August 2011
On August 31, 2011, two documents were released in response to comments received on the December 2010 Draft Santa Clara Valley Habitat Plan. Click here for the cover letter accompanying the two documents.
During Fall 2011, the Local Partners will consider preparation of a Final Plan and related documents, and if authorized, the timing of related budget actions. The Final Plan, if prepared, would undergo additional public review prior to any decisions (in mid-2012) on whether or not to adopt the Plan.
December 2010
The Public Draft Habitat Plan, the Draft EIR/EIS and Draft Implementing Agreement were released on December 17, 2010. The release of these documents initiated a 120-day public review and comment period, which closed on Monday, April 18, 2011. Thank you for your involvement in this project over the past 6 years. We look forward to your continued input on these Plan documents. ICF/Jones & Stokes has reviewed and considered numerous comments from the Local Partners, Stakeholders, Wildlife Agencies and the general public. ICF/Jones & Stokes has carefully tracked all input received to date. Please review the documents to confirm that your comments have been addressed.
Comments on the Draft Plan documents were accepted at two public meetings held on February 9 & 15, 2011 and via mail, email or facsimilie by Monday, April 18, 2011 to:
Cori Mustin, Senior Fish and Wildlife Biologist, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office, 2800 Cottage Way, W-2605, Sacramento, California 95825; (916) 414-6713 fax; email R8SCVHPcomments at fws.gov
or
Kenneth Schreiber, County of Santa Clara Executive's Office, HCP/NCCP Program Manager, County Government Center, East Wing, 11th Floor, 70 West Hedding Street, San Jose, CA 95110; (408) 295-1613 fax; email ken.schreiber at ceo.sccgov.org.
Please provide your input on the Excel Comment File provided at the bottom of this page. Please submit one Excel Comment Form for each document. You may need to download a free converter from Microsoft to open this Excel file.
The Federal Register notice is available here.
Public Draft Santa Clara Valley Habitat Plan
Volume 1
Chapter 2. Land Use and Covered Activities (3.1M)
Chapter 3. Physical and Biological Resources (7.7M)
Volume 2
Chapter 4. Impact Assessment and Level of take (6.1M)
Chapter 6. Conditions on Covered activities and Application Process (2.1M)
Volume 3
Chapter 7. Monitoring and Adaptive Management (649k)
Volume 4
Appendix K. California Tiger Salamander Hybridization (44k)
Appendix M. Western Burrowing Owl Conservation Strategy (99k)
Appendix N. Burrowing Owl Population Viability Analysis (199k)
Appendix O. List of Acronyms and Abbreviations (14k)