FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE ISSUES NOTICE: INCIDENTAL TAKE PERMIT APPLICATION FOR THE DESERT TORTOISE; DRAFT HABITAT CONSERVATION PLAN AND DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; CALPORTLAND-ORO GRANDE QUARRIES AND CEMENT PLANT, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CA

WASHINGTON, May 4 -- Fish and Wildlife Service has issued a notice called: Incidental Take Permit Application for the Desert Tortoise; Draft Habitat Conservation Plan and Draft Environmental Assessment; CalPortland-Oro Grande Quarries and Cement Plant, San Bernardino County, CA.

The notice was published in the Federal Register on May 4 by Brian Croft, Field Supervisor, Palm Springs Fish and Wildlife Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Summary: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), have received an application from CalPortland Company (CalPortland) for an incidental take permit under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended. The permit would authorize take of the federally threatened desert tortoise ( Gopherus agassiz...