From odot_ae_consultant_info at listsmart.osl.state.or.us Thu May 6 07:09:57 2010 From: odot_ae_consultant_info at listsmart.osl.state.or.us (ODOT Info - A&E Consultants) Date: Thu, 6 May 2010 07:09:57 -0700 Subject: TRAINING OPPORTUNITY: CONSULTANT QUALIFICATION FOR PROVIDING ESA DOCUMENTS Message-ID: Please forward to other people you think may be interested in this training opportunity: ODOT has scheduled Consultant Qualification For Providing ESA Documents for May 27th. Biological assessments address specific impacts of transportation projects on listed endangered species and describe actions to avoid, minimize and mitigate those impacts. As a non-Federal representative, ODOT has been given responsibility by Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to work with National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to conduct Endangered Species Act (ESA) Section 7 consultation. This certification class will ensure that people producing a Biological Assessment (BA) have the knowledge and tools to provide the correct amount of information as it relates to transportation projects. Click the following link for a more detailed description of the class and information on how to register: http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/TECHSERV/docs/training/EG5500-5501_052710 -052710_ESA_Documents_Qualification.doc Lorrie Schaefer, Senior Training Consultant Human Resources Oregon Department of Transportation Telephone: 503-378-5224 e-mail: Lorrie.L.Schaefer at ODOT.state.or.us Click this link to subscribe to, make changes to your subscription, or unsubscribe from this e-mail list: http://listsmart.osl.state.or.us/mailman/listinfo/odot_ae_consultant_inf o -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: