Sonoran Desert Conservation Plan (SDCP) for Pima County, Arizona


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AGENCY: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior.
September 7, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 174)]

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and notice of public scoping meetings related to the SDCP.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), this notice advises the public that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) intends to prepare an EIS to evaluate the impacts of and alternatives for the possible issuing an incidental take permit, pursuant to section 10(a)(1)(B) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act), to Pima County. Pima County proposes to be an applicant for an incidental take permit, through development and implementation of the Sonoran Desert Conservation Plan (SDCP), which will serve as a habitat conservation plan, as required by the Act for issuance of an incidental take permit. The SDCP will provide the measures to minimize and mitigate the effects of the proposed taking on listed and sensitive species and the habitats upon which they depend.

DATES AND ADDRESSES: Written comments on conservation alternatives and issues to be addressed in the EIS are requested by October 23, 2000, and should be sent to Mr. David Harlow, Field Supervisor, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 2321 West Royal Palm Road, Suite 103, Phoenix, AZ, 85021 at 602/640-2720. Oral and written comments will also be accepted at the public scoping meetings to be held at the following locations:

October 4, 2000, 3-5 PM, Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, Gallery, 2021 N. Kinney Road, Tucson, AZ 85743.

October 4, 2000, 6-8 PM, Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, Gallery, 2021 N. Kinney Road, Tucson, AZ 85743.

For the information of the general public, names and addresses of anyone who comments may and can be disclosed under the Freedom of Information Act.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THE EIS, CONTACT:

Ms. Sherry Barrett, Assistant Field Supervisor
Tucson Suboffice, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
300 West Congress, Room 6J
Tucson, AZ, 85701
Phone:520/670-4617

Mr. David Harlow, Field Supervisor, Arizona State Office
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
2321 West Royal Palm Road, Suite 103
Phoenix, AZ, 85021
Phone: 602/640-2720

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THE SDCP, CONTACT:

Mr. Paul Fromer, RECON
1927 Fifth Avenue, Suite 200
San Diego, California 92101-2358
Phone: 619/308-9333

Contacts: Related Links:

Sonora Desert Conservation Plan, Pima County (Arizona) Administrator's Office

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Southwest Region
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Office

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THE EIS, CONTACT:
Ms. Sherry Barrett, Assistant Field Supervisor Tucson Suboffice, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 300 West Congress, Room 6J Tucson, AZ, 85701 Phone:520/670-4617	Mr. David Harlow, Field Supervisor, Arizona State Office U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 2321 West Royal Palm Road, Suite 103 Phoenix, AZ, 85021 Phone: 602/640-2720

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THE SDCP, CONTACT:
Mr. Paul Fromer, RECON 1927 Fifth Avenue, Suite 200 San Diego, California 92101-2358 Phone: 619/308-9333

Contacts:	Related Links:
Sonora Desert Conservation Plan, Pima County (Arizona) Administrator's Office	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Southwest Region U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Office