FORMAL CONSULTATION. 4-1 In order to meet the desires of both parties to maximize communication and minimize situations where grievances and other dissatisfactions occur this Article is adopted.
FORMAL CONSULTATION. Where EPA intends to request formal consultation, EPA will attempt to do so at least 45 days prior to the State’s or Tribe’s expected submission of water quality standards to EPA. Formal consultation on new or revised standards adopted by a State or Tribe will begin on the date the Services and EPA jointly agree that the information provided is sufficient to initiate consultation under 50 CFR 402.14(c). The consultation will be based on the information supplied by EPA in any biological evaluation and other relevant information that is available or which can practicably be obtained during the consultation period (see 50 CFR 402.14 (d) and (f)). The Services will make every effort to complete consultation and delivery of a final biological opinion within 90 days, or on a schedule agreed upon with the EPA Regional Office. If the Service anticipates that incidental take will occur, the Service’s biological opinion will provide an incidental take statement that will normally contain reasonable and prudent measures to minimize such take, and terms and conditions to implement those measures. Reasonable and prudent measures can include actions that involve only minor changes to the proposed action, and reduce the level of take associated with project activities. These measures should minimize the impacts of incidental take to the extent reasonable and prudent. Measures are considered reasonable and prudent when they are consistent with the proposed action’s basic design, location, scope, duration, and timing. The test for reasonableness is whether the proposed measure would cause more than a minor change to the proposed action. 50 CFR 402.14(i)(2). Appropriate minor changes can include, for example, a condition stating that the EPA Regional Office will work with the State or Tribe to obtain revisions to the water quality standards in the next triennial review. Where either of the Services believe that there is a need for the standards to be revised more quickly, the Service should work with EPA and the State or Tribe to determine whether any revisions could be developed more quickly than the next anticipated triennial review. Because reasonable and prudent measures should not exceed the scope of EPA actions, reasonable and prudent measures in a water quality standards consultation should not impose requirements on other CWA programs unless agreed to by both EPA and the Services. The Services may include research or data gathering undertakings as conditions of an i...
FORMAL CONSULTATION. If it is determined that the proposed review is to proceed, the Commissioner will provide the National Secretary the opportunity to nominate a representative(s) who will be involved in consultation on the detailed planning and implementation stages of the process. The aim of the consultative process is to reach agreement and make recommendations or submissions to the Commissioner. If agreement is not reached the Association may make submissions to the Commissioner outlining the Association’s concerns. The Commissioner in reaching a final decision will take into account any such submissions. Implementation of planned restructuring will not commence until the consultative process is concluded and the proposed changes approved in accordance with agreed processes.
FORMAL CONSULTATION. In order that the Secretariat may refer a matter to the Parties for a decision it is proposed to amend Rule 24 of MoP’s Rules of Procedure. A separate paper (MoP2 Doc 6) has been prepared by the Secretariat to aid the Parties’ consideration of this issue.
FORMAL CONSULTATION. If, after preliminary discussion of the options, the need for redundancies remains, a process of formal consultation between representatives of the Civil Service Commission and the Government Officers' Association will begin, with the following information being provided as part of the consultation process at the outset or as soon as it becomes available:-
