IPaC is a project planning tool that streamlines the USFWS environmental review process
Integrate the environmental review process into your project design
Quickly and easily identify USFWS managed resources and suggested conservation measures for your project.
Explore species and habitat
See if any listed species1, critical habitat, migratory birds or other natural resources may be impacted by your project.
Using the map tool, explore other resources in your location, such as wetlands, wildlife refuges, GAP land cover, and other important biological resources.
Conduct a regulatory review
Log in and define a project to get an official species list and evaluate potential impacts on resources managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Follow IPaC's Endangered Species Act (ESA) Review process—a streamlined, step-by-step consultation process available in select areas for certain project types, agencies, and species.
Build a Consultation Package
Consultation Package Builder (CPB) replaces and improves on the original Impact Analysis by providing an interactive, step-by-step process to help you prepare a full consultation package leveraging U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service data and recommendations, including conservation measures designed to help you avoid or minimize effects to listed species.
CPB will continue to be improved over time.
Helpful Videos
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IPaC 101 Presentation (Slides only)
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IPaC 10-minute tour (Demo only)
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IPaC Overview (Demo & Slides)
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IPaC Commercial
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Requesting an Official Species List (Demo only)
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Using a Determination Key (Demo only)
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Using the Consultation Package Builder (Demo only)
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Consultation Package Builder Commercial
Frequently Asked Questions
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Who can use IPaC?
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How does IPaC benefit me?
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Does IPaC offer more, less, or the same information as I would get from a USFWS office?
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How do I log in to IPaC?
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What is Consultation Package Builder (CPB)?
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Species listed under the Endangered Species Act are threatened or endangered; IPaC also shows species that are candidates, or proposed, for listing. See the listing status page for more information. IPaC only shows species that are regulated by USFWS (see FAQ).
- NOAA Fisheries, also known as the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), is an office of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration within the Department of Commerce.
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