Covered Area. As used in this special provision, and in the contract resulting from this solicitation, the geographical area covered by these goals for female participation is the State of Texas. The geographical area covered by these goals for other minorities are the counties in the State of Texas as indicated in Table 1.
Covered Area. As used in this special provision, and in the contract resulting from this solicitation, the geographical area covered by these goals for female participation is the State of Arizona. The geographical area covered by these goals for other minorities are the boroughs or other geographic areas in the State of Arizona as indicated in Table 1.
Covered Area. This Agreement is limited to the Properties.
Covered Area. “Covered Area” means the State of Idaho and the counties listed in Annex 1 located in the State of Washington.
Covered Area. The Covered Area for the All Activities option remains the historic range of the LPC in New Mexico and includes six different habitat categories (Figure 1). Habitat categories are derived from the BLM Special Status Species Resource Management Plan Amendment (RMPA) of 2008 and the University of Kansas Southern Great Plains Crucial Habitat Assessment Tool (CHAT). With exception of the ‘Other’ habitat class, all habitat categories contain suitable and occupied DSL habitat. Habitat categories were previously determined and described in the 2008 RMPA. Characterization of Habitat Categories
Covered Area. Non-Federal properties within the Covered Area are eligible for enrollment in this CCAA (“Eligible Properties”). For purposes of this CCAA, this Covered Area is defined as the Estimated Occupied Range plus 10 miles (EOR+10), as identified in the 2013 Crucial Habitat Assessment Tool (CHAT) (xxxx://xxxx.xx.xxx/maps/sgpchat/). The EOR+10 encompasses approximately 40.1 million acres.
Covered Area. All eligible, nonfederal lands in the State of Kansas, for all eligible nonfederal landowners, who wish to participate in the SHA/CCAA Agreement. Covered species – The listed species identified within this SHA/CCAA Agreement for which take authorization is provided by the Enhancement of Survival Permits. All species identified within this SHA/CCAA Agreement for which regulatory assurances are provided. Covered species are listed in Table 1 of the SHA/CCAA Agreement. Current distribution or range– The species is known to have been present in the last twenty (20) years within the major river basin. Eligible Lands – Nonfederal lands within the current or historical distribution of a covered species, as identified in maps in Appendix A. Enhancement of Survival Permit (Permit) – A permit issued under the authority of Section 10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA that provides regulatory assurances and take allowances to nonfederal entities in exchange for actions achieving a net conservation benefit to covered species. Enrolled property – All private or other nonfederal property, waters, or natural resources to which the assurances in this SHA/CCAA Agreement apply and on which incidental taking is authorized under the permits. Existing conditions – Describes the population levels and a detailed description (qualitative and quantitative) of the existing habitat characteristics for the covered species on the covered property at the time of enrollment. This term applies only to the Candidate Conservation Agreement with Assurances portion of this joint SHA/CCAA Agreement. See also Baseline conditions. Historical distribution or range – The expected pre-anthropogenic disturbance range of the species, as accepted (considered) by experts, including the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks. Incidental take – See Take. Invasive, non-native species – Invasive, non-native species are those that have potential to predate upon or outcompete other species for food and habitat and will, if left unchecked, become the dominate species in the local ecosystem. An invasive species does not have to be non-native to the state or the region but is typically, at the least, non-native to the local ecosystem such that its introduction disrupts the food web and previous species dynamics. Nonfederal lands – Land held by the state, tribal, regional, or local governments; private or non- profit organizations; or private citizens. Nonfederal landowner – A nonfederal la...
Covered Area. Non-Federal properties within the Covered Area are eligible for enrollment in this 2020 DSL CCAA. For purposes of this 2020 DSL CCAA, this Covered Area is defined as Andrews, Gaines, Winkler, Ward, Ector, and Crane counties in Texas. DSL Habitat in the Covered Areas has been defined through the application of a geospatial model developed by Texas State University (Hardy, et al. 2018) and derived from the available literature, New Mexico DSL collection data, New Mexico DSL Habitat model, DSL collections in Texas, Xxxxxxxx Likelihood of Occurrence Map in Texas, and the Texas A&M suitability model (2016). As discussed, the Texas State University model is undergoing further development and refinement. The geospatial model developed by Texas State University (Hardy, et al. 2018) and used to define the Covered Area also attempts to map DSL Habitat (e.g., shinnery oak dune structures and shinnery oak flats) and broadly classifies the potential range of the DSL into High, Intermediate I and II (collectively Intermediate), or Low Suitability categories. The results of the model should be cautiously used to approximate the location, acreages and loss of suitable habitat for the DSL given the technical issues in modeling potentially suitable habitat for the DSL described above (see Section 4.0 Covered Species). Because the model coarsely approximates potentially suitable habitat, Participants seeking more precise and refined information on presence and location of potentially suitable habitat may use site-specific surveys to verify or reclassify the habitat classification of specific sites and to identify ground cover types for purposes of enrollment and surface disturbances. Protocols for the site-specific surveys are provided below in Appendix A to assist in the development of additional scientific and site-specific information to be used to implement the 2020 DSL CCAA and Adaptive Management. Moreover, additional survey work and refinements will be performed through the Adaptive Management process. The Administrator may coordinate with the TCP permit holder and TCP participants to contribute to refinement of the mapping effort. The Texas State University Map defined by Xxxxx and colleagues (2018) and protocols defining survey requirements (Protocols) are set out in Appendix A.
Covered Area. The Covered Area in the 2020 DSL CCAA is modeled potential habitat for the Covered Species in the Texas portion of its range, which spans portions of Andrews, Crane, Ector, Gaines, Ward, and Xxxxxxx Counties (see Figure 1). Non-Federal properties within the Covered Area are eligible to be enrolled by Participants in the 2020 DSL CCAA. Modeled potential habitat for the Covered Species is based on a geospatial model developed at Texas State University (Hardy et al. 2018). This Texas State University model attempts to map the Covered Species’ habitat (e.g., shinnery oak dune structures and shinnery oak flats) and broadly classifies the landscape into habitat suitability categories for the Covered Species including High, Intermediate I and II (collectively Intermediate), or Low Suitability categories (Xxxxx et al. 2018). As an approximation of the Covered Species’ habitat over a large scale, the Texas State University model is a working model that evolves with on-site habitat assessments and surveys. Mapped polygon locations, extents and associated acreages are refined with additional data resulting in new versions of the model. The current Texas State University model, encompassing approximately 287,327 acres, serves as the geographic location of potentially suitable DSL Habitat in Texas and therefore represents the Covered Area for the 2020 DSL CCAA.
Covered Area. This Agreement encompasses a covered area consisting of energy and transportation lands within the monarch butterfly’s range across the lower 48 states of the U.S. Within this covered area, Partners may enroll their energy and transportation lands (as enrolled lands). Enrolled lands may include both non- Federal and Federal lands, as follows: • Non-Federal enrolled lands are the non-Federal areas over which the Agreement assurances apply and on which incidental take of the monarch is authorized by the Service under the EOS permit, should the species be listed. • Enrolled lands on Federal lands are those where a non-Federal Partner maintains a property interest (via easements, leases, or permits) located on Federal lands for support of energy and transportation infrastructure, which may include work associated with conservation measures or covered activities described within this Agreement. Assurances and incidental take are not authorized through the EOS permit on CCA lands (i.e. Federal lands), but Partners and other Federal agencies reviewing their activities receive regulatory predictability through the Section 7 consultation conducted in association with this Agreement. Federal lands may be enrolled only to the extent that the non-Federal Partners maintain easements, leases, or permits on Federal lands for energy or transportation infrastructure that allow for conservation measure implementation. For purposes of this Agreement, the covered area is defined as lands managed by energy and transportation partners within the migratory, non-migratory, breeding, and overwintering range of the monarch butterfly within the lower 48 states of the continental U.S. (Figure 4-1). Lands managed by Partners may include those owned in fee title, as well as those lands on which Partners maintain leases, easements or other agreements that allow them to conduct the conservation measures and/or covered activities described in this Agreement. The scope of the covered area excludes documented overwintering sites such as overwintering xxxxxx along the California coast, and other documented overwintering sites. Western monarchs use ecologically different habitat throughout both their breeding and migratory habitat as well as their overwintering grounds (Xxxxxx et al. 1995). Differences in breeding habitat include climate (Zalucki and Rochester 2004) and availability and abundance of native nectar and native milkweed plants (Borders and Xxx-Xxxxx 2015). Due to the ecological...
