Notice2021-16986
Endangered and Threatened Species; Take of Anadromous Fish
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Published
August 10, 2021
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Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
Notice is hereby given that NMFS has issued 14 enhancement of survival permits (Permit Numbers 23271, 23276, 23278, 23279, 23280, 23284, 23285, 23286, 23287, 23288, 23289, 23290, 23291, 23434) for enhancement and monitoring purposes associated with the Template Safe Harbor Agreement for Conservation of Coho Salmon in the Shasta River (Agreement) and associated Site Plans Agreements developed for the enrolled properties.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 151 (Tuesday, August 10, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43629-43630]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-16986]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XB289]
Endangered and Threatened Species; Take of Anadromous Fish
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice, Issuance of 14 Enhancement of Survival Permits.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that NMFS has issued 14 enhancement of
survival permits (Permit Numbers 23271, 23276, 23278, 23279, 23280,
23284, 23285, 23286, 23287, 23288, 23289, 23290, 23291, 23434) for
enhancement and monitoring purposes associated with the Template Safe
Harbor Agreement for Conservation of Coho Salmon in the Shasta River
(Agreement) and associated Site Plans Agreements developed for the
enrolled properties.
ADDRESSES: The Agreement, Site Plan Agreements, permits, and supporting
documents are available upon written request or by appointment:
California Coastal Office, NMFS WCR, 1655 Heindon Road, Arcata,
California 95521, ph: 707-825-5171, fax: 707-825-4840.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim Simondet, Arcata, California (ph:
707-825-5171, email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#305a595d1e43595d5f5e545544705e5f51511e575f46"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7c161511520f151113121819083c12131d1d521b130a">[email protected]</span></a>).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The issuance of permits under the Endangered
Species Act of 1973 (ESA)(16 U.S.C. 1531-1543) is based on a finding
that such permits: (1) Are applied for in good faith; (2) would not
operate to the disadvantage of the ESA-listed species which are the
subject of the permits; and (3) are consistent with the purposes and
policies set forth in section 2 of the ESA. Authority to take listed
species is subject to conditions set forth in the permits. Permits are
issued in accordance with and are subject to the ESA and NMFS
regulations (50 CFR parts 222-226) governing listed marine and
anadromous species.
Species Covered in This Notice
The following listed species is covered in this notice:
Threatened Southern Oregon/Northern California Coast (SONCC) coho
salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch; covered species).
Permits Issued
Twelve permittees have been issued enhancement of survival permits
upon entry into the Agreement, which was developed by NMFS, California
Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), the Shasta Watershed
Conservation Group (SWCG), and the permittees (Table 1). The 12
permittees (Table 1) each developed site plan agreements for their
respective properties (i.e., Enrolled Properties) that describe
management activities that will be implemented, including Beneficial
Management Activities (BMAs), as defined in the Agreement. The Site
Plan Agreements, Agreement, and enhancement of survival permits are
expected to promote the recovery of the covered species on enrolled
properties within the Shasta River watershed 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 duration of
the Agreement and the associated enhancement of survival permits is 20
years.
Table 1--Permittee, Permit Number, and Enrolled Properties Affiliated With the Agreement
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Permittee Permit number Enrolled property Expiration date
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Outpost North Annex................... 23271 Belcampo-North Annex Property, February 24, 2041.
8030 Siskiyou Blvd., Grenada,
CA 96038.
California Department of Fish and 23276 Big Springs Ranch Wildlife February 25, 2041.
Wildlife. Area, 41[deg] 35'44.76 N
122[deg]27' 31.52 W.
Cardoza Ranch......................... 23278 Cardoza Ranch, 3710 East Louie February 24, 2041.
Road, Montague, CA 96064.
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Edson Foulke Ditch Company............ 23279 Edson-Foulke Point of February 24, 2041
Diversion, 41[deg] 43'52.6 N
122[deg]47'46.8 W.
Grenada Irrigation District........... 23280 Grenada Irrigation District... February 24, 2041.
Point of Diversion 41[deg] 38'
11.56' N 122[deg] 29' 22.88 W.
2019 Lowell L. Novy Revocable Trust... 23284 Grenada-Novy Ranch, Gazelle-- February 24, 2041.
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 February 24, 2041.
Springs Road, Montague, CA
96064.
Emmerson Investments, Inc............. 23286 Hole-in-the-Ground Ranch, February 24, 2041.
11825 Big Springs Road,
Montague, CA 96064.
Montague Water Conservation District.. 23287 Montague Water Conservation February 24, 2041.
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.
Outpost Mole Richardson............... 23288 Parks Creek Ranch, 25801 Old February 24, 2041.
Hwy 99, Weed, CA 96094.
Rice Livestock Company................ 23289 Rice Livestock Company, 1730 February 24, 2041.
County Highway A12, Montague,
CA.
Emmerson Investments, Inc............. 23290 Seldom Seen Ranch, 41[deg] 54' February 24, 2041.
63.2 N 122[deg] 38' 35.7 W.
Emmerson Investments, Inc............. 23291 Shasta Springs Ranch, 21305 February 25, 2041.
Slough Road, Weed, CA 96094.
NB Ranches, Inc....................... 23434 Nicoletti Ranch, 1824 DeSouza February 24, 2041.
Lane, Montague, CA and 2238
DeSouza Lane, Montague, CA.
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The enhancement of survival permits authorize the incidental taking
of the covered species associated with routine agricultural activities,
implementation of BMAs, and the potential future return of the enrolled
property to the baseline or elevated baseline conditions identified in
the respective Site Plan Agreement. Under the enhancement of survival
permits, Site Plan Agreements, and Agreement, the permittees specify
the restoration and/or enhancement, and management activities to be
carried out on the enrolled properties and a timetable for implementing
those activities. NMFS prepared a biological opinion under section
7(a)(2) of the ESA to determine whether NMFS' actions of entering into
the Agreement and the 14 associated Site Plan Agreements, and issuing
the 14 section 10(a)(1)(A) enhancement of survival permits, would
result in jeopardy to the covered species or destroy or adversely
modify their designated critical habitat. NMFS determined that these
actions would not result in jeopardy or destruction or adverse
modification of designated critical habitat. NMFS also determined that
the Agreement and Site Plan Agreements will result in a net
conservation benefit for the covered species and meet all required
standards of NMFS' Safe Harbor Policy (64 FR 32717; June 17, 1999). The
Agreement and Site Plan Agreements specify baseline or elevated
baseline conditions for the enrolled properties and include
restoration/enhancement activities that will be completed by the
permittee to achieve the specified conditions. The Agreement also
contains a monitoring component and an Adaptive Management Program that
requires the permittees to ensure compliance with the terms and
conditions of the Agreement, and to ensure that the baseline or
elevated baseline conditions of habitat for the covered species occur
on the enrolled properties. Results of the monitoring efforts will be
provided to NMFS by the permittees in annual reports for the duration
of the 20-year permit term. In addition to reviewing annual reports
submitted by SWCG, NMFS, and CDFW will conduct a five-year review to
assess the effectiveness of the Agreement.
At the end of the permit term and Agreement, the enhancement of
survival permits authorize the permittees to incidentally take covered
species associated with a return to baseline or elevated baseline
conditions if desired and in compliance with the terms and conditions
of the permits.
Dated: August 3, 2021.
Angela Somma,
Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2021-16986 Filed 8-9-21; 8:45 am]
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