Habitat Conservation Plan for Pacific Gas & Electric Company's Operation, Maintenance, and Minor New Construction Activities in the North Coast, Central Coast, Sacramento Valley, Sierra, and Mojave Regions, CA, 66781-66786 [2010-27338]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 209 / Friday, October 29, 2010 / Notices WReier-Aviles on DSKGBLS3C1PROD with NOTICES a plan for Suisun Marsh that would balance the needs of the California BayDelta Program (CALFED), the Suisun Marsh Preservation Agreement, and other plans by protecting and enhancing existing land uses and existing waterfowl and wildlife values, including those associated with the Pacific Flyway, endangered species, and State and Federal water project supply quality. A subset of this charter group has collaboratively prepared the SMP Draft EIS/EIR. The principal agencies include the Service, Reclamation, National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), DFG, State of California Department of Water Resources, Suisun Resource Conservation District, and the California Bay-Delta Authority. When the EIS/EIR is finalized, each principal agency will use it to implement particular actions described and analyzed in the document that would contribute to the overall implementation of the SMP. NMFS and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are cooperating agencies in accordance with NEPA. Background The historical diking of tidal wetlands resulted in a loss of habitat for many species, including some listed as threatened or endangered. However, managed wetlands provide important habitats for numerous wetland species, migratory birds, and waterfowl; support existing wildlife populations; and are vital to the heritage of hunting in Suisun Marsh. Protecting the ecological values of both the historical tidal wetland habitat and the current managed wetland habitat is vital to ensure stability of the many species that depend on each of these wetland types. Managed wetlands, tidal wetlands, and uplands, whether publicly or privately owned, provide important wetlands for migratory waterfowl and other resident and migratory wetland-dependent species and opportunities for hunting, fishing, bird watching, and other recreational activities. There is a need to maintain these opportunities as well as improve public stewardship of the Marsh to ensure that the implementation of restoration and managed wetland activities is understood and valued for both public and private land uses. Current restrictions regarding levee maintenance activities in the Marsh have forced maintenance to be deferred on some exterior levees, increasing the risk of catastrophic flooding. Multiple factors contribute to the degradation of water quality in the Marsh, and improvement of water quality and water quality management practices is needed to benefit the ecological processes for all VerDate Mar<15>2010 15:23 Oct 28, 2010 Jkt 223001 habitats, including managed and tidal wetlands. Given these needs, the SMP is a comprehensive plan designed to address the various conflicts regarding use of Marsh resources, with the focus on achieving an acceptable multistakeholder approach to the restoration of tidal wetlands and the enhancement of managed wetlands and their functions. The SMP is intended to guide near-term and future actions related to restoration of tidal wetlands and managed wetland activities in the Marsh. Preferred Alternative All action alternatives of the SMP include the same basic components, which provide a framework for how restoration and managed wetland activities would be implemented. The alternatives differ in the amount of acreage of restored tidal wetlands and remaining managed wetlands subject to managed wetland activities. Restoration of tidal wetlands would help to achieve the restoration goals established for the Marsh by the CALFED Ecosystem Restoration Program Plan, San Francisco Bay Area Wetlands Ecosystem Goals Project, and the Service’s Draft Recovery Plan for Tidal Marsh Ecosystems of Northern and Central California. Restoration of tidal wetlands would be implemented over the 30-year SMP timeframe, and benefits from individual projects would change as elevations rise due to sediment accretion, vegetation becomes established, and vegetation communities shift over time from low marsh to high marsh condition. Managed wetlands provide valuable habitat for a variety of non-waterfowl birds, mammals, reptiles, and amphibians. The intended outcomes of the managed wetlands activities described in the Draft EIS/EIR are to maintain and improve habitat conditions and minimize or avoid adverse effects of wetland operations. Most of these activities are already occurring in the Marsh; however, some of the current activities would be modified, and some new activities would be conducted, as described in detail in the Draft EIS/EIR. The preferred alternative identified in the Draft EIS/EIR includes restoring 5,000 to 7,000 acres in the Marsh to fully functioning, self-sustaining tidal wetland and protecting and enhancing existing tidal wetland acreage; and improving the remaining 44,000 to 46,000 acres of managed wetlands, levee stability, and flood and drain capabilities, as previously identified in the 2007 CALFED Programmatic Record of Decision. PO 00000 Frm 00066 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 66781 Special Assistance for Public Meetings If special assistance is required to participate in the public meetings, please contact Becky Victorine at 916– 978–5035, TDD 916–978–5608, or via email at rvictorine@usbr.gov. Please notify Ms. Victorine as far in advance as possible to enable Reclamation to secure the needed services. If a request cannot be honored, the requestor will be notified. A telephone device for the hearing impaired (TDD) is available at 916–978–5608. Public Disclosure Before including your name, address, phone number, e-mail address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment—including your personal identifying information—may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. Dated: May 4, 2010. Pablo R. Arroyave, Deputy Regional Director, Mid-Pacific Region, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. Dated: May 17, 2010. Alexandra Pitts, Assistant Regional Director of External Affairs, Pacific Southwest Region, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. [FR Doc. 2010–27364 Filed 10–28–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–MN–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS–R8–ES–2010–N186; 1112–0000– 81420–F2] Habitat Conservation Plan for Pacific Gas & Electric Company’s Operation, Maintenance, and Minor New Construction Activities in the North Coast, Central Coast, Sacramento Valley, Sierra, and Mojave Regions, CA Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Revised notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement and notice of public scoping meeting. AGENCY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), intend to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) regarding an expected application from Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E) for a permit authorizing incidental take SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\29OCN1.SGM 29OCN1 66782 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 209 / Friday, October 29, 2010 / Notices WReier-Aviles on DSKGBLS3C1PROD with NOTICES of Federally listed species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA).We are revising our previous notice of intent (NOI) of November 2008 in order to gather information necessary to prepare a joint EIS/environmental impact report (EIR) on the habitat conservation plan (HCP) for PG&E’s operation, maintenance, and minor new construction activities in the North Coast, Central Coast, Sacramento Valley, and Sierra regions. DATES: Please send written comments on or before November 29, 2010. A public meeting will be held on Wednesday, November 17, 2010, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., Sacramento, CA. ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held at the South Notamas Community Center—Conference Room, 2921 Truxel Road, Sacramento, CA. Submit information, written comments, or questions related to the preparation of the EIS/EIR and NEPA process by U.S. mail to Mike Thomas, Branch Chief, Conservation Planning, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office, 2800 Cottage Way, W– 2605, Sacramento, CA 95825; or by facsimile to (916) 414–6713. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mike Thomas, Branch Chief, Conservation Planning; or Eric Tattersall, Deputy Assistant Field Supervisor/Division Chief, Conservation Planning and Recovery, at the address above or at (916) 414–6600 (telephone). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We intend to prepare an EIS under NEPA regarding an expected application from PG&E for a permit authorizing incidental take of Federally listed species under the ESA. We are revising our previously published NOI (November 25, 2008; 73 FR 71668) to gather information necessary to prepare, in coordination with the California Department of Fish and Game (CDFG) and PG&E, a joint EIS/EIR on the HCP for PG&E’s operation, maintenance, and minor new construction activities in the North Coast, Central Coast, Sacramento Valley, and Sierra regions. This revised notice describes the two main changes to the proposed action, which are the addition of the Mojave Region (Figure 1) to the study area and a change in proposed covered species list (Table 1). We are providing this notice to: (1) Describe revisions to the proposed action; (2) update other Federal and State agencies, affected Tribes, and the public of the revised scope of the environmental review for this EIS/EIR; (3) announce the initiation of a new public scoping period; and (4) obtain suggestions and information on the scope of issues and alternatives to be included in the EIS/EIR. The following table (Table 1) shows the changes by status and number of proposed covered species for which PG&E is anticipating requesting a permit: species (covered species). We anticipated that PG&E would request a permit duration of 50 years. We held a public scoping meeting and Web conference in Sacramento, California, on December 4, 2008. We received public and agency comments through December 26, 2008. Revisions to Project/Proposed Action PG&E proposes to add approximately 23,000 acres to the plan area with the inclusion of the Mojave Region, which would increase the total plan area to approximately 573,000 acres in 36 counties. Within the 23,000 acres of the Mohave Region, PG&E proposes to TABLE 1—CHANGES IN PROPOSED implement operations and maintenance COVERED SPECIES activities along an existing gas transmission line, which stretches from Numbers of species central Kern County to eastern San Bernardino County. A map of the new Species category Novemregion to be added is attached (see ber Revised 2008 Figure 1). Activities that may be covered under the HCP in the Mojave Region Federally listed as include a variety of tasks associated threatened or enwith the operation and maintenance of dangered ............... 75 85 Candidates ................ 0 4 PG&E’s gas transmission system, as mandated for public safety by the Unlisted species that California Public Utilities Commission, may become listed during permit term 34 91 the California Energy Commission, and Total numbers of the California Department of species ........... 109 180 Transportation. More specifically, these activities would be restricted to: Gas Background Information pipeline protection, recoating, repair, and replacement, and vegetation The 2008 NOI specified that the plan management to maintain clearances area encompassed approximately around facilities. Preliminary analysis 550,000 acres, including the right of conducted by PG&E to date suggests that way surrounding PG&E’s gas and up to 5 acres of permanent impacts and electric transmission and distribution 555 acres of temporary impacts are facilities, lands owned by PG&E and/or likely to occur as a result of proposed subject to PG&E easements for these covered activities in the Mojave Region facilities, private access routes associated with PG&E’s activities, future over a 50-year timeframe. Because some species were minor new construction areas, and inadvertently omitted from the original mitigation areas for impacts resulting NOI and the present addition of the from PG&E’s covered activities. The plan area included the network of PG&E Mojave Region to the proposed action, facilities in 36 counties, including 18 PG&E added 71 species to the proposed counties within the Sacramento Valley covered species list since the 2008 NOI. Region, 20 counties within the Sierra The proposed covered species list has Region (of which 12 overlap with the increased from a total of 109 species to Sacramento Valley), 6 counties within 180 species. The 180 species PG&E the Central Coast Region, and 4 counties currently proposes to address in the within the North Coast Region (of which HCP include 57 animal species and 123 1 overlaps with the Sacramento Valley). plant species (Table 2). Additional PG&E originally intended to request a changes to the proposed covered species permit for 109 species under the HCP: list may occur during the development 75 Federally listed and 34 unlisted of the HCP. TABLE 2—REVISED PROPOSED COVERED SPECIES LIST Scientific name Common name Invertebrates: Branchinectaconservatio ........................................................... Branchinectalongiantenna ......................................................... Branchinectalynchi .................................................................... Conservancy fairy shrimp ................................................................ Longhorn fairy shrimp ...................................................................... Vernal pool fairy shrimp ................................................................... VerDate Mar<15>2010 15:23 Oct 28, 2010 Jkt 223001 PO 00000 Frm 00067 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\29OCN1.SGM 29OCN1 Federal Status E E T Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 209 / Friday, October 29, 2010 / Notices 66783 TABLE 2—REVISED PROPOSED COVERED SPECIES LIST—Continued Federal Status Common name Branchinectamesovallensis ....................................................... Desmoceruscalifornicusdimorphus ............................................ Euphilotesenoptessmithi ............................................................ Euproserpinuseuterpe ............................................................... Helminthoglyptawalkeriana ........................................................ Lepiduruspackardi ..................................................................... Lycaeidesargyrognomonlotis ..................................................... Pacifastacusfortis ...................................................................... Polyphyllabarbata ...................................................................... Speyeriazerenebehrensii ........................................................... Trimerotropisinfantilis ................................................................ Amphibians: Ambystomacaliforniense ........................................................... Ambystomacaliforniense ........................................................... WReier-Aviles on DSKGBLS3C1PROD with NOTICES Scientific name Midvalley fairy shrimp ...................................................................... Valley elderberry longhorn beetle .................................................... Smith’s blue butterfly ....................................................................... Kern primrose sphinx moth .............................................................. Morro shoulderband ......................................................................... Vernal pool tadpole shrimp .............................................................. Lotis blue butterfly ........................................................................... Shasta crayfish ................................................................................ Mount Hermon (=barbate) june beetle ............................................ Behren’s silverspot butterfly ............................................................. Zayante band-winged grasshopper ................................................. — T E T E E E E E E E California tiger salamander—Central Distinct Population Segment California tiger salamander—Santa Barbara County Distinct Population Segment. Santa Cruz long-toed salamander ................................................... Arroyo toad ...................................................................................... Tehachapi slender salamander ....................................................... Yosemite toad .................................................................................. Shasta salamander .......................................................................... Foothill yellow-legged frog ............................................................... California red-legged frog ................................................................ Southern mountain (=Sierra Madre) yellow-legged frog ................. Sierra Nevada yellow-legged frog ................................................... Southern torrent salamander ........................................................... Western spadefoot toad .................................................................. T E E E — C — — T E C — — Western pond turtle ......................................................................... Blunt-nosed leopard lizard ............................................................... Desert tortoise ................................................................................. Giant garter snake ........................................................................... San Francisco garter snake ............................................................. — E T T E Tricolored blackbird .......................................................................... Golden eagle ................................................................................... Western burrowing owl .................................................................... Marbled murrelet .............................................................................. Swainson’s hawk ............................................................................. Western yellow-billed cuckoo .......................................................... Willow flycatcher .............................................................................. Southwestern willow flycatcher (CA) ............................................... American peregrine falcon ............................................................... Greater sandhill crane ..................................................................... Bald eagle ........................................................................................ Black rail (CA) .................................................................................. Purple martin ................................................................................... Great gray owl ................................................................................. Northern spotted owl ....................................................................... Least Bell’s vireo ............................................................................. — — — T — C — E — — — — — — T E Nelson’s antelope squirrel ............................................................... Point Arena mountain beaver .......................................................... Giant kangaroo rat ........................................................................... Tipton kangaroo rat ......................................................................... Humboldt marten ............................................................................. Fisher—west coast Distinct Population Segment ............................ San Joaquin kit fox .......................................................................... Sierra Nevada red fox ..................................................................... Mohave ground squirrel ................................................................... — E E E — C E — — Pink sand-verbena ........................................................................... Santa Ynezgroundstar ..................................................................... Constance’s rock cress ................................................................... Hearst’s manzanita .......................................................................... Morro manzanita .............................................................................. Ione manzanita ................................................................................ Pajaromanzanita .............................................................................. La Purisimamanzanita ..................................................................... Raiche’s manzanita ......................................................................... Dacitemanzanita .............................................................................. Wells’ manzanita .............................................................................. — — — — T T — — — — — Ambystomamacrodactylumcroceum ......................................... Anaxyruscalifornicus .................................................................. Batrachosepsstebbinsi .............................................................. Bufocanorus .............................................................................. Hydromantesshastae ................................................................. Ranaboylii .................................................................................. Ranadraytonii ............................................................................ Ranamuscosa ............................................................................ Ranasierrae ............................................................................... Rhyacotritonvariegatus .............................................................. Scaphiopushammondi ............................................................... Reptiles: Emys(=Clemmys)marmorata ..................................................... Gambeliasila .............................................................................. Gopherusagassizii ..................................................................... Thamnophisgigas ...................................................................... Thamnophissirtalistetrataenia .................................................... Birds: Agelaius tricolor ......................................................................... Aquila chrysaetos ...................................................................... Athenecunicularia ...................................................................... Brachyramphusmarmoratus ...................................................... Buteoswainsoni ......................................................................... Coccyzusamericanusoccidentalis .............................................. Empidonaxtraillii ........................................................................ Empidonaxtrailliiextimus ............................................................ Falco peregrinusanatum ............................................................ Gruscanadensistabida ............................................................... Haliaeetusleucocephalus ........................................................... Laterallusjamaicensiscoturniculus ............................................. Prognesubis ............................................................................... Strixnebulosa ............................................................................. Strixoccidentaliscaurina ............................................................. Vireo belliipusillus ...................................................................... Mammals: Ammospermophilus nelson ....................................................... Aplodontiarufaniger ................................................................... Dipodomysingens ...................................................................... Dipodomysnitratoidesnitratoides ............................................... Martesamericanahumboldtensis ................................................ Martespennanti .......................................................................... Vulpesmacrotismutica ............................................................... Vulpesvulpesnecator ................................................................. Xerospermophilusmohavensis .................................................. Plants: Abroniaumbellata ssp. breviflora ............................................... Ancistrocarphuskeilii .................................................................. Arabisconstancei ....................................................................... Arctostaphyloshookeri ssp. hearstiorum ................................... Arctostaphylosmorroensis ......................................................... Arctostaphylosmyrtifolia ............................................................. Arctostaphylospajaroensis ......................................................... Arctostaphylospurissima ............................................................ Arctostaphylosstanfordiana ssp. raichei .................................... Arctostaphylostomentosa ssp. daciticola .................................. Arctostaphyloswellsii ................................................................. VerDate Mar<15>2010 15:23 Oct 28, 2010 Jkt 223001 PO 00000 Frm 00068 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\29OCN1.SGM 29OCN1 66784 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 209 / Friday, October 29, 2010 / Notices TABLE 2—REVISED PROPOSED COVERED SPECIES LIST—Continued WReier-Aviles on DSKGBLS3C1PROD with NOTICES Scientific name Common name Astragalusagnicidus .................................................................. Astragalusalbens ....................................................................... Astragalustener var. ferrisiae .................................................... Atriplexparishii ........................................................................... Bensoniellaoregona ................................................................... California macrophylla ............................................................... Calycadeniavillosa ..................................................................... Calystegiastebbinsii ................................................................... Camissoniabenitensis ................................................................ Carpenteriacalifornica ................................................................ Caulanthuscalifornicus .............................................................. Ceanothusconfusus ................................................................... Ceanothusmaritimus .................................................................. Ceanothusroderickii ................................................................... Chamaesycehooveri .................................................................. Chlorogalumpurpureum var. purpureum ................................... Chorizanthehowellii ................................................................... Chorizanthepungens var. hartwegiana ..................................... Chorizanthepungens var. pungens ........................................... Chorizantherobusta var. robusta ............................................... Cirsiumfontinale var.obispoense ............................................... Cirsiumrhothophilum .................................................................. Clarkia amoena ssp. whitneyi ................................................... Clarkia borealis ssp. arida ......................................................... Clarkia mosquinii ....................................................................... Clarkia speciosa ssp. immaculata ............................................. Cordylanthusmollis ssp. hispidus .............................................. Cordylanthuspalmatus ............................................................... Cordylanthusrigidus ssp. littoralis .............................................. Cryptanthaclevelandii var. dissita .............................................. Cupressusabramsiana ............................................................... Cupressusgoveniana ssp. goveniana ....................................... Deinandrahalliana ...................................................................... Dithyreamaritima ....................................................................... Dudleyablochmaniae ssp. blochmaniae .................................. Eriastrumtracyi ........................................................................... Ericameriafasciculata ................................................................ Erigeron parishii ........................................................................ Eriodictyoncapitatum ................................................................. Eriogonumapricum var. apricum ............................................... Eriogonumnudum var. decurrens .............................................. Eryngiumaristulatum var. hooveri .............................................. Eryngiumconstancei .................................................................. Eryngiumracemosum ................................................................. Erysimummenziesii ssp. eurekense .......................................... Erysimummenziesii ssp. menziesii ............................................ Erysimumteretifolium ................................................................. Eschscholziarhombipetala ......................................................... Fremontodendrondecumbens ................................................... Fritillariaroderickii ....................................................................... Galiumcalifornicum ssp. sierrae ................................................ Giliatenuiflora ssp. arenaria ...................................................... Gratiolaheterosepala ................................................................. Guggolz’ harmonia .................................................................... Holocarphamacradenia ............................................................. Horkeliacuneata ssp. puberula .................................................. Horkeliacuneata ssp. sericea .................................................... Juncusleiospermus var. leiospermus ........................................ Lastheniaburkei ......................................................................... Lastheniaconjugens ................................................................... Lastheniaglabrata ssp. coulteri ................................................. Layiacarnosa ............................................................................. Layiadiscoidea ........................................................................... Layiaheterotricha ....................................................................... Legenerelimosa ......................................................................... Lilaeopsismasonii ...................................................................... Liliummaritimum ........................................................................ Liliumoccidentale ....................................................................... Limnanthesbakeri ...................................................................... Limnanthesfloccosa ssp. californica .......................................... Lomatiumstebbinsii .................................................................... VerDate Mar<15>2010 15:23 Oct 28, 2010 Jkt 223001 PO 00000 Frm 00069 Humboldt milk-vetch ........................................................................ Cushenbury milk-vetch .................................................................... Ferris’ milk-vetch .............................................................................. Parish’s brittlescale .......................................................................... Bensoniella ...................................................................................... Round-leaved filaree ........................................................................ Dwarf calycadenia ............................................................................ Stebbins’ morning-glory ................................................................... San Benito evening-primrose .......................................................... Tree-anemone ................................................................................. California jewel-flower ...................................................................... Rincon Ridge ceanothus .................................................................. Maritime ceanothus ......................................................................... Pine Hill ceanothus .......................................................................... Hoover’s spurge ............................................................................... Purple amole .................................................................................... Howell’s spineflower ........................................................................ Ben Lomond spineflower ................................................................. Monterey spineflower ....................................................................... Robust spineflower .......................................................................... San Luis Obispo fountain thistle ...................................................... Surf thistle ........................................................................................ Whitney’s farewell-to-spring ............................................................. Shasta clarkia .................................................................................. Mosquin’s clarkia ............................................................................. Pismo clarkia ................................................................................... Hispid bird’s-beak ............................................................................ Palmate-bracted bird’s-beak ............................................................ Seaside bird’s-beak ......................................................................... Serpentine cryptantha ...................................................................... Santa Cruz cypress ......................................................................... Gowen cypress ................................................................................ Hall’s tarplant ................................................................................... Beach spectaclepod ........................................................................ Blochman’s dudleya ......................................................................... Tracy’s eriastrum ............................................................................. Eastwood’s goldenbush ................................................................... Parish’s daisy ................................................................................... Lompoc yerba santa ........................................................................ Ione buckwheat ................................................................................ Ben Lomond buckwheat .................................................................. Hoover’s button-celery ..................................................................... Loch Lomond button-celery ............................................................. Delta button-celery ........................................................................... Humboldt Bay wallflower ................................................................. Menzies’ wallflower .......................................................................... Santa Cruz wallflower ...................................................................... Diamond-petaled California poppy .................................................. Pine Hill flannelbush ........................................................................ Roderick’s fritillary ............................................................................ El Dorado bedstraw ......................................................................... Sand gilia ......................................................................................... Boggs Lake hedge-hyssop .............................................................. Harmoniaguggolziorum .................................................................... Santa Cruz tarplant .......................................................................... Mesa horkelia .................................................................................. Kellogg’s horkelia ............................................................................. Red Bluff dwarf rush ........................................................................ Burke’s goldfields ............................................................................. Contra Costa goldfields ................................................................... Coulter’s goldfields .......................................................................... Beach layia ...................................................................................... Rayless layia .................................................................................... Pale-yellow layia .............................................................................. Legenere .......................................................................................... Mason’s lilaeopsis ............................................................................ Coast lily .......................................................................................... Western lily ...................................................................................... Baker’s meadowfoam ...................................................................... Butte County meadowfoam ............................................................. Stebbins’ lomatium .......................................................................... Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\29OCN1.SGM 29OCN1 Federal Status — E — — — — — E T — E — — E T T E E T E E — — — — E — E — — E T — — — — — T E E — — E — E E E — E — E E — — T — — — E E — E — — — — — E — E — Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 209 / Friday, October 29, 2010 / Notices 66785 TABLE 2—REVISED PROPOSED COVERED SPECIES LIST—Continued Scientific name Common name Lotus rubriflorus ......................................................................... Lupinus milo-bakeri ................................................................... Lupinusnipomensis .................................................................... Lupinustidestromii ...................................................................... Madiaradiata .............................................................................. Malacothamnusabbottii .............................................................. Monardelladouglasii ssp. venosa ............................................. Monolopiacongdonii ................................................................... Navarretialeucocephala ssp. bakeri .......................................... Navarretialeucocephala ssp. pauciflora .................................... Navarretialeucocephala ssp. plieantha ..................................... Navarretiamyersii ssp. deminuta ............................................... Navarretiamyersii ssp. myersii .................................................. Navarretiaprostrata .................................................................... Oenotheradeltoidesssp. howellii ................................................ Oenotherawolfii .......................................................................... Orcuttiapilosa ............................................................................. Orcuttiatenuis ............................................................................ Orcuttiaviscida ........................................................................... Packeralayneae ......................................................................... Paronychia ahartii ...................................................................... Pentachaetabellidiflora .............................................................. Pinusradiata ............................................................................... Piperiayadonii ............................................................................ Pleuropogonhooverianus ........................................................... Polygonumhickmanii .................................................................. Pseudobahiabahiifolia ............................................................... Puccinelliahowellii ...................................................................... Rhynchosporacalifornica ........................................................... Saniculamaritima ....................................................................... Sedellaleiocarpa ........................................................................ Sidalceahickmanii ssp. anomala ............................................... Styloclinemasonii ....................................................................... Suaedacalifornica ...................................................................... Thlaspicalifornicum (=Noccaeafendleri ssp. californicum) ........ Trifoliumbuckwestiorum ............................................................. Trifoliumpolyodon ...................................................................... Trifoliumtrichocalyx .................................................................... Tropidocarpumcapparideum ...................................................... Tuctoriagreenei .......................................................................... Verbena californica .................................................................... Red-flowered lotus ........................................................................... Milo Baker’s lupine .......................................................................... Nipomo Mesa lupine ........................................................................ Tidestrom’s lupine ............................................................................ Showy madia ................................................................................... Abbott’s bush mallow ....................................................................... Veiny monardella ............................................................................. San Joaquin woollythreads .............................................................. Baker’s navarretia ............................................................................ Few-flowered navarretia .................................................................. Many-flowered navarretia ................................................................ Small pincushion navarretia ............................................................. Pincushion navarretia ...................................................................... Prostrate navarretia ......................................................................... Antioch Dunes evening-primrose ..................................................... Wolf’s evening-primrose .................................................................. Hairy orcutt grass ............................................................................ Slender orcutt grass ........................................................................ Sacramento orcutt grass ................................................................. Layne’s ragwort ............................................................................... Ahart’s paronychia ........................................................................... White-rayed pentachaeta ................................................................. Monterey pine .................................................................................. Yadon’s rein orchid .......................................................................... North Coast semaphore grass ........................................................ Scotts Valley polygonum ................................................................. Hartweg’s golden sunburst .............................................................. Howell’s alkali grass ........................................................................ California beaked-rush ..................................................................... Adobe sanicle .................................................................................. Lake County stonecrop .................................................................... Cuesta Pass checkerbloom ............................................................. Mason’s neststraw ........................................................................... California seablite ............................................................................ Kneeland Prairie pennycress ........................................................... Santa Cruz clover ............................................................................ Pacific Grove clover ......................................................................... Monterey clover ............................................................................... Caper-fruited tropidocarpum ............................................................ Greene’s tuctoria ............................................................................. California vervain ............................................................................. Federal Status — — E E — — — E — E E — — — E — E T E T — E — E — E E — — — E — — E E — — E — E T E = Federally listed as Endangered. T = Federally listed as Threatened. C = Federal candidate species. — = no Federal listing status. WReier-Aviles on DSKGBLS3C1PROD with NOTICES Comments Please direct any comments to the Service contact listed in the ADDRESSES section, and any questions to the Service contacts listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. All comments and materials we receive, including names and addresses, will become part of the administrative record and may be released to the public. Before including your address, phone number, e-mail address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment—including your personal identifying information—may VerDate Mar<15>2010 15:23 Oct 28, 2010 Jkt 223001 be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. Reasonable Accommodation Persons needing reasonable accommodations in order to attend and participate in the public meeting should contact Mike Thomas at 916–414–6600 as soon as possible. In order to allow sufficient time to process requests, please call no later than 1 week before the public meeting. Information PO 00000 Frm 00070 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 regarding this proposed action is available in alternative formats upon request. 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[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 209 (Friday, October 29, 2010)]
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[FR Doc No: 2010-27338]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R8-ES-2010-N186; 1112-0000-81420-F2]


Habitat Conservation Plan for Pacific Gas & Electric Company's 
Operation, Maintenance, and Minor New Construction Activities in the 
North Coast, Central Coast, Sacramento Valley, Sierra, and Mojave 
Regions, CA

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Revised notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact 
statement and notice of public scoping meeting.

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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), intend to 
prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) under the National 
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) regarding an expected application from 
Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E) for a permit authorizing 
incidental take

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of Federally listed species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, 
as amended (ESA).We are revising our previous notice of intent (NOI) of 
November 2008 in order to gather information necessary to prepare a 
joint EIS/environmental impact report (EIR) on the habitat conservation 
plan (HCP) for PG&E's operation, maintenance, and minor new 
construction activities in the North Coast, Central Coast, Sacramento 
Valley, and Sierra regions.

DATES: Please send written comments on or before November 29, 2010. A 
public meeting will be held on Wednesday, November 17, 2010, 1 p.m. to 
3 p.m., Sacramento, CA.

ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held at the South Notamas 
Community Center--Conference Room, 2921 Truxel Road, Sacramento, CA. 
Submit information, written comments, or questions related to the 
preparation of the EIS/EIR and NEPA process by U.S. mail to Mike 
Thomas, Branch Chief, Conservation Planning, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service, Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office, 2800 Cottage Way, W-2605, 
Sacramento, CA 95825; or by facsimile to (916) 414-6713.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mike Thomas, Branch Chief, 
Conservation Planning; or Eric Tattersall, Deputy Assistant Field 
Supervisor/Division Chief, Conservation Planning and Recovery, at the 
address above or at (916) 414-6600 (telephone).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We intend to prepare an EIS under NEPA 
regarding an expected application from PG&E for a permit authorizing 
incidental take of Federally listed species under the ESA. We are 
revising our previously published NOI (November 25, 2008; 73 FR 71668) 
to gather information necessary to prepare, in coordination with the 
California Department of Fish and Game (CDFG) and PG&E, a joint EIS/EIR 
on the HCP for PG&E's operation, maintenance, and minor new 
construction activities in the North Coast, Central Coast, Sacramento 
Valley, and Sierra regions. This revised notice describes the two main 
changes to the proposed action, which are the addition of the Mojave 
Region (Figure 1) to the study area and a change in proposed covered 
species list (Table 1).
    We are providing this notice to: (1) Describe revisions to the 
proposed action; (2) update other Federal and State agencies, affected 
Tribes, and the public of the revised scope of the environmental review 
for this EIS/EIR; (3) announce the initiation of a new public scoping 
period; and (4) obtain suggestions and information on the scope of 
issues and alternatives to be included in the EIS/EIR.
    The following table (Table 1) shows the changes by status and 
number of proposed covered species for which PG&E is anticipating 
requesting a permit:

              Table 1--Changes in Proposed Covered Species
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                                                     Numbers of species
                                                   ---------------------
                 Species category                    November
                                                       2008     Revised
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Federally listed as threatened or endangered......         75         85
Candidates........................................          0          4
Unlisted species that may become listed during             34         91
 permit term......................................
    Total numbers of species......................        109        180
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Background Information

    The 2008 NOI specified that the plan area encompassed approximately 
550,000 acres, including the right of way surrounding PG&E's gas and 
electric transmission and distribution facilities, lands owned by PG&E 
and/or subject to PG&E easements for these facilities, private access 
routes associated with PG&E's activities, future minor new construction 
areas, and mitigation areas for impacts resulting from PG&E's covered 
activities. The plan area included the network of PG&E facilities in 36 
counties, including 18 counties within the Sacramento Valley Region, 20 
counties within the Sierra Region (of which 12 overlap with the 
Sacramento Valley), 6 counties within the Central Coast Region, and 4 
counties within the North Coast Region (of which 1 overlaps with the 
Sacramento Valley). PG&E originally intended to request a permit for 
109 species under the HCP: 75 Federally listed and 34 unlisted species 
(covered species). We anticipated that PG&E would request a permit 
duration of 50 years. We held a public scoping meeting and Web 
conference in Sacramento, California, on December 4, 2008. We received 
public and agency comments through December 26, 2008.

Revisions to Project/Proposed Action

    PG&E proposes to add approximately 23,000 acres to the plan area 
with the inclusion of the Mojave Region, which would increase the total 
plan area to approximately 573,000 acres in 36 counties. Within the 
23,000 acres of the Mohave Region, PG&E proposes to implement 
operations and maintenance activities along an existing gas 
transmission line, which stretches from central Kern County to eastern 
San Bernardino County. A map of the new region to be added is attached 
(see Figure 1). Activities that may be covered under the HCP in the 
Mojave Region include a variety of tasks associated with the operation 
and maintenance of PG&E's gas transmission system, as mandated for 
public safety by the California Public Utilities Commission, the 
California Energy Commission, and the California Department of 
Transportation. More specifically, these activities would be restricted 
to: Gas pipeline protection, recoating, repair, and replacement, and 
vegetation management to maintain clearances around facilities. 
Preliminary analysis conducted by PG&E to date suggests that up to 5 
acres of permanent impacts and 555 acres of temporary impacts are 
likely to occur as a result of proposed covered activities in the 
Mojave Region over a 50-year timeframe.
    Because some species were inadvertently omitted from the original 
NOI and the present addition of the Mojave Region to the proposed 
action, PG&E added 71 species to the proposed covered species list 
since the 2008 NOI. The proposed covered species list has increased 
from a total of 109 species to 180 species. The 180 species PG&E 
currently proposes to address in the HCP include 57 animal species and 
123 plant species (Table 2). Additional changes to the proposed covered 
species list may occur during the development of the HCP.

                                 TABLE 2--Revised Proposed Covered Species List
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              Scientific name                                Common name                      Federal Status
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Invertebrates:
    Branchinectaconservatio................  Conservancy fairy shrimp...................  E
    Branchinectalongiantenna...............  Longhorn fairy shrimp......................  E
    Branchinectalynchi.....................  Vernal pool fairy shrimp...................  T

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    Branchinectamesovallensis..............  Midvalley fairy shrimp.....................  --
    Desmoceruscalifornicusdimorphus........  Valley elderberry longhorn beetle..........  T
    Euphilotesenoptessmithi................  Smith's blue butterfly.....................  E
    Euproserpinuseuterpe...................  Kern primrose sphinx moth..................  T
    Helminthoglyptawalkeriana..............  Morro shoulderband.........................  E
    Lepiduruspackardi......................  Vernal pool tadpole shrimp.................  E
    Lycaeidesargyrognomonlotis.............  Lotis blue butterfly.......................  E
    Pacifastacusfortis.....................  Shasta crayfish............................  E
    Polyphyllabarbata......................  Mount Hermon (=barbate) june beetle........  E
    Speyeriazerenebehrensii................  Behren's silverspot butterfly..............  E
    Trimerotropisinfantilis................  Zayante band-winged grasshopper............  E
Amphibians:
    Ambystomacaliforniense.................  California tiger salamander--Central         T
                                              Distinct Population Segment.
    Ambystomacaliforniense.................  California tiger salamander--Santa Barbara   E
                                              County Distinct Population Segment.
    Ambystomamacrodactylumcroceum..........  Santa Cruz long-toed salamander............  E
    Anaxyruscalifornicus...................  Arroyo toad................................  E
    Batrachosepsstebbinsi..................  Tehachapi slender salamander...............  --
    Bufocanorus............................  Yosemite toad..............................  C
    Hydromantesshastae.....................  Shasta salamander..........................  --
    Ranaboylii.............................  Foothill yellow-legged frog................  --
    Ranadraytonii..........................  California red-legged frog.................  T
    Ranamuscosa............................  Southern mountain (=Sierra Madre) yellow-    E
                                              legged frog.
    Ranasierrae............................  Sierra Nevada yellow-legged frog...........  C
    Rhyacotritonvariegatus.................  Southern torrent salamander................  --
    Scaphiopushammondi.....................  Western spadefoot toad.....................  --
Reptiles:
    Emys(=Clemmys)marmorata................  Western pond turtle........................  --
    Gambeliasila...........................  Blunt-nosed leopard lizard.................  E
    Gopherusagassizii......................  Desert tortoise............................  T
    Thamnophisgigas........................  Giant garter snake.........................  T
    Thamnophissirtalistetrataenia..........  San Francisco garter snake.................  E
Birds:
    Agelaius tricolor......................  Tricolored blackbird.......................  --
    Aquila chrysaetos......................  Golden eagle...............................  --
    Athenecunicularia......................  Western burrowing owl......................  --
    Brachyramphusmarmoratus................  Marbled murrelet...........................  T
    Buteoswainsoni.........................  Swainson's hawk............................  --
    Coccyzusamericanusoccidentalis.........  Western yellow-billed cuckoo...............  C
    Empidonaxtraillii......................  Willow flycatcher..........................  --
    Empidonaxtrailliiextimus...............  Southwestern willow flycatcher (CA)........  E
    Falco peregrinusanatum.................  American peregrine falcon..................  --
    Gruscanadensistabida...................  Greater sandhill crane.....................  --
    Haliaeetusleucocephalus................  Bald eagle.................................  --
    Laterallusjamaicensiscoturniculus......  Black rail (CA)............................  --
    Prognesubis............................  Purple martin..............................  --
    Strixnebulosa..........................  Great gray owl.............................  --
    Strixoccidentaliscaurina...............  Northern spotted owl.......................  T
    Vireo belliipusillus...................  Least Bell's vireo.........................  E
Mammals:
    Ammospermophilus nelson................  Nelson's antelope squirrel.................  --
    Aplodontiarufaniger....................  Point Arena mountain beaver................  E
    Dipodomysingens........................  Giant kangaroo rat.........................  E
    Dipodomysnitratoidesnitratoides........  Tipton kangaroo rat........................  E
    Martesamericanahumboldtensis...........  Humboldt marten............................  --
    Martespennanti.........................  Fisher--west coast Distinct Population       C
                                              Segment.
    Vulpesmacrotismutica...................  San Joaquin kit fox........................  E
    Vulpesvulpesnecator....................  Sierra Nevada red fox......................  --
    Xerospermophilusmohavensis.............  Mohave ground squirrel.....................  --
Plants:
    Abroniaumbellata ssp. breviflora.......  Pink sand-verbena..........................  --
    Ancistrocarphuskeilii..................  Santa Ynezgroundstar.......................  --
    Arabisconstancei.......................  Constance's rock cress.....................  --
    Arctostaphyloshookeri ssp. hearstiorum.  Hearst's manzanita.........................  --
    Arctostaphylosmorroensis...............  Morro manzanita............................  T
    Arctostaphylosmyrtifolia...............  Ione manzanita.............................  T
    Arctostaphylospajaroensis..............  Pajaromanzanita............................  --
    Arctostaphylospurissima................  La Purisimamanzanita.......................  --
    Arctostaphylosstanfordiana ssp. raichei  Raiche's manzanita.........................  --
    Arctostaphylostomentosa ssp. daciticola  Dacitemanzanita............................  --
    Arctostaphyloswellsii..................  Wells' manzanita...........................  --

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    Astragalusagnicidus....................  Humboldt milk-vetch........................  --
    Astragalusalbens.......................  Cushenbury milk-vetch......................  E
    Astragalustener var. ferrisiae.........  Ferris' milk-vetch.........................  --
    Atriplexparishii.......................  Parish's brittlescale......................  --
    Bensoniellaoregona.....................  Bensoniella................................  --
    California macrophylla.................  Round-leaved filaree.......................  --
    Calycadeniavillosa.....................  Dwarf calycadenia..........................  --
    Calystegiastebbinsii...................  Stebbins' morning-glory....................  E
    Camissoniabenitensis...................  San Benito evening-primrose................  T
    Carpenteriacalifornica.................  Tree-anemone...............................  --
    Caulanthuscalifornicus.................  California jewel-flower....................  E
    Ceanothusconfusus......................  Rincon Ridge ceanothus.....................  --
    Ceanothusmaritimus.....................  Maritime ceanothus.........................  --
    Ceanothusroderickii....................  Pine Hill ceanothus........................  E
    Chamaesycehooveri......................  Hoover's spurge............................  T
    Chlorogalumpurpureum var. purpureum....  Purple amole...............................  T
    Chorizanthehowellii....................  Howell's spineflower.......................  E
    Chorizanthepungens var. hartwegiana....  Ben Lomond spineflower.....................  E
    Chorizanthepungens var. pungens........  Monterey spineflower.......................  T
    Chorizantherobusta var. robusta........  Robust spineflower.........................  E
    Cirsiumfontinale var.obispoense........  San Luis Obispo fountain thistle...........  E
    Cirsiumrhothophilum....................  Surf thistle...............................  --
    Clarkia amoena ssp. whitneyi...........  Whitney's farewell-to-spring...............  --
    Clarkia borealis ssp. arida............  Shasta clarkia.............................  --
    Clarkia mosquinii......................  Mosquin's clarkia..........................  --
    Clarkia speciosa ssp. immaculata.......  Pismo clarkia..............................  E
    Cordylanthusmollis ssp. hispidus.......  Hispid bird's-beak.........................  --
    Cordylanthuspalmatus...................  Palmate-bracted bird's-beak................  E
    Cordylanthusrigidus ssp. littoralis....  Seaside bird's-beak........................  --
    Cryptanthaclevelandii var. dissita.....  Serpentine cryptantha......................  --
    Cupressusabramsiana....................  Santa Cruz cypress.........................  E
    Cupressusgoveniana ssp. goveniana......  Gowen cypress..............................  T
    Deinandrahalliana......................  Hall's tarplant............................  --
    Dithyreamaritima.......................  Beach spectaclepod.........................  --
    Dudleyablochmaniae ssp.  blochmaniae...  Blochman's dudleya.........................  --
    Eriastrumtracyi........................  Tracy's eriastrum..........................  --
    Ericameriafasciculata..................  Eastwood's goldenbush......................  --
    Erigeron parishii......................  Parish's daisy.............................  T
    Eriodictyoncapitatum...................  Lompoc yerba santa.........................  E
    Eriogonumapricum var. apricum..........  Ione buckwheat.............................  E
    Eriogonumnudum var. decurrens..........  Ben Lomond buckwheat.......................  --
    Eryngiumaristulatum var. hooveri.......  Hoover's button-celery.....................  --
    Eryngiumconstancei.....................  Loch Lomond button-celery..................  E
    Eryngiumracemosum......................  Delta button-celery........................  --
    Erysimummenziesii ssp. eurekense.......  Humboldt Bay wallflower....................  E
    Erysimummenziesii ssp. menziesii.......  Menzies' wallflower........................  E
    Erysimumteretifolium...................  Santa Cruz wallflower......................  E
    Eschscholziarhombipetala...............  Diamond-petaled California poppy...........  --
    Fremontodendrondecumbens...............  Pine Hill flannelbush......................  E
    Fritillariaroderickii..................  Roderick's fritillary......................  --
    Galiumcalifornicum ssp. sierrae........  El Dorado bedstraw.........................  E
    Giliatenuiflora ssp. arenaria..........  Sand gilia.................................  E
    Gratiolaheterosepala...................  Boggs Lake hedge-hyssop....................  --
    Guggolz' harmonia......................  Harmoniaguggolziorum.......................  --
    Holocarphamacradenia...................  Santa Cruz tarplant........................  T
    Horkeliacuneata ssp. puberula..........  Mesa horkelia..............................  --
    Horkeliacuneata ssp. sericea...........  Kellogg's horkelia.........................  --
    Juncusleiospermus var. leiospermus.....  Red Bluff dwarf rush.......................  --
    Lastheniaburkei........................  Burke's goldfields.........................  E
    Lastheniaconjugens.....................  Contra Costa goldfields....................  E
    Lastheniaglabrata ssp. coulteri........  Coulter's goldfields.......................  --
    Layiacarnosa...........................  Beach layia................................  E
    Layiadiscoidea.........................  Rayless layia..............................  --
    Layiaheterotricha......................  Pale-yellow layia..........................  --
    Legenerelimosa.........................  Legenere...................................  --
    Lilaeopsismasonii......................  Mason's lilaeopsis.........................  --
    Liliummaritimum........................  Coast lily.................................  --
    Liliumoccidentale......................  Western lily...............................  E
    Limnanthesbakeri.......................  Baker's meadowfoam.........................  --
    Limnanthesfloccosa ssp. californica....  Butte County meadowfoam....................  E
    Lomatiumstebbinsii.....................  Stebbins' lomatium.........................  --

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    Lotus rubriflorus......................  Red-flowered lotus.........................  --
    Lupinus milo-bakeri....................  Milo Baker's lupine........................  --
    Lupinusnipomensis......................  Nipomo Mesa lupine.........................  E
    Lupinustidestromii.....................  Tidestrom's lupine.........................  E
    Madiaradiata...........................  Showy madia................................  --
    Malacothamnusabbottii..................  Abbott's bush mallow.......................  --
    Monardelladouglasii ssp.  venosa.......  Veiny monardella...........................  --
    Monolopiacongdonii.....................  San Joaquin woollythreads..................  E
    Navarretialeucocephala ssp. bakeri.....  Baker's navarretia.........................  --
    Navarretialeucocephala ssp. pauciflora.  Few-flowered navarretia....................  E
    Navarretialeucocephala ssp. plieantha..  Many-flowered navarretia...................  E
    Navarretiamyersii ssp. deminuta........  Small pincushion navarretia................  --
    Navarretiamyersii ssp. myersii.........  Pincushion navarretia......................  --
    Navarretiaprostrata....................  Prostrate navarretia.......................  --
    Oenotheradeltoidesssp. howellii........  Antioch Dunes evening-primrose.............  E
    Oenotherawolfii........................  Wolf's evening-primrose....................  --
    Orcuttiapilosa.........................  Hairy orcutt grass.........................  E
    Orcuttiatenuis.........................  Slender orcutt grass.......................  T
    Orcuttiaviscida........................  Sacramento orcutt grass....................  E
    Packeralayneae.........................  Layne's ragwort............................  T
    Paronychia ahartii.....................  Ahart's paronychia.........................  --
    Pentachaetabellidiflora................  White-rayed pentachaeta....................  E
    Pinusradiata...........................  Monterey pine..............................  --
    Piperiayadonii.........................  Yadon's rein orchid........................  E
    Pleuropogonhooverianus.................  North Coast semaphore grass................  --
    Polygonumhickmanii.....................  Scotts Valley polygonum....................  E
    Pseudobahiabahiifolia..................  Hartweg's golden sunburst..................  E
    Puccinelliahowellii....................  Howell's alkali grass......................  --
    Rhynchosporacalifornica................  California beaked-rush.....................  --
    Saniculamaritima.......................  Adobe sanicle..............................  --
    Sedellaleiocarpa.......................  Lake County stonecrop......................  E
    Sidalceahickmanii ssp. anomala.........  Cuesta Pass checkerbloom...................  --
    Styloclinemasonii......................  Mason's neststraw..........................  --
    Suaedacalifornica......................  California seablite........................  E
    Thlaspicalifornicum (=Noccaeafendleri    Kneeland Prairie pennycress................  E
     ssp. californicum).
    Trifoliumbuckwestiorum.................  Santa Cruz clover..........................  --
    Trifoliumpolyodon......................  Pacific Grove clover.......................  --
    Trifoliumtrichocalyx...................  Monterey clover............................  E
    Tropidocarpumcapparideum...............  Caper-fruited tropidocarpum................  --
    Tuctoriagreenei........................  Greene's tuctoria..........................  E
    Verbena californica....................  California vervain.........................  T
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E = Federally listed as Endangered.
T = Federally listed as Threatened.
C = Federal candidate species.
-- = no Federal listing status.

Comments

    Please direct any comments to the Service contact listed in the 
ADDRESSES section, and any questions to the Service contacts listed in 
the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. All comments and materials 
we receive, including names and addresses, will become part of the 
administrative record and may be released to the public. Before 
including your address, phone number, e-mail address, or other personal 
identifying information in your comment, you should be aware that your 
entire comment--including your personal identifying information--may be 
made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your 
comment to withhold your personal identifying information from public 
review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.

Reasonable Accommodation

    Persons needing reasonable accommodations in order to attend and 
participate in the public meeting should contact Mike Thomas at 916-
414-6600 as soon as possible. In order to allow sufficient time to 
process requests, please call no later than 1 week before the public 
meeting. Information regarding this proposed action is available in 
alternative formats upon request. Persons needing reasonable 
accommodations in order to view the proposed action should contact Mike 
Thomas at (916) 414-6600 as soon as possible.

    Authority:  This notice is provided under Section 10(a) of the 
Act and Service regulations for implementing NEPA (40 CFR 1506.6).

    Dated: October 22, 2010.
Alexander Pitts,
Deputy Regional Director, Pacific Southwest Region, Sacramento, 
California.
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