Lower Klamath Project Eagle Permit NEPA Documents

Lower Klamath Project Eagle Permit NEPA Documents
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service received an application from the Klamath River Renewal Corporation (KRRC) requesting eagle take coverage under the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act.  The application requested incidental disturbance take of eagles for the Lower Klamath Project (Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [FERC] Project No. 14803).

The Project includes the removal of four dams, related infrastructure, and associated restoration activity on the Klamath River in Klamath County in south-central Oregon, and in Siskiyou County in north-central California. KRRC requested a five-year incidental take permit for bald and golden eagles. The applicant prepared an Eagle Conservation Plan, submitted with their application, which details how they propose to avoid, minimize, and offset effects to eagles.

We prepared an Environmental Assessment (EA), pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act, to assess impacts of the proposed action of issuance of the requested eagle take permit to the applicant, as well as alternatives to the proposed action. The proposed action of issuing a permit requires implementation of measures to avoid and minimize adverse effects to eagles to the maximum extent practicable and measures to fully offset eagle take. Details of those measures can be found in the EA document. The analysis detailed in the EA resulted in selection of the proposed action and a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI).  Please find the FONSI and EA below.

If you have questions, you may contact:

Heather Beeler, Eagle Permit Coordinator

Migratory Bird Program

Pacific Southwest Region

fw8_eaglepermits@fws.gov

Additional information regarding this project is available on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission website.

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