Availability of Threemile Canyon Farms Multispecies Candidate Conservation Agreement with Assurances, and Related Draft Environmental Assessment, Morrow and Gilliam Counties, Oregon

Threemile Canyon Farms, LLC (Farm), Portland General Electric (PGE), The Nature Conservancy (TNC), and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) have applied to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) for Enhancement of Survival Permits pursuant to section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act) (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). The permit applications include a proposed Multi- Species Candidate Conservation Agreement with Assurances (MSCCAA) between the Farm, PGE, TNC, ODFW, and the Service. The proposed term of the permits and MSCCAA is 25 years. Under the proposed MSCCAA, the parties would implement habitat management, operational modifications, and conservation measures for four non-listed species over approximately 93,000 acres (Covered Area) in northeast Oregon. The Service has prepared a draft Environmental Assessment pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and associated regulations (40 CFR 1500-1508) for approval of the MSCCAA and issuance of the permits. We request comments from the public on the permit applications, proposed MSCCAA and the draft Environmental Assessment, all of which are available for review (see "Document Availability" in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section).