Habitat Assessment Workshop  

 
 
 
Timeframe 
 Topic 
 Presenter 
 
9:00-9:30 
 Welcome and Introduction 
  
 
9:00 – 9:10 
 Why we are here 
 John Graves, FEMA 
Tom Sibley, NMFS 
 
9:10 - 9:20 
 Who are we: Introduction of participants 
  
 
9:20 - 9:30 
 History of the BiOp/RPA 
 John Graves, FEMA 
 
 
9:30 – 9:45 
 Value of floodplains for fish and flood management 
 Tom Sibley, NMFS 
 
9:45 – 10:00 
 Effects determination in ESA Consultations 
 Bonnie Shorin, NMFS 
 
10:00 – 10:15 
 Questions and Discussion 
  
 
10:15 – 10:30 
 BREAK 
  
 
10:30 – 11:00 
 Guidance for FEMA’s proposed Habitat Assessment Tool - FEMA 
 Barry Gall, FEMA 
 
11:00 – 12:00 
 Case Study – Construction in the Floodplain 
 DeeAnn Kirkpatrick, NMFS 
 
12:00 – 12:45 
 LUNCH on your own 
  
 
12:45 – 1:00 
 Permissible Actions 
• No Effects Presentation by FEMA of actions that require a floodplain development permit but are accepted by FEMA and NMFS to be No Effect (e.g.  Internal improvements in existing structure, stop signs)  FEMA 

• Actions that BiOp allows (eg. Restoration, maintenance of existing infrastructure) NMFS 


  
John Graves, FEMA 
 
 
 
 
 
1:00 – 1:45 
 Case Study – Emergency Actions 
 
 Tom Sibley 
 
1:45 – 2:15 
 Alternative analytical approaches to Biological Assessments  
• Local analytical tools  

• Previous Programmatic analyses (FEMA, WSDOT, COE) NMFS 


  
 
2:15 – 2:30 
 Break 
  
 
2:30 – 3:15 
  Question and Answer 
  
  
 
3:15 
 Wrap-up 
• Summary of session 

• Remaining issues of concern