CEQA Notices and Documents

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has completed the Final Environmental Impact Report (Final EIR) for the Pacific Gas and Electric Company Bay Area Operations and Maintenance Incidental Take Permit Project ( PG&E FEIR Vol 1 (PDF), PG&E FEIR Vol 2 (PDF)) (SCH No. 2017122028). The Final EIR is accessible electronically at the CEQAnet Web Portal maintained by the State Clearinghouse at the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research. The FEIR provides an assessment of impacts limited to those caused by the proposed project, which consists of issuance of the proposed Incidental Take Permit and the effects of its requirements for avoiding and minimizing take of three covered species on Pacific Gas and Electric Company’s ongoing operations and maintenance and minor new construction activities.

• Please send inquiries to: askbdr@wildlife.ca.gov with the subject line: PG&E Bay Area Operations and Maintenance Incidental Take Permit Project FEIR
• If you have any trouble accessing the document, please let us know.

Availability of the Negative Declaration for the Chinook Salmon Coastal Release: Pillar Point (PDF) (SCH No. 2022030031) in Half Moon Bay, San Mateo County. The negative declaration involves the planned release of 750,000 Mokelumne River Hatchery raised Central Valley fall-run Chinook Salmon smolts from Johnson Pier in 2022, 2023, and 2024.

Availability of the Negative Declaration for the Chinook Salmon Coastal Release: Monterey Harbor (PDF) (SCH No. 2022030030) in Monterey, Monterey County. The negative declaration involves the planned release of 160,000 Mokelumne River Hatchery raised Central Valley fall-run Chinook Salmon smolts from Municipal Wharf 2 in 2022, 2023, and 2024.

Availability of an Initial Study / Mitigated Negative Declaration (PDF) and associated Appendices (PDF) for a Communication Site Project (SCH No. 2022030712) within the California Desert Conservation Area, in San Bernardino County. The project involves the construction, operations and maintenance (O&M), and decommissioning and restoration of a multi-carrier communication site and ancillary components. Project activities also include the construction of an access road, which would occur entirely on BLM-administered land.

• Comments must be received by April 24, 2022, by 5:00 p.m.
• Please send all comments to: Julia.Karo@wildlife.ca.gov (subject line: "Nipton Communications Site Project IS/MND Comments").
• Final Initial Study / Mitigated Negative Declaration (PDF) and associated appendices (PDF)

CDFW has prepared a Notice of Availability for a Draft Environmental Document pertaining to the 2022-2023 Waterfowl Game Bird Hunting Season (PDF) (SCH No. 2021110452) on behalf of the California Fish and Game Commission. The document outlines modifications to the current hunting regulations which may include season and or bag limit changes.

• Comments must be received by April 1, 2022, by 5:00 p.m.
• Send comments to: California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Attention: Melanie Weaver, Waterfowl Program Leader; P.O. Box 94244-2090, Sacramento, CA 94244-2090
• Comments may also be emailed to: Waterfowlmgmt@wildlife.ca.gov.

Availability of the Notice of Preparation for the Southern California Gas Company California Desert Conservation Area Operations and Maintenance Long-Term Incidental Take Permit (PDF) (SCH No. 2022010302). Southern California Gas operates and maintains approximately 1,100 miles of transmission pipelines and 308 miles of main distribution pipelines with the California Desert Conservation Area and have been conducting operations and maintenance on its pipeline network within the area for more than 70 years. Southern California Gas proposes to pursue an Incidental Take Permit from CDFW for its operations and maintenance activities in the California Desert Conservation Area. The Project area encompasses San Bernardino, Imperial, Riverside, Los Angeles, and Kern County.

• Revised Notice of Preparation for the Southern California Gas Company California Desert Conservation Area Operations and Maintenance Long-Term Incidental Take Permit (PDF)
• Comments must be received by March 28, 2022, by 5:00 p.m. 
• Comments may be emailed to: Alisa.Ellsworth@wildlife.ca.gov; subject line: "SoCalGas O&M - NOP Scoping Comments"
• An online Public Scoping Meeting was be held on February 2, 2022 at 4:00 p.m.

Availability of an Environmental Assessment/Finding of No Significant Impact for the Shasta River Template Safe Harbor Agreement (SCH No. 2022010174). The Project is the issuance of up to 11 Lake and Streambed Alteration (LSA) agreements for ranches and irrigation districts located in the Shasta River and Parks Creek basins. Project activities covered include operation and maintenance of surface water diversions, maintaining stream crossings and cattle watering lanes, and implementing Beneficial Management Activities.

• Comments must be received by February 28, 2022, by 5:00 p.m.
• Send comments to: R1CEQARedding@wildlife.ca.gov (subject line: "MND Comments for Shasta River Template Safe Harbor Agreement Klamath River Basin, California").

Availability of a Draft Pink (Ocean) Shrimp, Pandalus jordani, Fishery Management Plan/Environmental Document (SCH No. 2021100056). The project will establish a management framework for the California pink shrimp commercial trawl fishery through a fishery management plan. California's pink shrimp fishery predominately occurs north of Point Conception with landings occurring at ports within Del Norte, Humboldt, and San Luis Obispo counties.

• For more information visit CDFW's Shrimp and Prawn page.
• Comments must be received by February 3, 2022.
• Send comments to: fgc@fgc.ca.gov (subject line: "Pink Shrimp Management Plan "NOA" or "Environmental Document" Comments").
• Older Notices/Documents for this project (Comment period has passed): Pink Shrimp Notice of Preparation (PDF), Pink Shrimp Initial Study (PDF)

Availability of a Mitigated Negative Declaration for the 2021 Fisheries Restoration Grant Program (SCH No. 2021090528) in Humboldt, Marin, Mendocino, Monterey, Siskiyou and Sonoma counties. The project is designed to restore habitat for salmon and steelhead in coastal and Central Valley streams and watersheds. Specific activities include fish passages, riparian restoration, cooperative rearing and water conservation measures.

• Comments must be received by November 12, 2021, by 5:00 p.m.
• Send comments to: R2Info@wildlife.ca.gov (subject line: "2021 Fisheries Restoration Grant Program MND Comments").

Availability of an Initial Study / Negative Declaration for the annual release of 60,000 adult equivalent Delta Smelt (PDF) for a three-year period (SCH No. 2021080174) in Contra Costa, Sacramento, Solano, and Yolo counties. The experimental project aims to answer several questions regarding the feasibility of future releases.

• Comments must be received by September 10, 2021, by 5:00 p.m.
• Send comments to: askbdr@wildlife.ca.gov (subject line: "Experimental Release of Delta Smelt ND Comments").

Availability of a Draft Environmental Impact Report for the Arica and Victory Pass Solar Projects (PDF) and associated appendices (PDF) (SCH No. 2020100076) in Desert Center, San Bernardino County. The projects involve, among other things, the construction, operation, and maintenance of two utility-scale photovoltaic electrical generating and storage facilities and associated infrastructure to generate and deliver renewable electricity to the statewide electricity transmission grid on 1,355 acres and 1,369 acres, respectively in Riverside County. CDFW's discretionary actions include the issuance of CESA Incidental Take Permits and issuance of Lake and Streambed Alteration Agreements.

• Comments must be received by September 20, 2021, by 5:00 p.m.
• Send comments to: AskRegion6@wildlife.ca.gov (subject line: "Arica / Victory Pass Solar FEIR Comments").
• Final Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the Solar Projects (PDF) and Notice of Determination(PDF)