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The amendments enacted in 1946 require Federal agencies to consult with the Fish and Wildlife Service, NOAA Fisheries, and the fish and wildlife agencies of States where the "waters of any stream or other body of water are proposed or authorized, permitted or licensed to be impounded, diverted . . . or otherwise controlled or modified" by any agency under a Federal permit or license.
Under Section 7(a)(2) of the ESA, all Federal agencies must consult with NMFS and/or the USFWS when an action the agency carries out, funds, or authorizes may affect a species listed as endangered or threatened and/or has the potential to destroy, or adversely modify, designated critical habitat. The purpose of the consultation is to assist the action agency in meeting its duty to insure that its action is not likely to jeopardize the continued existence of any listed species or result in the destruction or adverse modification of designated critical habitat.
Links to NOAA's NEPA Procedures, NOAA’s NEPA contacts, a publicly accessible archive of NOAA’s EISs and EAs, and the environmental compliance questionnaire for NOAA Notice for Federal Funding Opportunity Applicants.