Certificate of Inclusion Issuance. Once the individual application is verified for completeness and in line with the expectations of this Agreement, the Program Administrator will provide the Applicant with an approved Certificate of Inclusion (see Appendix B) under the Service-approved EOS Permit (which takes effect if the monarch is listed under ESA) and programmatic Consultation document. Upon signature of the Certificate of Inclusion by both the Applicant and the Program Administrator, the Applicant officially becomes a Partner under this Agreement. The application will remain on file for the duration of the Partner’s involvement in the Agreement. The Program Administrator will provide the Service a copy of the signed Certificate of Inclusion and application within 30 days of the issuance of the Certificate of Inclusion. Within 90 days from the date the Applicant executes the Certificate of Inclusion, the Applicant will remit to the Program Administrator, the administrative fees as described elsewhere in Section 17 (Administrative Fees). In most cases, Applicants are expected to consist of single companies or transportation agencies. However, some Partners may already operate contractually, or in conjunction with other companies or transportation agencies (i.e. generation and transmission cooperatives, energy corporations with subsidiary companies, and local road authorities that operate in conjunction with state transportation agencies). Where preferred for operational flexibility, applications can consist of consortiums of several organizations provided that:
Certificate of Inclusion Issuance. Once the individual application is verified for completion and in line with the expectations of this Agreement, the Programmatic Administrator will provide the Applicant with an approved Certificate of Inclusion (see Appendix B) under the Service-approved EOS Permit (which takes effect if the monarch is listed under ESA) and programmatic Biological Opinion. Upon execution of the Certificate of Inclusion by both the Applicant and the Programmatic Administrator, the Applicant officially becomes a Partner under this Agreement. The application will remain on file for the duration of the Partner’s involvement in the Agreement. Within 90 days from the date the Applicant executes the Certificate of Inclusion, the Applicant will remit to the Programmatic Administrator, the administrative fees as described elsewhere in Section 17 (Administrative Fees). In most cases, Applicants are expected to consist of single companies or state transportation agencies. However, some Partners may already operate contractually, or in conjunction, with other companies or transportation agencies (i.e. generation and transmission cooperatives, energy corporations with subsidiary companies, and local road authorities that operate in conjunction with state transportation agencies). Where preferred for operational flexibility, applications can consist of consortiums of several organizations provided that a) the primary Applicant can demonstrate authority or control (through contracts, organizational structure, or other means) over the subsidiary Applicants, b) the enrolled lands and adopted acres estimated account for the full extent of all Applicants included, c) all other application requirements can be provided for all subsidiary Applicants, and d) the terms and conditions of this Agreement can be upheld by all Partners included. Consortium applications are subject to all other requirements (tracking, monitoring, and reporting) of the enrollment process and the Agreement. Once the Agreement is authorized and a Certificate of Inclusion is issued, the Partner implements the conservation measures they have committed to under the Agreement, and then tracks, reports, and monitors their contributions to the Agreement according to the requirements described herein. The enrollment and implementation process are summarized in Figure 4-2. • Partners implement conservation measures and conduct tracking and effectiveness monitoring. • Partners annually report compliance to the Programmatic Admini...
