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Required Element 6 Descriptions of procedures to review the WAP at intervals not to exceed 10 years. Required Element 7 Plans for coordinating the development, implementation, review, and revision of the WAP with federal, state, and local agencies and Indian tribes that manage signifcant land and water areas within the State or administer programs that signifcantly affect the conservation of identifed species and habitats. Required Element 8 Congress has affrmed through the World Climate Research Program (WCRP) and State the Wildlife Grant, and other guidance to states and partners, that broad public participation is an essential element of developing and implementing these Plans, the projects that are carried out while these Plans are developed, and the Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN) and Congress has indicated that such programs and projects are intended to emphasize. 8.1 Introduction Te 2005 Wildlife Action Plan (WAP) outlined steps for implementation and monitoring of its priorities as well as recommendations and measures for review and revision of the document (see Chapters 6 and 8) (NCWRC 2005) . Since publication of that Plan, new guidance has been provided by the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (AFWA) concerning its review, coordination, revision, and content. Te 2007 Administrative guidelines (USFWS 2006) and subsequent review and revision guid- ance (USFWS 2007) from USFWS outlined steps and requirements for a mandatory 10-year comprehensive review (and revision), but allowed for intermediate minor or major updates or revisions. Other guidance has been described in Chapter 1 of this document, including a
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