Final CCAA Documents

The Nationwide Candidate Conservation Agreement with Assurances for the Monarch Butterfly on Energy and Transportation Lands (Monarch CCAA) was finalized by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and the University of Illinois-Chicago on April 7, 2020. This document details the background, purpose, roles, requirements, and procedures for the implementation of the Monarch CCAA.

The permit document, issued by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service on April 3, 2020, identifies the authorizations, terms and conditions of the Monarch CCAA, including required coordination with federal land management agencies and buffer zone activities.

This document summarizes the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s final findings and recommendations following the public comment period and Enhancement of Survival Permit criteria analysis.

This document provides the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service’s Environmental Action Statement determining that the Monarch CCAA qualifies for a categorical exclusion from further NEPA review and documentation.

This document provides the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s biological and conference opinions based on the review of the Monarch CCAA and its effects to the monarch butterfly, species listed as threatened or endangered under the ESA, and designated proposed critical habitat.

This document summarizes substantive changes that were made to the final Monarch CCAA following the public comment period.