Incidental Take of Tricolored Blackbird During Candidacy Period Regulation Change

SCH Number: 2017122046
Lead Agency: Fish & Game Commission (California Department of Fish and Game Commission)
Document Title: Incidental Take of Tricolored Blackbird During Candidacy Period Regulation Change
Document Type: NOD - Notice of Determination
Received: 2/12/2018
Posted: 2/12/2018
Present Land Use: various

Document Description: Pursuant to Fish and Game code section 02084, the proposed project would add a new regulation in order to allow take as defined by Fish and Game Code section 86, of tricolored blackbird under limited circumstances, subject to certain terms and conditions, during the species' candidacy under the Fish and Game code, section 2050. Three categories of activities for which incidental take of the tricolored blackbird would be authorized during candidacy are: 1) actions to protect, restore, conserve or enhance habitat; 2) actions to monitor tricolored blackbird breeding colonies; 3) harvest of grain crops under a harvest management program to protect colonies.

Contact Information: Rick Pimentel
California Department of Fish and Game Commission
1416 Ninth Street, Room 1320
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone : (916) 651-1329

Final Environmental Document Available at: 1416 9th St., Sutie 1320, Sacramento, CA 95814

(1) The project will have a significant impact on the environment: N/A
(2a) An Environmental Impact Report was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA: No
(2b) A Negative Declaration was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA: Yes
(2c) An other document type was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA: No
(3) Mitigated measures were made a condition of the approval of the project: N/A
(4) A mitigation reporting or monitoring plan was adopted for this project: N/A
(5) A Statement of Overriding Considerations was adopted for this project: N/A
(6) Findings were made pursuant to the provisions of CEQA: Yes