Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 03/10/2001

Availability of an Environmental Action Statement and Receipt of an Application From Paramount Farming Company for a Permit To Enhance the Survival of the San Joaquin Kit Fox in Kern County, CA

Paramount Farming Company (Applicant) has applied to the Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) for an enhancement of survival permit pursuant to section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended. The permit application includes a proposed Safe Harbor Agreement (Agreement) between the Applicant and the Service. The Agreement allows for management and conservation of the endangered San Joaquin kit fox (Vulpes macrotis mutica) on 1,668 acres of private land, owned by the Applicant, between the Lost Hills oil field and the California Aqueduct, in western Kern County. The proposed duration of both the Agreement and permit is 3 years, and can be extended on an annual basis. The Service has made a preliminary determination that the proposed Agreement and permit application are eligible for categorical exclusion under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. The basis for this determination is contained in an Environmental Action Statement, which also is available for public review.