Context: Long before the exemption is considered by the Endangered Species Committee, the Forest Service, and either the FWS or the NMFS will have consulted on the biological implications of the timber harvest. The consultation can be informal, to determine if harm may occur; and then formal if the harm is believed to be likely. The questions to be answered in these consultations are whether the species will be harmed, whether the habitat will be harmed and if the action will aid or hinder the recovery of the listed species.

Question: Who reviews exemption considerations before the Endangered Species committee?
Answer: the Forest Service, and either the FWS or the NMFS

Question: During informal consultation, what is the goal?
Answer: to determine if harm may occur

Question: What prompts the need for formal consultation?
Answer: if the harm is believed to be likely

Question: What considerations are weighed during the consultations?
Answer: whether the species will be harmed, whether the habitat will be harmed and if the action will aid or hinder the recovery

Question: Who is consulted after the Endangered Species Committee?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: What implications does the Endangered Species Committee consider?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: What type of consultation is used if harm is not going to occur?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: What kind of consultation does the Endangered Species use when harm is likely?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: Who is consulted before going to the FWS and Forest Service?
Answer: Unanswerable