Environmental Assessment for an All Activities Amendment to the CCA/CCAA for LPC and DSL

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) has prepared this Environmental Assessment (EA) in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, as amended (42 United States Code [USC] 4321 et seq.), and its implementing regulations in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at 40 CFR §§ 1500, and section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) of 1973, as amended (16 USC § 1532). This EA has evaluated the impacts of implementation of the proposed Amended Candidate Conservation Agreement (CCA) and Candidate Conservation Agreement with Assurances (CCAA) for Lesser Prairie-Chicken and Sand Dune Lizard in New Mexico.