Section 7 Programmatic Agreements

Valley Elderberry Longhorn Beetle

3-11-97

"Generally" Sacramento and San Joaquin Valleys. A total of 250 elderberry plants, each with at least one stem measuring one-inch or greater at ground level, or 2,000 elderberry stems measuring one-inch or greater in diameter at ground level may be impacted in a six-month period. No designated critical habitat can be affected.

TBD

Coachella Valley fringe-toed lizard and Coachella Valley milk-vetch

9-23-04

Fish and Wildlife Service’s programmatic biological opinion for 5 interchanges and associated arterial improvements along Interstate 10 and the tiered biological opinion for the Palm Drive/Gene Autry Trail – Interstate 10 Interchange Improvement Program in Eastern Riverside County.

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Programmatic Biological Opinion on the Effects of Minor Transportation Projects on the San Joaquin Kit Fox, Giant Kangaroo Rat, Tipton Kangaroo Rat, Blunt-nosed Leopard Lizard, California Jewelflower, San Joaquin Woolly-threads, Bakersfield Cactus, and Recommendations for the San Joaquin Antelope Squirrel

12-21-04

Fish and Wildlife Service's programmatic biological opinion based on the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) proposed minor transportation projects in Fresno, Kern, Kings, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, Stanislaus, San Joaquin, Tulare, and Tuolumne counties, California and their effects on the aforementioned endangered species.

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Giant Garter Snake

1-24-05

Within the geographic range of the giant garter snake in the California counties of Butte, Colusa, Glenn, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Solano, Sutter, Yolo, and Yuba. Programmatic covers small highway projects, as defined, with relatively small effects on the snake, is determined to be non-growth inducing or facilitating, and meets specific "Project Design Criteria."

TBD

Programmatic Biological Opinion for Highway 1 Management Activities that Affect the Smith’s Blue Butterfly

7-2-08

Fish and Wildlife Service’s programmatic biological opinion for Caltrans maintenance and repair projects that affect the Smith’s blue butterfly in Monterey and San Luis Obispo counties.

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Streamlined Consultation Procedure and Coordination for Protected Species and Habitat

7-14-10

District 1

Pilot - no expiration date

California Red-legged Frog

5-4-11

Covers projects meeting four "suitability criteria." The first criterion is that the project "does not contribute to a decline of the species in the affected area." This programmatic is applicable within the jurisdiction of Ventura Fish and Wildlife Office: San Benito, Santa Cruz, Monterey, San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties. Does NOT include Ventura or Los Angeles counties.

Active

Programmatic Biological Opinion for routine maintenance, small capital projects, and geotechnical drilling - The document also transmits NOAA-Fisheries’ Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) consultation pursuant to the Magnuson-Stevenson Act

Programmatic Biological Assessment - October 2010

10-18-13

For Pacific salmonids, Pacific eulachon, and green sturgeon; coverage in coastal draining portions of Districts 1, 2 and 4; roughly the range of coho salmon. Authorized incidental take numbers for each Caltrans District are specified in the programmatic biological opinion. The Programmatic Biological Assessment provides the assessment of impacts used in developing the Programmatic Biological Opinion.

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Desert Tortoise (Highway Maintenance)

11-5-13

Routine Highway Improvement, Maintenance Activities, and Safety Projects in Imperial, Inyo, Kern, Los Angeles, Riverside, and San Bernardino Counties, California.

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Programmatic Letter of Concurrence for Routine Maintenance and Repair Activities, and Small Projects Program: California Red-Legged Frog, Marbled Murrelet, Northern Spotted Owl, Western Snowy Plover, Tidewater Goby, and Point Arena Mountain Beaver

4-9-14

Districts 1 and 2. Jointly issue to Caltrans and USACE as co-lead federal agencies. The geographic area covered consists primarily of Humboldt County, the majority of Del Norte and Mendocino counties, and portions of Siskiyou, Trinity, Tehama, Glenn, Colusa, and Lake Counties. However, coastal portions of the Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Field Office’s jurisdictional area and western portions of the Yreka Fish and Wildlife Field Office’s jurisdictional area will be covered by this programmatic letter of concurrence if a project falls within the range and suitable habitat of any of the covered species.

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