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Pursuant to 50 C.F.R § 402.08 and in accordance with the special award conditions for the Internet forAll grant awards administered by the National Telecommunications Information Administration (NTIA) and the General Terms and Conditions for the Broadband Equity, Access & Deployment (BEAD) Program, NTIA has formally designated all recipients of NTIA broadband funding as non-federal representatives for purposes of Section 7 Section 7
Section 7 Consultation The Endangered Species Act (ESA) directs all Federal agencies to work to conserve endangered and threatened species and to use their authorities to further the purposes of the Act. Section 7 of the Act, called "Interagency Cooperation," is the mechanism by which Federal agencies ensure the actions they take, including those they fund or authorize, do not jeopardize the existence of any listed species.

Learn more about Section 7 consultation. NTIA reserves the right to rescind this designation and retains ultimate responsibility for Section 7 obligations. See 47 C.F.R. §§ 1.308(b), 1.1312(b).