Common use of Listed Species Clause in Contracts

Listed Species. for the purposes of this MOA, any species of fish, wildlife or plant, which has been determined to be endangered or threatened under Section 4 of the ESA. National Contingency Plan (NCP) – National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan. The NCP is a national plan that provides the organizational structure and procedures for preparing for and responding to discharges of oil and releases of hazardous substances, pollutants and contaminants. The NCP is set forth in 40 CFR 300. National Response Team (NRT) - a national team, defined under the NCP, responsible for national planning, policy, and coordination for hazardous substance and oil spill preparedness and response, consisting of representatives from agencies named in 40 CFR 300.175(b). Regional Response Team (RRT) - a regional team of agency representatives that acts in two modes: the standing RRT and incident specific RRT. The Co-chairs are the USCG and USEPA. The standing team is comprised of designated representatives from each participating Federal agency, state governments and local governments (as agreed upon by the states). Incident-specific teams are formed from the standing team when activated for a response. The role of the standing RRT includes establishing regional communications and procedures, planning, coordination, training, evaluation, preparedness and related matters on a region-wide basis. It also includes assisting Area Committees in coordinating these functions in areas within their specific regions. The role and composition of the incident-specific team is determined by the operational requirements of the response. During an incident, it is chaired by the agency providing the FOSC. Services – Term used to refer to both the USFWS and NMFS.