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Conclusion
NMFS has reviewed the Plan for
compliance with the requirements of the
ESA section 4(f), determined that it does
incorporate the required elements and is
therefore adopting it as the Final
Recovery Plan for the Puget Sound
steelhead DPS.
Literature Cited
The complete citations for the
references used in this document can be
obtained by contacting NMFS (See
ADDRESSES and FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT).
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.
Dated: December 20, 2019.
Angela Somma,
Chief, Endangered Species Conservation
Division, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Endangered and Threatened Species;
Take of Anadromous Fish
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of availability; extension
of public comment period.
AGENCY:
We, NMFS, announce the
extension of the comment period for the
receipt of 14 (Permit Numbers 23271,
23276, 23278, 23279, 23280, 23284,
23285, 23286, 23287, 23288, 23289,
23290, 23291, 23434) applications for
enhancement of survival permits under
the Endangered Species Act (ESA) of
1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et
seq.), and proposed entry into an
associated Template Safe Harbor
Agreement (Agreement) between the
applicants and NMFS. The notice of
receipt for the 14 applications published
on October 15, 2019. The proposed
enhancement of survival permits and
Agreement are intended to promote the
survival and recovery of the Southern
Oregon/Northern California Coast
(SONCC) coho salmon (Oncorhynchus
kisutch) Evolutionary Significant Unit
(ESU), which is listed as threatened
under the ESA. On November 4, 2019,
we announced the extension of the
comment period to December 31, 2019.
We continue to solicit review and
comment from the public and all
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interested parties on the applications
and associated documents. The close of
the comment period is being extended
from December 31, 2019, to February 15,
2020 to provide additional opportunity
for public comment.
DATES: Comments or requests for a
public hearing on the actions proposed
in the applications must be received at
the appropriate address or fax number
(see ADDRESSES) no later than 5 p.m.
Pacific standard time on February 15,
2020.
ADDRESSES: Written comments on the
applications should be submitted to the
California Coastal Office, NMFS, 1655
Heindon Road, Arcata, CA 95521, 707–
822–7201. Comments may also be
submitted via fax to 707–822–4840, or
by email to Shasta.sha@noaa.gov
(include the permit numbers in the
subject line of the fax or email).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim
Simondet, Arcata, CA (ph.: 707–822–
7201; Fax: 707–825–4840; email:
Shasta.sha@noaa.gov. Permit
application are available upon request
through the contact information above,
or online at https://apps.nmfs.noaa.gov
and https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/
resource/document/shasta-rivertemplate-safe-harbor-agreements-andsite-plans-review.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Extension of Comment Period
On October 15, 2019 (84 FR 55145)
we (NMFS) published in the Federal
Register a request for public comment
14 applications for enhancement of
survival permits. The public comment
period for this action was set to end on
November 15, 2019. On November 4,
2019, we extended the public comment
period through December 31, 2019. The
comment period is now being extended
through February 15, 2020, to provide
additional opportunity for public
comment.
Species Covered in This Notice
The following ESA-listed species is
covered in this notice:
• Threatened coho salmon
(Oncorhynchus kisutch): Southern
Oregon/Northern California Coast
(SONCC) Evolutionary Significant Unit
(ESU).
Authority
Enhancement permits are issued in
accordance with section 10(a)(1)(A) of
the ESA (16 U.S.C. 1539(a)(1)(A)) and
regulations governing listed fish and
wildlife permits (50 CFR part 222,
subpart C). NMFS issues permits based
on findings that such permits: (1) Are
applied for in good faith; (2) if granted
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and exercised, would not operate to the
disadvantage of the listed species that
are the subject of the permit; (3) are
consistent with the purposes and
policies of Section 2 of the ESA; (4)
would further a bona fide and necessary
or desirable scientific purpose or
enhance the propagation or survival of
the endangered species, taking into
account the benefits anticipated to be
derived on behalf of the endangered
species; and additional issuance criteria
(as listed at 50 CFR 222.308(c)(5–12)).
The authority to take listed species is
subject to conditions set forth in the
permits.
Anyone requesting a hearing on an
application listed in this notice should
set out the specific reasons why a
hearing on that application would be
appropriate (see ADDRESSES). Such
hearings are held at the discretion of the
Assistant Administrator for Fisheries,
NMFS.
Permit Applications Received
Fourteen applicants are requesting
individual enhancement of survival
permits and entry of an associated
Agreement that was developed by
NMFS, California Department of Fish
and Wildlife (CDFW), the Shasta
Watershed Conservation Group (SWCG)
and the Applicants. The 14 Applicants
(Table 1) each developed site plans for
their respective properties (i.e., Enrolled
Properties) that describe management
activities that will be implemented,
including beneficial activities for
SONCC coho salmon (the covered
species). The site plans, Agreement, and
enhancement of survival permits are
expected to promote the recovery of the
covered species on non-federal property
within the Shasta River in the
Agreement Area (see Figure 1 in the
Agreement). The Shasta River is a
tributary to the Klamath River and is in
Siskiyou County, California. The
proposed duration of the Agreement and
the associated enhancement of survival
permits is 20 years. The proposed
enhancement of survival permits would
authorize the incidental taking of
SONCC coho salmon that may be
associated with covered activities,
including beneficial management
activities, routine ranch management
activities, and the potential future
return of the enrolled properties to
baseline conditions at the end of the
Agreement, as defined in the
Agreement. The site plans and
Agreement specify the beneficial
management activities to be carried out
on the enrolled properties and a
schedule for implementing those
activities. The site plan and Agreement
are expected to promote the recovery of
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SONCC coho salmon within the Shasta
River within the Agreement Area.
TABLE 1—APPLICANTS AND ASSOCIATED PERMIT NUMBERS FOR THIS NOTICE
Permit
No.
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Applicant
Outpost North Annex ......................................................................
California Department of Fish and Wildlife ....................................
Cardoza Ranch ..............................................................................
Edson Foulke Ditch Company .......................................................
Grenada Irrigation District ..............................................................
2019 Lowell L. Novy Revocable Trust ...........................................
23271
23276
23278
23279
23280
23284
Hidden Valley Ranch ......................................................................
Emmerson Investments, Inc. ..........................................................
Montague Water Conservation District ..........................................
23285
23286
23287
NB Ranches, Inc. ...........................................................................
23434
Outpost Mole Richardson ...............................................................
Rice Livestock Company ................................................................
Emmerson Investments, Inc. ..........................................................
Emmerson Investments, Inc. ..........................................................
23288
23289
23290
23291
Under U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
and NMFS’ joint Safe Harbor Policy (64
FR 32717, June 17, 1999), Safe Harbor
Agreements provide incentives to
property owners to restore, enhance, or
maintain habitats and/or populations of
listed species that result in a net
conservation benefit to these species.
Under the policy, landowners are
provided certainty relative to future
property-use restrictions, even if their
conservation efforts attract listed species
onto enrolled properties or increase the
numbers or distribution of listed species
already present. Subject to
specifications in the relevant
documents, these regulatory assurances
allow the landowners to alter or modify
enrolled property, even if such
alteration or modification results in the
incidental take of a listed species to
such an extent that it returns the species
back to the originally agreed upon
baseline conditions. NMFS reviewed
each present baseline and elevated
baseline determination in each site plan.
The site plans and Agreement also
contain a monitoring component that
requires the Applicants to ensure
compliance with the terms and
conditions, and that the specified
baseline levels of habitat for the covered
species is maintained on the enrolled
property. Results of the monitoring
efforts will be provided to NMFS by the
Applicants in an annual report for the
duration of the 20-year permit term.
Upon approval of the Agreement and
site plans, and consistent with the Safe
Harbor Policy, NMFS will issue
enhancement of survival permits to the
Applicants. The enhancement of
survival permits will authorize the
Applicants to take SONCC coho salmon
incidental to the implementation of the
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Enrolled property
Belcampo-North Annex Property, 8030 Siskiyou Blvd., Grenada, CA 96038.
Big Springs Ranch Wildlife Area, 41°35′44.76 N 122° 27′31.52 W.
Cardoza Ranch, 3710 East Louie Road, Montague, CA 96064.
Edson-Foulke Point of Diversion, 41°43′52.6 N 122° 47′46.8 W.
Grenada Irrigation District, Point of Diversion 41°38′11.56′ N 122°29′22.88 W.
Grenada—Novy Ranch, Gazelle—19931 Old Hwy. 99 S, Gazelle, CA 96034; Grenada—2426 County Hwy. A–12, Grenada, CA 96034.
Hidden Valley Ranch, 13521 Big Springs Road, Montague, CA 96064.
Hole-in-the-Ground Ranch, 11825 Big Springs Road, Montague, CA 96064.
Montague Water Conservation District, N 52°, 43′ E, approximately 2601 feet from
SW corner of Section 25, T43N, R5W, MDB&M, being within the NE1⁄4 of SW1⁄4 of
said Section 25.
Nicoletti Ranch, 1824 DeSouza Lane, Montague, CA and 2238 DeSouza Lane, Montague, CA.
Parks Creek Ranch, 25801 Old Hwy. 99, Weed, CA 96094.
Rice Livestock Company, 1730 County Highway A12, Montague, CA.
Seldom Seen Ranch, 41°54′63.2 N 122°38′35.7 W.
Shasta Springs Ranch, 21305 Slough Road, Weed, CA 96094.
covered activities specified in the site
plans and Agreement, incidental to
other lawful uses of the enrolled
property, and to return to present
baseline and elevated baseline
conditions, if desired, at the end of the
site plans and Agreement. In addition to
meeting other criteria, actions to be
performed under the enhancement of
survival permit must not jeopardize the
existence of federally listed species.
National Environmental Policy Act
Issuing an ESA section 10(a)(1)(A)
permit constitutes a Federal action
requiring NMFS to comply with the
National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA; 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) as
implemented by 40 CFR parts 1500–
1508 and NOAA Administrative Order
216–6, Environmental Review
Procedures for Implementing the
National Policy Act (1999). NMFS will
evaluate the application(s) and
determine the level of NEPA analysis
needed for this action.
Public Comments Solicited
NMFS invites the public to comment,
including any written data, views, or
arguments, on the permit applications
during the public comment period,
which ends on the date specified above.
This notice is provided pursuant to
section 10(c) of the ESA (16 U.S.C.
1539(c)), 50 CFR 222.303. All comments
and materials received, including names
and addresses, will become part of the
administrative record and may be
released to the public. We provide this
notice in order to allow the public,
agencies, or other organizations to
review and comment on these
documents.
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Next Steps
NMFS will evaluate the applications,
associated documents, and comments
submitted to determine whether the
applications meet the requirements of
Section 10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA and
Federal regulations. The final permit
decisions will not be made until after
the end of the 30-day public comment
period and after NMFS has fully
considered all relevant comments
received. NMFS will also meet other
legal requirements prior to taking final
action, including preparation of a
biological opinion. NMFS will publish
notice of its final action in the Federal
Register.
Dated: December 20, 2019.
Angela Somma,
Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office
of Protected Resources, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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Disabled.
ACTION: Proposed deletions from the
Procurement List.
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The Committee is proposing
to delete products and services from the
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XR060]
Endangered and Threatened Species; Take of Anadromous Fish
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of availability; extension of public comment period.
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SUMMARY: We, NMFS, announce the extension of the comment period for the
receipt of 14 (Permit Numbers 23271, 23276, 23278, 23279, 23280, 23284,
23285, 23286, 23287, 23288, 23289, 23290, 23291, 23434) applications
for enhancement of survival permits under the Endangered Species Act
(ESA) of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), and proposed entry
into an associated Template Safe Harbor Agreement (Agreement) between
the applicants and NMFS. The notice of receipt for the 14 applications
published on October 15, 2019. The proposed enhancement of survival
permits and Agreement are intended to promote the survival and recovery
of the Southern Oregon/Northern California Coast (SONCC) coho salmon
(Oncorhynchus kisutch) Evolutionary Significant Unit (ESU), which is
listed as threatened under the ESA. On November 4, 2019, we announced
the extension of the comment period to December 31, 2019. We continue
to solicit review and comment from the public and all interested
parties on the applications and associated documents. The close of the
comment period is being extended from December 31, 2019, to February
15, 2020 to provide additional opportunity for public comment.
DATES: Comments or requests for a public hearing on the actions
proposed in the applications must be received at the appropriate
address or fax number (see ADDRESSES) no later than 5 p.m. Pacific
standard time on February 15, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Written comments on the applications should be submitted to
the California Coastal Office, NMFS, 1655 Heindon Road, Arcata, CA
95521, 707-822-7201. Comments may also be submitted via fax to 707-822-
4840, or by email to [email protected] (include the permit numbers in
the subject line of the fax or email).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim Simondet, Arcata, CA (ph.: 707-
822-7201; Fax: 707-825-4840; email: [email protected]. Permit
application are available upon request through the contact information
above, or online at https://apps.nmfs.noaa.gov and https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/resource/document/shasta-river-template-safe-harbor-agreements-and-site-plans-review.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Extension of Comment Period
On October 15, 2019 (84 FR 55145) we (NMFS) published in the
Federal Register a request for public comment 14 applications for
enhancement of survival permits. The public comment period for this
action was set to end on November 15, 2019. On November 4, 2019, we
extended the public comment period through December 31, 2019. The
comment period is now being extended through February 15, 2020, to
provide additional opportunity for public comment.
Species Covered in This Notice
The following ESA-listed species is covered in this notice:
Threatened coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch): Southern
Oregon/Northern California Coast (SONCC) Evolutionary Significant Unit
(ESU).
Authority
Enhancement permits are issued in accordance with section
10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA (16 U.S.C. 1539(a)(1)(A)) and regulations
governing listed fish and wildlife permits (50 CFR part 222, subpart
C). NMFS issues permits based on findings that such permits: (1) Are
applied for in good faith; (2) if granted and exercised, would not
operate to the disadvantage of the listed species that are the subject
of the permit; (3) are consistent with the purposes and policies of
Section 2 of the ESA; (4) would further a bona fide and necessary or
desirable scientific purpose or enhance the propagation or survival of
the endangered species, taking into account the benefits anticipated to
be derived on behalf of the endangered species; and additional issuance
criteria (as listed at 50 CFR 222.308(c)(5-12)). The authority to take
listed species is subject to conditions set forth in the permits.
Anyone requesting a hearing on an application listed in this notice
should set out the specific reasons why a hearing on that application
would be appropriate (see ADDRESSES). Such hearings are held at the
discretion of the Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, NMFS.
Permit Applications Received
Fourteen applicants are requesting individual enhancement of
survival permits and entry of an associated Agreement that was
developed by NMFS, California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW),
the Shasta Watershed Conservation Group (SWCG) and the Applicants. The
14 Applicants (Table 1) each developed site plans for their respective
properties (i.e., Enrolled Properties) that describe management
activities that will be implemented, including beneficial activities
for SONCC coho salmon (the covered species). The site plans, Agreement,
and enhancement of survival permits are expected to promote the
recovery of the covered species on non-federal property within the
Shasta River in the Agreement Area (see Figure 1 in the Agreement). The
Shasta River is a tributary to the Klamath River and is in Siskiyou
County, California. The proposed duration of the Agreement and the
associated enhancement of survival permits is 20 years. The proposed
enhancement of survival permits would authorize the incidental taking
of SONCC coho salmon that may be associated with covered activities,
including beneficial management activities, routine ranch management
activities, and the potential future return of the enrolled properties
to baseline conditions at the end of the Agreement, as defined in the
Agreement. The site plans and Agreement specify the beneficial
management activities to be carried out on the enrolled properties and
a schedule for implementing those activities. The site plan and
Agreement are expected to promote the recovery of
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SONCC coho salmon within the Shasta River within the Agreement Area.
Table 1--Applicants and Associated Permit Numbers for This Notice
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Permit
Applicant No. Enrolled property
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Outpost North Annex............... 23271 Belcampo-North Annex
Property, 8030 Siskiyou
Blvd., Grenada, CA
96038.
California Department of Fish and 23276 Big Springs Ranch
Wildlife. Wildlife Area,
41[deg]35'44.76 N
122[deg] 27'31.52 W.
Cardoza Ranch..................... 23278 Cardoza Ranch, 3710 East
Louie Road, Montague, CA
96064.
Edson Foulke Ditch Company........ 23279 Edson-Foulke Point of
Diversion,
41[deg]43'52.6 N
122[deg] 47'46.8 W.
Grenada Irrigation District....... 23280 Grenada Irrigation
District, Point of
Diversion
41[deg]38'11.56' N
122[deg]29'22.88 W.
2019 Lowell L. Novy Revocable 23284 Grenada--Novy Ranch,
Trust. Gazelle--19931 Old Hwy.
99 S, Gazelle, CA 96034;
Grenada--2426 County
Hwy. A-12, Grenada, CA
96034.
Hidden Valley Ranch............... 23285 Hidden Valley Ranch,
13521 Big Springs Road,
Montague, CA 96064.
Emmerson Investments, Inc......... 23286 Hole-in-the-Ground Ranch,
11825 Big Springs Road,
Montague, CA 96064.
Montague Water Conservation 23287 Montague Water
District. Conservation District, N
52[deg], 43' E,
approximately 2601 feet
from SW corner of
Section 25, T43N, R5W,
MDB&M, being within the
NE\1/4\ of SW\1/4\ of
said Section 25.
NB Ranches, Inc................... 23434 Nicoletti Ranch, 1824
DeSouza Lane, Montague,
CA and 2238 DeSouza
Lane, Montague, CA.
Outpost Mole Richardson........... 23288 Parks Creek Ranch, 25801
Old Hwy. 99, Weed, CA
96094.
Rice Livestock Company............ 23289 Rice Livestock Company,
1730 County Highway A12,
Montague, CA.
Emmerson Investments, Inc......... 23290 Seldom Seen Ranch,
41[deg]54'63.2 N
122[deg]38'35.7 W.
Emmerson Investments, Inc......... 23291 Shasta Springs Ranch,
21305 Slough Road, Weed,
CA 96094.
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Under U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and NMFS' joint Safe Harbor
Policy (64 FR 32717, June 17, 1999), Safe Harbor Agreements provide
incentives to property owners to restore, enhance, or maintain habitats
and/or populations of listed species that result in a net conservation
benefit to these species. Under the policy, landowners are provided
certainty relative to future property-use restrictions, even if their
conservation efforts attract listed species onto enrolled properties or
increase the numbers or distribution of listed species already present.
Subject to specifications in the relevant documents, these regulatory
assurances allow the landowners to alter or modify enrolled property,
even if such alteration or modification results in the incidental take
of a listed species to such an extent that it returns the species back
to the originally agreed upon baseline conditions. NMFS reviewed each
present baseline and elevated baseline determination in each site plan.
The site plans and Agreement also contain a monitoring component that
requires the Applicants to ensure compliance with the terms and
conditions, and that the specified baseline levels of habitat for the
covered species is maintained on the enrolled property. Results of the
monitoring efforts will be provided to NMFS by the Applicants in an
annual report for the duration of the 20-year permit term.
Upon approval of the Agreement and site plans, and consistent with
the Safe Harbor Policy, NMFS will issue enhancement of survival permits
to the Applicants. The enhancement of survival permits will authorize
the Applicants to take SONCC coho salmon incidental to the
implementation of the covered activities specified in the site plans
and Agreement, incidental to other lawful uses of the enrolled
property, and to return to present baseline and elevated baseline
conditions, if desired, at the end of the site plans and Agreement. In
addition to meeting other criteria, actions to be performed under the
enhancement of survival permit must not jeopardize the existence of
federally listed species.
National Environmental Policy Act
Issuing an ESA section 10(a)(1)(A) permit constitutes a Federal
action requiring NMFS to comply with the National Environmental Policy
Act (NEPA; 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) as implemented by 40 CFR parts 1500-
1508 and NOAA Administrative Order 216-6, Environmental Review
Procedures for Implementing the National Policy Act (1999). NMFS will
evaluate the application(s) and determine the level of NEPA analysis
needed for this action.
Public Comments Solicited
NMFS invites the public to comment, including any written data,
views, or arguments, on the permit applications during the public
comment period, which ends on the date specified above. This notice is
provided pursuant to section 10(c) of the ESA (16 U.S.C. 1539(c)), 50
CFR 222.303. All comments and materials received, including names and
addresses, will become part of the administrative record and may be
released to the public. We provide this notice in order to allow the
public, agencies, or other organizations to review and comment on these
documents.
Next Steps
NMFS will evaluate the applications, associated documents, and
comments submitted to determine whether the applications meet the
requirements of Section 10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA and Federal regulations.
The final permit decisions will not be made until after the end of the
30-day public comment period and after NMFS has fully considered all
relevant comments received. NMFS will also meet other legal
requirements prior to taking final action, including preparation of a
biological opinion. NMFS will publish notice of its final action in the
Federal Register.
Dated: December 20, 2019.
Angela Somma,
Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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