Availability of an Environmental Assessment and Receipt of an Application for an Incidental Take Permit for the A. Teichert and Son Esparto Mining Project, Yolo County, CA

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A. Teichert and Son, a subsidiary of Teichert, Inc. (Applicant) has applied for an incidental take permit from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) pursuant to section 10(a)(1)(B) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended. The Service proposes to approve the Applicant's Habitat Conservation Plan and issue an incidental take permit for take of the valley elderberry longhorn beetle (beetle), a federally listed threatened species, as a result of aggregate mining activities on a 98-acre site in Yolo County, California. Mitigation and minimization measures outlined in the Habitat Conservation Plan would offset impacts to a small, isolated stand of beetle habitat, four elderberry shrubs, by transplanting the shrubs to an existing large habitat block that is specifically managed and monitored for the species' long-term survival. This notice advises the public that the Service has opened the comment period on the permit application and the draft Environmental Assessment. The permit application includes the Applicant's Habitat Conservation Plan. The Service will evaluate the application, associated documents, and comments submitted thereon to determine whether the applicatio