• Enhancement of survival permits are issued to non-federal landowners that are part of SHA or CCAA.

Enhancement of survival permits are issued to non-federal landowners that are part of Safe Harbor Agreements (SHA) or Candidate Conservation Agreements with Assurances (CCAA). These agreements help landowners take actions to improve the lives of species while also giving assurances that they will not be subject to further bureaucratic restrictions due to their conservation activities.

Once the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) has worked with the potential landowner to make a CCAA or SHA and has decided that the agreement meets the permit issuance criteria, USFWS will unlock the application form so it can be submitted to the USFWS for processing. Prior to beginning to draft an agreement, it is suggested that an individual work with a nearby USFWS office to ensure the agreement meets the policy and permit issuance criteria.

To fill out this form, an individual will need the following:

• New enhancement of survival permit o Identification of species and action.
  • Identification of area of the suggested action.
  • Permission from federal, tribal, state, county, municipal, or foreign government to carry out the proposed action.
• Renewal/amendment of an existing valid enhancement of survival permit (with changes)
  • List of covered species that will be added or withdrawn,
  • Explanation of change to covered actions and/or conservation actions.
  • Explanation of the change in the area of suggested action.
  • Explanation of any further modifications or revisions.
• Renewal/re-issue of an existing valid enhancement of survival permit (without changes)
  • Up-to-date annual reports and any further necessary reports under currently valid permit.

Application processing cost

• New permit
  • $50 [or fee exempt (attach reasoning if mandatory)]
• Renew/substantively amend an existing valid permit (with major changes)
  • $50 [or fee exempt (attach reasoning if mandatory)]
• Amend an existing valid permit (with minor changes) at a time other than permit renewal
  • $25 [or fee exempt (attach reasoning if mandatory)]
• Renew/re-issue an existing valid permit (without changes)
  • $50 [or fee exempt (attach reasoning if mandatory)]
• Transfer an existing valid permit
  • $0