On March 8, 2016, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued proposed revisions (FWS-HQ-ES-2015-0126) to their mitigation policy that would provide a policy framework for applying a landscape-scale approach to achieve through the application of mitigation hierarchy a net gain, or no net loss, in conservation outcomes. On May 9, 2016, the Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) submitted comments on the draft policy. The following day, the Service extended the comment deadline until June 13, 2016. Given the numerous problems outlined below, IPAA has requested that the Service withdraw the policy, unless re-proposed with significant changes. Read more of IPAA’s concerns with the proposed revisions HERE.
