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Task Order 02 Attachment 1 Page 2 of 5 Assumptions: • The County will provide project design drawings and wetland and stream boundary information in electronic format (i.e. CAD). ESA will use the drawings to create the JARPA figures. • No project restoration design work is anticipated, and is not included in this task If requested, ESA will provide a task order supplement for restoration design assistance. • The County will provide a single set of consolidated review comments on the Draft DARPA. • We have assumed one revision of the DARPA, as specified above. Additional revisions may require a task order amendment. Task 4 — Endangered Species Act Coordination, ESA will prepare a Biological Assessment (BA) for the project. The BA will be prepared to support consultation efforts under Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act among the federal lead agency (FHWA) and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and National Marine Fisheries Service (MHS). This task includes a visit to the project site, which will coincide with the wetland/OHWM delineation (see Task 2). This task also includes coordination with N�fFS, USFWS, WDFW, and the Washington Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) as necessary to obtain habitat and species information. ESA will prepare a draft BA for review by the County. After County review ESA will make one set of revisions and submit a revised draft BA to to FH1WA's On -Line File Cabinet. After WSDOT/FHWA review, ESA will prepare a final BA to be submitted to USFWS and NMFS. Deliverables: County draft (electronic), revised draft (electronic), and final BA (Lard copy). Assumpttians: • This task does not include plant or animal surveys. • To minimize added cxpenditums resulting from plan changes, ESA recommends that the County provide ESA with project information containing as much detail as possible. • We have assumed two revisions of the BA, as specified above. Additional revisions may require a task order amendment. • Based upon a review of existing habitat information, ESA assumes that Endangered Special Act -listed species may be present within the proj ect area (e.g. Mid -Columbia FSU steeihead trout and northern spotted owl). Depending upon project design, construction methods, and construction timing, we assume that project "may affect, but is not likely to adversely affect" or "may affect, and likely to adversely affect" Endangered Species Act - listed species, and therefore a full BA would be required. • The County will provide a single set of consolidated review comments on the Draft BA. • ESA will adjust the BA as required within the limitations of the budget. Changes to the project or report requirements, particularly as a result of new species information or changes to listing status atter work has been initiated will required added services or additional revisions and may require a task order amendment.