FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE ISSUES NOTICE: DRAFT HABITAT CONSERVATION PLAN AND DRAFT CATEGORICAL EXCLUSION; CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES SUTTER AND SACRAMENTO MAINTENANCE YARDS HABITAT CONSERVATION PLAN FOR EIGHT ELDERBERRY MANAGEMENT ZONES

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 -- Fish and Wildlife Service has issued a notice called: Draft Habitat Conservation Plan and Draft Categorical Exclusion; California Department of Water Resources Sutter and Sacramento Maintenance Yards Habitat Conservation Plan for Eight Elderberry Management Zones.

The notice was published in the Federal Register on Nov. 25 by Kim Turner-Olah, Acting Field Supervisor, Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office.

Summary: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce receipt of an application from the California Department of Water Resources (applicant) for an incidental take permit (ITP) under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The applicant requests the ITP to take the federally threatened valley elderberry long...