team. North Carolina’s most recent revision was completed in 2015. The Plan and supporting materials are available on the internet at www.ncwildlife.org/plan.
In addition to the 10-year comprehensive review and revision, the Service has provided guidance for making a major or minor revision to a Plan as defined below.
• A Major Revision is a significant change to the methods, criteria, or processes used to address any of the Eight Required Elements in an approved Plan, which would require partner and public comment. Major Revisions are voluntary and can occur anytime at the discretion of the State. • A Minor Revision is a change to a Plan that adheres to the methods, criteria, or processes used to address any of the Eight Required Elements in the approved Plan. Note that clarifying edits, corrections to typographical errors, and/or similar revisions to improve readability do not require Service notification or approval. Minor Revisions are voluntary and can occur anytime at the discretion of the State.
1.3.5 Minor Revision Roadmap
The 2015 Plan outlines the requirements and process used for developing the WAP and noted the need for future review and revision (see Chapters 1 and 8). Chapter 8 outlined the Commission’s intent to conduct an interim revision to incorporate new web-based assessment tools, project results, species name changes, listing status changes, and other information that benefits an update to the conservation status of species. The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission (WRC, Commission) notified USFWS in 2018 of the intent to complete minor revisions to the WAP and the Service provided plan revision guidance that was updated in 2017. Copies of correspondence are provided in Appendix A1-1.
The following Table A1-1 provides a roadmap to the minor revisions provided in this Addendum 1.
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2020 Addendum NC Wildlife Action Plan
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