Endangered and Threatened Species; Take of Anadromous Fish, 56584 [2020-20111]
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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.
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Notice is hereby given that
NMFS has prepared a final
environmental assessment (EA) under
the National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA) describing the potential effects
of Stockton East Water District’s
(District) proposed Calaveras River
Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP). The
Calaveras River HCP was prepared and
submitted by the District and describes
their ongoing operations and monitoring
activities in the Calaveras River.
ADDRESSES: The incidental take permit,
final environmental assessment, and
other related documents are available on
the NMFS West Coast Region website at:
https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/action/
calaveras-river-habitat-conservationplan-and-environmental-assessment.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Monica Gutierrez, Sacramento, CA, at
phone number: (916) 930–3657, via fax:
(916) 930–3629, or via email:
Monica.Gutierrez@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
ESA-Listed Species Covered in This
Notice
Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus
tshawytscha): winter-run Chinook
salmon, spring-run Chinook salmon,
and fall/late fall-run Chinook salmon.
California Central Valley (CCV)
steelhead (O. mykiss).
Background
The District is seeking coverage under
section 10(a)(1)(B) of the Endangered
Species Act (ESA) for their ongoing
operations and monitoring program in
the lower Calaveras River in California’s
Central Valley. The Calaveras River, a
tributary to the San Joaquin River,
serves as an important source of water
for fish, agriculture, and municipal uses
in Calaveras and San Joaquin counties.
The District manages the water
resources within the Calaveras River
during non-flood control periods for
their respective constituents. The
Calaveras River provides valuable
habitat for CCV steelhead and Chinook
salmon. The District’s operations may
result in impacts to listed species and
their habitat within the Calaveras River.
Therefore, the District is required to
work collaboratively with NMFS to
minimize these impacts through
implementation of the HCP upon
issuance of the Section 10(a)(1)(B)
Permit.
On September 30, 2019, a notice of
receipt was published in the Federal
Register (84 FR 51518) that a request for
a permit for the incidental take of
winter-run Chinook salmon, spring-run
Chinook salmon, fall/late fall-run
Chinook salmon, and CCV steelhead
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associated with the activities as
described in the Calaveras River HCP,
had been submitted by the District. In
addition, the draft EA was available for
45-day public comment period. NMFS
received several comments and these
comments were addressed as changes to
the final EA or as a response in the final
EA appendix. The requested permit has
been issued under the authority of the
Endangered Species Act of 1973. This
permit authorizes the incidental take of
listed species as set forth in the HCP
and the permit for a 50-year period.
Authority
Section 9 of the ESA and Federal
regulations prohibit the ‘taking’ of a
species listed as endangered or
threatened. The ESA defines ‘‘take’’ to
mean harass, harm, pursue, hunt, shoot,
wound, kill, trap, capture, or collect, or
to attempt to engage in any such
conduct. NMFS may issue permits,
under limited circumstances to take
listed species incidental to, and not the
purpose of, otherwise lawful activities.
Section 10(a)(1)(B) of the ESA provides
for authorizing incidental take of listed
species. NMFS regulations governing
permits for threatened and endangered
species are promulgated at 50 CFR
222.307.
Dated: September 8, 2020.
Angela Somma,
Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office
of Protected Resources, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XA456]
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.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that NMFS has prepared a final
environmental assessment (EA) under the National Environmental Policy
Act (NEPA) describing the potential effects of Stockton East Water
District's (District) proposed Calaveras River Habitat Conservation
Plan (HCP). The Calaveras River HCP was prepared and submitted by the
District and describes their ongoing operations and monitoring
activities in the Calaveras River.
ADDRESSES: The incidental take permit, final environmental assessment,
and other related documents are available on the NMFS West Coast Region
website at: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/action/calaveras-river-habitat-conservation-plan-and-environmental-assessment.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Monica Gutierrez, Sacramento, CA, at
phone number: (916) 930-3657, via fax: (916) 930-3629, or via email:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
ESA-Listed Species Covered in This Notice
Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha): winter-run Chinook
salmon, spring-run Chinook salmon, and fall/late fall-run Chinook
salmon.
California Central Valley (CCV) steelhead (O. mykiss).
Background
The District is seeking coverage under section 10(a)(1)(B) of the
Endangered Species Act (ESA) for their ongoing operations and
monitoring program in the lower Calaveras River in California's Central
Valley. The Calaveras River, a tributary to the San Joaquin River,
serves as an important source of water for fish, agriculture, and
municipal uses in Calaveras and San Joaquin counties. The District
manages the water resources within the Calaveras River during non-flood
control periods for their respective constituents. The Calaveras River
provides valuable habitat for CCV steelhead and Chinook salmon. The
District's operations may result in impacts to listed species and their
habitat within the Calaveras River. Therefore, the District is required
to work collaboratively with NMFS to minimize these impacts through
implementation of the HCP upon issuance of the Section 10(a)(1)(B)
Permit.
On September 30, 2019, a notice of receipt was published in the
Federal Register (84 FR 51518) that a request for a permit for the
incidental take of winter-run Chinook salmon, spring-run Chinook
salmon, fall/late fall-run Chinook salmon, and CCV steelhead associated
with the activities as described in the Calaveras River HCP, had been
submitted by the District. In addition, the draft EA was available for
45-day public comment period. NMFS received several comments and these
comments were addressed as changes to the final EA or as a response in
the final EA appendix. The requested permit has been issued under the
authority of the Endangered Species Act of 1973. This permit authorizes
the incidental take of listed species as set forth in the HCP and the
permit for a 50-year period.
Authority
Section 9 of the ESA and Federal regulations prohibit the `taking'
of a species listed as endangered or threatened. The ESA defines
``take'' to mean harass, harm, pursue, hunt, shoot, wound, kill, trap,
capture, or collect, or to attempt to engage in any such conduct. NMFS
may issue permits, under limited circumstances to take listed species
incidental to, and not the purpose of, otherwise lawful activities.
Section 10(a)(1)(B) of the ESA provides for authorizing incidental take
of listed species. NMFS regulations governing permits for threatened
and endangered species are promulgated at 50 CFR 222.307.
Dated: September 8, 2020.
Angela Somma,
Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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