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Is not likely to adversely affect — The appropriate conclusion when effects on listed species are
<br />expected to be discountable, insignificant, or completely beneficial. Discountable effects are
<br />those extremely unlikely to occur. Insignificant effects relate to the size of the impact and
<br />should never reach the scale where take occurs. Beneficial effects are contemporaneous positive
<br />effects without any adverse effects to the species. Based on best judgment, a person would not
<br />(1) be able to meaningfully measure, detect, or evaluate insignificant effects or (2) expect
<br />discountable effects to occur.
<br />Manatee Protection Plan (MPP) — A manatee protection plan (MPP) is a comprehensive
<br />planning document that addresses the long-term protection of the Florida manatee through law
<br />enforcement, education, boat facility siting, and habitat protection initiatives. Although MPPs
<br />are primarily developed by the counties, the plans are the product of extensive coordination and
<br />cooperation between the local governments, the FWC, the Service, and other interested parties.
<br />Manatee Protection Plan thresholds — The smallest size of a multi -slip facility addressed under
<br />the purview of a Manatee Protection Plan (MPP). For most MPPs, this threshold is five slips or
<br />more. For Brevard, Clay, Citrus, and Volusia County MPPs, this threshold is three slips or more.
<br />Mangroves — Rooted emergent trees along a shoreline that, for the purposes of this key, include
<br />red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle), black mangrove (Avicennia germinans) and white
<br />mangrove (Laguncularia racemosa).
<br />May affect — The appropriate conclusion when a proposed action may pose M effects on listed
<br />species or designated critical habitat. When the Federal agency proposing the action determines
<br />that a "may affect" situation exists, then they must either request the Services to initiate formal
<br />consultation or seek written concurrence from the Services that the action "is not likely to
<br />adversely affect' listed species. For the purpose of this key, all "may affect" determinations
<br />equate to "likely to adversely affect' and Corps Project Managers should request the Service to
<br />initiate formal consultation on the manatee or designated critical habitat. No effect — the
<br />appropriate conclusion when the action agency determines its proposed action will not affect a
<br />listed species or designated critical habitat.
<br />Multi -slip facility — Multi -slip facilities include commercial marinas, private multi -family
<br />docks, boat ramps and associated trailer parking spaces, dry storage facilities and any other
<br />similar structures or activities that provide access to the water for multiple (five slips or more,
<br />except in Brevard, Clay, Citrus, and Volusia counties where it is three slips or more) watercraft.
<br />In some instances, the Corps and the Service may elect to review multiple residential dock
<br />facilities as a multi -slip facility.
<br />New access for watercraft — New dredging and the addition, expansion or improvement of
<br />structures such as, but not limited to, docks or piers, marinas, boat ramps and associated trailer
<br />parking spaces, boat lifts, pilings, floats, floating docks, floating vessel platforms, (residential
<br />boat lifts, pilings, floats, and floating vessel platforms installed in existing slips are not
<br />considered new access), boat slips, dry storage, mooring buoys, etc., that, facilitates the addition
<br />of watercraft to, and/or increases watercraft usage in, waters accessible to manatees.
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