Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the City of Santee Multiple Species Conservation Program Subarea Plan, San Diego County, CA, 43208-43209 [06-6585]
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certain activities with endangered
species pursuant to section 10(a)(1)(A)
of the Endangered Species Act (16
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). The U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service (we) solicits review and
comment from local, State, and Federal
agencies, and the public on the
following permit requests.
Permit No. TE–129577
Applicant: Bureau of Land Management,
Arcata, California.
The applicant requests a permit to
remove/reduce to possession Layia
carnosa (beach layia) in conjunction
with ecological research in Humboldt
County, California, for the purpose of
enhancing its survival.
Permit No. TE–816204
Applicant: University of California,
Davis, California
The permittee requests an amendment
to take (capture, mark, collect tissue
samples and voucher specimens, and
release) the Buena Vista lake shrew
(Sorex ornatus relictus), the giant
kangaroo rat (Dipodomys ingens), the
Fresno kangaroo rat (Dipodomys
nitratoides exilis), the Tipton kangaroo
rat (Dipodomys nitratoides nitratoides),
and the Riparian woodrat (Neotoma
fuscipes riparia) in conjunction with
scientific research in San Joaquin,
Merced, Stanislaus, Tulare, and Kern
Counties, California, for the purpose of
enhancing their survival.
make comments, including names and
home addresses of respondents,
available for public review during
regular business hours. Individual
respondents may request that we
withhold their home addresses from the
record, which we will honor to the
extent allowable by law. There also may
be circumstances in which we would
withhold from the record a respondent’s
identity, as allowable by law. If you
wish us to withhold your name and/or
address, you must state this
prominently at the beginning of your
comment, but you should be aware that
we may be required to disclose your
name and address pursuant to the
Freedom of Information Act. However,
we will not consider anonymous
comments. We will make all
submissions from organizations or
businesses, and from individuals
identifying themselves as
representatives or officials of
organizations or businesses, available
for public inspection in their entirety.
Comments and materials received will
be available for public inspection, by
appointment, during normal business
hours at the above address.
Dated: July 18, 2006.
Ken McDermond,
Acting Manager, California/Nevada
Operations Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service.
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Permit No. TE–046262
Applicant: Blake A. Claypool, Encinitas,
California.
The permittee request an amendment
to take (capture, and collect and kill) the
Conservancy fairy shrimp (Branchinecta
conservatio), the longhorn fairy shrimp
(Branchinecta longiantenna), the vernal
pool tadpole shrimp (Lepidurus
packardi), the Riverside fairy shrimp
(Streptocephalus wootoni), and the San
Diego fairy shrimp (Branchinecta
sandiegonensis) in conjunction with
surveys throughout the range of each
species in California for the purpose of
enhancing their survival.
Permit No. TE–128256
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Applicant: Steven Kramer, Arcata,
California.
The applicant requests a permit to
take (harass by survey, capture, handle,
and release) the tidewater goby
(Eucyclogobius newberryi) in
conjunction with surveys throughout
the species range in California for the
purpose of enhancing its survival.
We solicit public review and
comment on each of these recovery
permit applications. Our practice is to
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement for
the City of Santee Multiple Species
Conservation Program Subarea Plan,
San Diego County, CA
AGENCY:
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION:
Notice of intent
SUMMARY: Pursuant to the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the
Fish and Wildlife Service (Service),
advise the public that we intend to
gather information necessary to prepare,
in coordination with the City of Santee
(Applicant), a joint Environmental
Impact Statement/Environmental
Impact Report (EIS/EIR) for the City of
Santee’s Subarea Plan (Subarea Plan)
under the Multiple Species
Conservation Program (MSCP) in
accordance with section 10(a)(1)(B) of
the Federal Endangered Species Act
(ESA) and the State of California’s
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Natural Community Conservation
Planning Act.
The Service provides this notice to:
Describe the proposed actions and
possible alternatives; (2) advise other
Federal and State agencies, affected
tribes, and the public of our intent to
prepare an EIS/EIR; (3) announce the
initiation of a public scoping period;
and (4) obtain suggestions and
information on the scope of issues and
alternatives to be included in the EIS/
EIR.
DATES: One public meeting will be held
on: Thursday, August 10, 2006, 6 p.m.
to 7:30 p.m., Santee, CA. Written
comments should be received on or
before August 30, 2006.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be
held at the City of Santee City Hall,
Building 7 Meeting Room, 10601
Magnolia Avenue, Santee, California,
92071.
Information, written comments, or
questions related to the preparation of
the EIS/EIR and NEPA process should
be submitted to Kathleen Brubaker,
Division Chief, Carlsbad Fish and
Wildlife Office, 6010 Hidden Valley
Road, Carlsbad, California 92011
(facsimile 760–431–5902).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kathleen Brubaker, Division Chief,
Carlsbad Fish and Wildlife Office, 6010
Hidden Valley Road, Carlsbad,
California 92011, (760) 431–9440.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Reasonable Accommodation
Persons needing reasonable
accommodations in order to attend and
participate in the public meeting should
contact Kathleen Brubaker as soon as
possible (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT). In order to allow sufficient
time to process requests, please call no
later than one week before the public
meeting. Information regarding this
proposed action is available in
alternative formats upon request.
Background
Section 9 of the Federal ESA (16
U.S.C. 1538) and Federal regulations
prohibit the ‘‘take’’ of a fish or wildlife
species listed as endangered or
threatened. Under the ESA, the
following activities are defined as take:
to harass, harm, pursue, hunt, shoot,
wound, kill, trap, capture or collect
listed animal species, or to attempt to
engage in such conduct (16 U.S.C.
1532). However, under section 10(a) of
the ESA, we may issue permits to
authorize ‘‘incidental take’’ of listed
species. ‘‘Incidental take’’ is defined by
the ESA as take that is incidental to, and
not the purpose of, carrying out an
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otherwise lawful activity. Regulations
governing permits for threatened species
and endangered species are at 50 CFR
17.32 and 50 CFR 17.22, respectively.
Take of listed plant species is not
prohibited under the ESA and cannot be
authorized under a section 10 permit.
We propose to include plant species on
the permit in recognition of the
conservation benefits provided for them
under the Subarea Plan. In 1997, the
Service approved the San Diego MSCP,
a conservation program that
contemplated the development of
subarea plans by local jurisdictions
located in San Diego County to
effectuate the conservation outlined in
the MSCP. The 1997 EIS/EIR, prepared
for our decision to permit the San Diego
MSCP, evaluated the City of Santee’s
draft Subarea Plan at the project level.
We expect to tier off of the 1997 San
Diego MSCP EIS, as appropriate, as we
prepare this EIS/EIR on the City of
Santee’s revised draft Subarea Plan. The
proposed Subarea Plan would
comprehensively address how the City
of Santee will manage its lands to
conserve natural habitats and species
while continuing to provide for
development within the Subarea Plan.
The proposed Subarea Plan consists
of several key components including an
implementation process and structure,
habitat preserve management
guidelines, and a covered species list. In
total, 48 species (15 plants, 33 animals)
are proposed for coverage under the
Subarea Plan. The proposed Subarea
Plan addresses the effects on biological
resources of all covered activities over
the next 75 years. The proposed covered
activities include public and private, as
well as planned and conceptual
projects.
The proposed Subarea Plan covers the
corporate boundaries of the City of
Santee (with the exception of the area
covered by the Padre Dam Municipal
Water District Plan) and includes
approximately 10,300 acres. The
Subarea Plan planning area is presently
55 percent developed and 45 percent
undeveloped. Of the 10,300 acres in the
planning area, roughly 9,020 acres are
privately owned and are currently
zoned or used for residential,
commercial, industrial, or public/semipublic use. These privately owned lands
represent the majority of the remaining
natural habitats in the City of Santee
and include the 2,589-acre Fanita
Ranch. Another 510 acres are owned by
the County of San Diego, mostly in the
City of Santee’s Town Center, which
includes a segment of the San Diego
River habitat corridor.
The Service and the Applicant are
now considering components of the
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proposed conservation program. These
components include take avoidance and
minimization measures, monitoring,
adaptive management, and take
mitigation measures consisting of
preservation, restoration, and
enhancement of habitat.
Environmental Impact Statement/
Environmental Impact Report
The Service, the Applicant, and the
California Department of Fish and Game
(CDFG) have selected P&D Consultants
to prepare the Draft EIS/EIR. The joint
document will be prepared in
compliance with NEPA and the
California Environmental Quality Act
(CEQA). Although P&D Consultants will
prepare the EIS/EIR, we will supervise
the scope and content of the document
for NEPA purposes, and the City of
Santee will be responsible for the scope
and content of the EIR for CEQA
purposes.
The EIS/EIR will consider the
proposed action and a reasonable range
of alternatives. A detailed description of
the proposed action and alternatives
will be included in the EIS/EIR. It is
anticipated that several alternatives will
be developed, which may vary by level
of conservation, impacts caused by the
proposed activities, permit area, covered
species, or a combination of these
factors. These alternatives will address
alternative actions that can achieve
some or all of the proposed action’s
purposes and needs. Additionally, we
will evaluate a No-Action alternative.
Under the No-Action alternative, we
would not issue a section 10(a)(1)(B)
permit.
The EIS/EIR will also evaluate
potentially significant impacts on
biological resources, land use, and
socioeconomic and other environmental
issues that could occur directly or
indirectly with implementation of the
proposed action and alternatives. For all
potential impacts, the EIS/EIR will
identify mitigation measures, where
feasible, to reduce these impacts to a
level below significance.
We will conduct an environmental
review of the EIS/EIR in accordance
with the requirements of NEPA (42
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), its implementing
regulations (40 CFR 1500–1508), other
applicable regulations, and our
procedures for compliance with those
regulations. We are furnishing this
notice in accordance with 40 CFR
1501.7 of the NEPA implementing
regulations, to obtain suggestions and
information from other agencies and the
public on the scope of issues and
alternatives to be addressed in the EIS/
EIR. The primary purpose of the scoping
process is to identify important issues
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raised by the public that are related to
the proposed action. We invite written
comments from interested parties to
help us identify the full range of issues
related to the proposed action. You may
submit written comments by mail or
facsimile transmission (see ADDRESSES).
We will also accept written comments at
the public meeting. All comments
received, including names and
addresses, will become part of the
official administrative record, and may
be made available to the public.
Dated: July 25, 2006.
Ken McDermond,
Deputy Manager, California/Nevada
Operations Office, Sacramento, California.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for
the City of Santee Multiple Species Conservation Program Subarea Plan,
San Diego County, CA
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of intent
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the
Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), advise the public that we intend
to gather information necessary to prepare, in coordination with the
City of Santee (Applicant), a joint Environmental Impact Statement/
Environmental Impact Report (EIS/EIR) for the City of Santee's Subarea
Plan (Subarea Plan) under the Multiple Species Conservation Program
(MSCP) in accordance with section 10(a)(1)(B) of the Federal Endangered
Species Act (ESA) and the State of California's Natural Community
Conservation Planning Act.
The Service provides this notice to: Describe the proposed actions
and possible alternatives; (2) advise other Federal and State agencies,
affected tribes, and the public of our intent to prepare an EIS/EIR;
(3) announce the initiation of a public scoping period; and (4) obtain
suggestions and information on the scope of issues and alternatives to
be included in the EIS/EIR.
DATES: One public meeting will be held on: Thursday, August 10, 2006, 6
p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Santee, CA. Written comments should be received on
or before August 30, 2006.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held at the City of Santee City
Hall, Building 7 Meeting Room, 10601 Magnolia Avenue, Santee,
California, 92071.
Information, written comments, or questions related to the
preparation of the EIS/EIR and NEPA process should be submitted to
Kathleen Brubaker, Division Chief, Carlsbad Fish and Wildlife Office,
6010 Hidden Valley Road, Carlsbad, California 92011 (facsimile 760-431-
5902).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathleen Brubaker, Division Chief,
Carlsbad Fish and Wildlife Office, 6010 Hidden Valley Road, Carlsbad,
California 92011, (760) 431-9440.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Reasonable Accommodation
Persons needing reasonable accommodations in order to attend and
participate in the public meeting should contact Kathleen Brubaker as
soon as possible (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). In order to
allow sufficient time to process requests, please call no later than
one week before the public meeting. Information regarding this proposed
action is available in alternative formats upon request.
Background
Section 9 of the Federal ESA (16 U.S.C. 1538) and Federal
regulations prohibit the ``take'' of a fish or wildlife species listed
as endangered or threatened. Under the ESA, the following activities
are defined as take: to harass, harm, pursue, hunt, shoot, wound, kill,
trap, capture or collect listed animal species, or to attempt to engage
in such conduct (16 U.S.C. 1532). However, under section 10(a) of the
ESA, we may issue permits to authorize ``incidental take'' of listed
species. ``Incidental take'' is defined by the ESA as take that is
incidental to, and not the purpose of, carrying out an
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otherwise lawful activity. Regulations governing permits for threatened
species and endangered species are at 50 CFR 17.32 and 50 CFR 17.22,
respectively.
Take of listed plant species is not prohibited under the ESA and
cannot be authorized under a section 10 permit. We propose to include
plant species on the permit in recognition of the conservation benefits
provided for them under the Subarea Plan. In 1997, the Service approved
the San Diego MSCP, a conservation program that contemplated the
development of subarea plans by local jurisdictions located in San
Diego County to effectuate the conservation outlined in the MSCP. The
1997 EIS/EIR, prepared for our decision to permit the San Diego MSCP,
evaluated the City of Santee's draft Subarea Plan at the project level.
We expect to tier off of the 1997 San Diego MSCP EIS, as appropriate,
as we prepare this EIS/EIR on the City of Santee's revised draft
Subarea Plan. The proposed Subarea Plan would comprehensively address
how the City of Santee will manage its lands to conserve natural
habitats and species while continuing to provide for development within
the Subarea Plan.
The proposed Subarea Plan consists of several key components
including an implementation process and structure, habitat preserve
management guidelines, and a covered species list. In total, 48 species
(15 plants, 33 animals) are proposed for coverage under the Subarea
Plan. The proposed Subarea Plan addresses the effects on biological
resources of all covered activities over the next 75 years. The
proposed covered activities include public and private, as well as
planned and conceptual projects.
The proposed Subarea Plan covers the corporate boundaries of the
City of Santee (with the exception of the area covered by the Padre Dam
Municipal Water District Plan) and includes approximately 10,300 acres.
The Subarea Plan planning area is presently 55 percent developed and 45
percent undeveloped. Of the 10,300 acres in the planning area, roughly
9,020 acres are privately owned and are currently zoned or used for
residential, commercial, industrial, or public/semi-public use. These
privately owned lands represent the majority of the remaining natural
habitats in the City of Santee and include the 2,589-acre Fanita Ranch.
Another 510 acres are owned by the County of San Diego, mostly in the
City of Santee's Town Center, which includes a segment of the San Diego
River habitat corridor.
The Service and the Applicant are now considering components of the
proposed conservation program. These components include take avoidance
and minimization measures, monitoring, adaptive management, and take
mitigation measures consisting of preservation, restoration, and
enhancement of habitat.
Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report
The Service, the Applicant, and the California Department of Fish
and Game (CDFG) have selected P&D Consultants to prepare the Draft EIS/
EIR. The joint document will be prepared in compliance with NEPA and
the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Although P&D
Consultants will prepare the EIS/EIR, we will supervise the scope and
content of the document for NEPA purposes, and the City of Santee will
be responsible for the scope and content of the EIR for CEQA purposes.
The EIS/EIR will consider the proposed action and a reasonable
range of alternatives. A detailed description of the proposed action
and alternatives will be included in the EIS/EIR. It is anticipated
that several alternatives will be developed, which may vary by level of
conservation, impacts caused by the proposed activities, permit area,
covered species, or a combination of these factors. These alternatives
will address alternative actions that can achieve some or all of the
proposed action's purposes and needs. Additionally, we will evaluate a
No-Action alternative. Under the No-Action alternative, we would not
issue a section 10(a)(1)(B) permit.
The EIS/EIR will also evaluate potentially significant impacts on
biological resources, land use, and socioeconomic and other
environmental issues that could occur directly or indirectly with
implementation of the proposed action and alternatives. For all
potential impacts, the EIS/EIR will identify mitigation measures, where
feasible, to reduce these impacts to a level below significance.
We will conduct an environmental review of the EIS/EIR in
accordance with the requirements of NEPA (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), its
implementing regulations (40 CFR 1500-1508), other applicable
regulations, and our procedures for compliance with those regulations.
We are furnishing this notice in accordance with 40 CFR 1501.7 of the
NEPA implementing regulations, to obtain suggestions and information
from other agencies and the public on the scope of issues and
alternatives to be addressed in the EIS/EIR. The primary purpose of the
scoping process is to identify important issues raised by the public
that are related to the proposed action. We invite written comments
from interested parties to help us identify the full range of issues
related to the proposed action. You may submit written comments by mail
or facsimile transmission (see ADDRESSES). We will also accept written
comments at the public meeting. All comments received, including names
and addresses, will become part of the official administrative record,
and may be made available to the public.
Dated: July 25, 2006.
Ken McDermond,
Deputy Manager, California/Nevada Operations Office, Sacramento,
California.
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