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Identical copies of the coordination letter from CBP (dated February 13, 2012) were sent to the following Federal and state agencies and Native American tribal representatives.
Chairperson Louis Manuel Ak-Chin Indian Community Council Ak-Chin Him Dak Eco Museum and Archives 47685 North Eco Museum Road Maricopa, AZ 85239
Chairperson Sherry Cordova Cocopah Tribal Council Cocopah Museum County 15th and Avenue G Somerton, AZ 85350
Honorable Jeff Houser, Chairman Fort Sill Apache Tribe of Oklahoma Rt 2, Box 121 Apache, OK 73006
Governor William Rhodes Gila River Indian Community 315 West Casa Blanco Road Sacaton, AZ 85247
Honorable Benjamin H. Nuvamsa, Charirman Hopi Tribal Council 1 Main Street Kykotsmovi, AZ 86039
Honorable Mark Chine, President (Ms. Holly Houghton, Cultural Affairs Office) Mescalero Apache Tribe 124 Chiricahua Plaza Mescalero, NM 88340
Chairman Peter Yucupicio Pascua Yaqui Tribe 7474 South Camino de Oeste Tucson, AZ 85746
President Diane Enos Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community 10005 East Osborn Road Scottsdale, AZ 85256
Chairperson Wendsler Nosie San Carlos Apache Tribe Historic Preservation and Archaeology Department San Carlos Avenue San Carlos, AZ 85550
Honorable Ronnie Lupe, Chairman (Mr. Mark Altaha, THPO) White Mountain Apache Tribal Council P.O. Box 700 White River, AZ 75941
Chairman Jose Vernon Tohono O’odham Nation Tohono O’odham Nation Administration Building 49 Main Street Sells, AZ 85634
Chairwoman Marla Henry Tohono O’odham Nation Tohono O’odham Nation Administration Building 49 Main Street Sells, AZ 85634
Chairwoman Geneva Ramon Tohono O’odham Nation Tohono O’odham Nation Administration Building 49 Main Street Sells, AZ 85634
Director Selso Villegas Tohono O’odham Nation Tohono O’odham Nation Administration Building 49 Main Street Sells, AZ 85634
Ms. Karen Howe, Ecologist Tohono O’odham Nation Tohono O’odham Nation Administration Building 49 Main Street Sells, AZ 85634
Mr. Peter Steere Tohono O’odham Nation Tohono O’odham Nation Administration Building 49 Main Street Sells, AZ 85634
Chairman Ivan Smith Tonto Apache Tribe Tonto Apache Tribe Reservation #30 Payson, AZ 85541
Mr. Ned Norris, Chairperson Tohono O’odham Nation Main Tribal Building Business Loop Sells, AZ 85634
Mr. Carlos Rivera, County Manager Santa Cruz County 2150 N. Congress Drive Nogales, AZ 85621
Mr. Chuck Huckelberry, County Administrator Pima County 130 West Congress Street, 10th Floor Tucson, AZ 857001
Senator John McCain United States Senate 241 Russell Senate Building Washington, DC 20510-0303
Senator Jon Kyl United States Senate 730 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510-0304
Representative Raul Grijalva United States House of Representatives 1440 Longworth House Office Building Washington, DC 20510-0307
Representative Gabrielle Giffords United States House of Representatives 502 Cannon House Office Building Washington, DC 20510-0308
Ms. Jody Latimer Arizona State Land Department 1616 West Adams Street Phoenix, AZ 85007
Ms. Kimberly Nicol, Regional Manager California Department of Fish and Game 3602 Inland Empire Boulevard Suite C-220 Ontario, CA 91764
Ms. Kristin Terpening, Region V Habitat Specialist Arizona Game and Fish Department 555 N. Greasewood Road Tucson, AZ 85745
Ms. Laura Canaca, Project Evaluation Program Supervisor Arizona Game and Fish Department 2221 West Greenway Road Phoenix, AZ 85023
Ms. Leesa Morrison, Homeland Security Advisor Arizona Department of Homeland Security 1700 West Washington Phoenix, AZ 85007
Mr. Steve Owens, ADEQ Director Arizona Department of Environmental Quality 400 West Congress Suite 433 Tucson, AZ 85701
Mr. Mark Sturm Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument 10 Organ Pipe Drive Ajo, AZ 85321
Mr. Benjamin Grumbles, Director Arizona Department of Environmental Quality 1110 West Washinton Street Phoenix, AZ 85007
Mr. Patrick Gower U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 6010 Hidden Valley Road, Suite 101 Carlsbad, CA 92011
Mr. Jim Bartel, Field Supervisor U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 6010 Hidden Valley Road, Suite 101 Carlsbad, CA 92011
Dr. Benjamin Tuggle, Regional Director U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service P.O. Box 1306 Albuquerque, NM 87103-1306
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Arizona Ecological Services Field Office Steve Spangle, Field Supervisor 2321 West Royal Palm Road, Suite 103 Phoenix, AZ 85021-4915
Mr. Michael Horton, National Section 7 Coordinator U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Suite 420 Arlington, VA 22203
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Arizona Ecological Services Field Office Ms. Jean Calhoun, Assistant Field Supervisor 201 N. Bonita Avenue, Suite 141 Tucson, AZ 85745
Ms. Karen Vitulano U.S. Environmental Review Office, Mail Code CED-2 75 Hawthorne Street San Francisco, CA 94105-3901
Ms. Laura Yoshii, Acting Regional Administrator U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 75 Hawthorne Street San Francisco, CA 94105
Ms. Lisa Hanf. Office of Federal Activities U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 75 Hawthorne Street San Francisco, CA 94105
Mr. Nova Blazej U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9 75 Hawthorne Street San Francisco, CA 94105
Colonel Thomas H. Magness, District Commander U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 915 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 980 Los Angeles, CA 90017
Ms. Marjorie Blaine U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 5205 East Comanche Street Tucson, AZ 85707
Mr. Lee Baiza, Superintendent Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument 10 Organ Pipe Drive Ajo, AZ 85321
Mr. Bernie Kruse, Supervisory General Engineer International Boundary and Water Commission 4171 North Mesa Building C, Suite 310 El Paso, TX 79902
Mr. Edward Drusina, Commissioner International Boundary and Water Commission 4171 North Mesa Building C, Suite C-100 El Paso, TX 79902-1441
Mr. Sid Slone, Manager Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge 1611 North Second Avenue Ajo, AZ 85321
Ms. Roberta Lopez Bureau of Land Management 711 14th Avenue Safford, AZ 85546
Ms. Elaine Raper, Acting District Manager Bureau of Land Management 21604 North 7th Avenue Phoenix, AZ 85021
Ms. Kathy Pedrick Bureau of Land Management One North Central Avenue, Suite 800 Phoenix, AZ 85004
Bureau of Land Management Tucson Field Office Mr. Brian Bellew, Field Manager 12661 East Broadway Tucson, AZ 85748-7208
Mr. Carlos de la Torre Cochise County Community Development 1415 Melody Lane Bisbee, AZ 85603
Ms. Sharon Bronson, Pima County Supervisor District 3 130 West Congress Street, 11th Floor Tucson, AZ 85701
Mr. John Renison, Imperial County Supervisor District 1 940 Main Street El Centro, CA 92243
Mr. Robert Pickels, Yuma County Administrator 198 S. Main Street Yuma, AZ 85364 �
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From: HASSELL, MARY D. [mailto:MARY.D.HASSELL@cbp.dhs.gov]Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2012 1:56 PM To: Fernando Villegas Cc: Maggie Castro; MILLER, PAULA M; Sherry Ethell Subject: RE: Environmental Assessment
Dear Mr. Villegas,
Thank you for your letter and comments. They will be considered as part of our environmental analysis process and your letter will become part of our administrative record for this project.
Respectfully,
Mary
Mary D. Hassell, CEPHead, Environmental and Real Estate ProgramOffice of Technology, Innovation and AcquisitionU.S. Customs and Border ProtectionDepartment of Homeland SecurityOffice: 571-468-7512Cell: 202-731-9655mary.d.hassell@cbp.dhs.gov
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From: Fernando Villegas [mailto:Fernando.Villegas@yumacountyaz.gov]Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2012 2:51 PM To: MILLER, PAULA M; HASSELL, MARY D. Cc: Maggie Castro Subject: Environmental Assessment
March 27, 2012
Michael B. PotterProject ManagerRemote Video Surveillance SystemsCBP/OTIA Program Management Office
Re: Environmental Assessment for the Construction and Operation of Remote VideoSurveillance (RVSS) Towers, Office of technology Innovation and Acquisition (OTIA), U.S. Border Patrol, Tucson and Yuma Sector, Arizona.
Dear Mr. Potter:
Thank you for the opportunity to review the sites proposed for surveillance tower locations.According to your letter, five surveillance towers are proposed in Yuma County. Two
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Yuma_County_Responseexistingtowers will be replaced and three new towers are proposed. You have also identifiedtwoalternate tower locations.
Two sites are proposed to be located in the unincorporated area of Yuma County (toweridentified as YUM-YUS-0543 and alternate tower location YUM-YUS-0549). The rest of thesites are located in the city limits of the City of San Luis, Arizona.
The proposed tower location YUM-YUS-0543 is along the border line and the alignment ofAvenue 4E. Both the proposed and the alternate location YUM-YUS-0549 are located inside an area designated by Arizona Game and Fish Department as important habitat area for the Flat-tailed Horned Lizard. This area is designated as Sensitive Areas & Resource Lands inthe Yuma County 2020 Comprehensive Plan.
Please let me know if you have any questions or need more information regarding thesecomments.
Sincerely,
Fernando Villegas, Planner IIYuma County Planning and Zoning Division
cc: Maggie Castro, Planning Section Manager
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Identical copies of the draft Environmental Assessment transmittal letter from CBP were sent to the following Federal and state agencies and Native American tribal representatives.
Chairperson Louis Manuel Ak-Chin Indian Community Council Ak-Chin Him Dak Eco Museum and Archives 47685 North Eco Museum Road Maricopa, AZ 85239
Chairperson Sherry Cordova Cocopah Tribal Council Cocopah Museum County 15th and Avenue G Somerton, AZ 85350
Honorable Jeff Houser, Chairman Fort Sill Apache Tribe of Oklahoma Rt 2, Box 121 Apache, OK 73006
Governor William Rhodes Gila River Indian Community 315 West Casa Blanco Road Sacaton, AZ 85247
Honorable Benjamin H. Nuvamsa, Charirman Hopi Tribal Council 1 Main Street Kykotsmovi, AZ 86039
Honorable Mark Chine, President (Ms. Holly Houghton, Cultural Affairs Office) Mescalero Apache Tribe 124 Chiricahua Plaza Mescalero, NM 88340
Chairman Peter Yucupicio Pascua Yaqui Tribe 7474 South Camino de Oeste Tucson, AZ 85746
President Diane Enos Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community 10005 East Osborn Road Scottsdale, AZ 85256
Chairperson Wendsler Nosie San Carlos Apache Tribe Historic Preservation and Archaeology Department San Carlos Avenue San Carlos, AZ 85550
Honorable Ronnie Lupe, Chairman (Mr. Mark Altaha, THPO) White Mountain Apache Tribal Council P.O. Box 700 White River, AZ 75941
Chairman Jose Vernon Tohono O’odham Nation Tohono O’odham Nation Administration Building 49 Main Street Sells, AZ 85634
Chairwoman Marla Henry Tohono O’odham Nation Tohono O’odham Nation Administration Building 49 Main Street Sells, AZ 85634
Chairwoman Geneva Ramon Tohono O’odham Nation Tohono O’odham Nation Administration Building 49 Main Street Sells, AZ 85634
Director Selso Villegas Tohono O’odham Nation Tohono O’odham Nation Administration Building 49 Main Street Sells, AZ 85634
Ms. Karen Howe, Ecologist Tohono O’odham Nation Tohono O’odham Nation Administration Building 49 Main Street Sells, AZ 85634
Mr. Ned Norris, Chairperson Tohono O’odham Nation Main Tribal Building Business Loop Sells, AZ 85634
Mr. Peter Steere Tohono O’odham Nation Tohono O’odham Nation Administration Building 49 Main Street Sells, AZ 85634
Chairman Ivan Smith Tonto Apache Tribe Tonto Apache Tribe Reservation #30 Payson, AZ 85541
President Keeny Escalanti, Sr. Quechan Tribe P.O. Box 1899 Yuma, AZ 85366-1899
Mr. Carlos Rivera, County Manager Santa Cruz County 2150 N. Congress Drive Nogales, AZ 85621
Mr. Chuck Huckelberry, County Administrator Pima County 130 West Congress Street, 10th Floor Tucson, AZ 857001
Senator John McCain United States Senate 241 Russell Senate Building Washington, DC 20510-0303
Senator Jon Kyl United States Senate 730 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510-0304
Representative Raul Grijalva United States House of Representatives 1440 Longworth House Office Building Washington, DC 20510-0307
Representative Gabrielle Giffords United States House of Representatives 502 Cannon House Office Building Washington, DC 20510-0308
Ms. Jody Latimer Arizona State Land Department 1616 West Adams Street Phoenix, AZ 85007
Ms. Kimberly Nicol, Regional Manager California Department of Fish and Game 3602 Inland Empire Boulevard Suite C-220 Ontario, CA 91764
Ms. Kristin Terpening, Region V Habitat Specialist Arizona Game and Fish Department 555 N. Greasewood Road Tucson, AZ 85745
Ms. Laura Canaca, Project Evaluation Program Supervisor Arizona Game and Fish Department 2221 West Greenway Road Phoenix, AZ 85023
Ms. Leesa Morrison, Homeland Security Advisor Arizona Department of Homeland Security 1700 West Washington Phoenix, AZ 85007
Mr. Steve Owens, ADEQ Director Arizona Department of Environmental Quality 400 West Congress Suite 433 Tucson, AZ 85701
Mr. Mark Sturm Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument 10 Organ Pipe Drive Ajo, AZ 85321
Mr. Benjamin Grumbles, Director Arizona Department of Environmental Quality 1110 West Washinton Street Phoenix, AZ 85007
Mr. Stefan Awender California Department of Fish and Game P.O. Box 2160 Blythe, CA 92225
Mr. Benjamin Darwin Arizona Department of Environmental Quality 1110 West Washinton Street Phoenix, AZ 85007
Mr. Patrick Gower U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 6010 Hidden Valley Road, Suite 101 Carlsbad, CA 92011
Mr. Jim Bartel, Field Supervisor U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 6010 Hidden Valley Road, Suite 101 Carlsbad, CA 92011
Dr. Benjamin Tuggle, Regional Director U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service P.O. Box 1306 Albuquerque, NM 87103-1306
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Arizona Ecological Services Field Office Steve Spangle, Field Supervisor 2321 West Royal Palm Road, Suite 103 Phoenix, AZ 85021-4915
Mr. Michael Horton, National Section 7 Coordinator U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Suite 420 Arlington, VA 22203
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Arizona Ecological Services Field Office Ms. Jean Calhoun, Assistant Field Supervisor 201 N. Bonita Avenue, Suite 141 Tucson, AZ 85745
Ms. Karen Vitulano U.S. Environmental Review Office, Mail Code CED-2 75 Hawthorne Street San Francisco, CA 94105-3901
Ms. Laura Yoshii, Acting Regional Administrator U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 75 Hawthorne Street San Francisco, CA 94105
Ms. Lisa Hanf. Office of Federal Activities U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 75 Hawthorne Street San Francisco, CA 94105
Mr. Nova Blazej U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9 75 Hawthorne Street San Francisco, CA 94105
Colonel Thomas H. Magness, District Commander U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 915 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 980 Los Angeles, CA 90017
Ms. Marjorie Blaine U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 5205 East Comanche Street Tucson, AZ 85707
Mr. Lee Baiza, Superintendent Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument 10 Organ Pipe Drive Ajo, AZ 85321
Mr. Bernie Kruse, Supervisory General Engineer International Boundary and Water Commission 4171 North Mesa Building C, Suite 310 El Paso, TX 79902
Mr. Edward Drusina, Commissioner International Boundary and Water Commission 4171 North Mesa Building C, Suite C-100 El Paso, TX 79902-1441
Mr. Sid Slone, Manager Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge 1611 North Second Avenue Ajo, AZ 85321
Ms. Roberta Lopez Bureau of Land Management 711 14th Avenue Safford, AZ 85546
Ms. Elaine Raper, Acting District Manager Bureau of Land Management 21604 North 7th Avenue Phoenix, AZ 85021
Ms. Kathy Pedrick Bureau of Land Management One North Central Avenue, Suite 800 Phoenix, AZ 85004
Bureau of Land Management Tucson Field Office Mr. Brian Bellew, Field Manager 12661 East Broadway Tucson, AZ 85748-7208
Mr. Carlos de la Torre Cochise County Community Development 1415 Melody Lane Bisbee, AZ 85603
Ms. Sharon Bronson, Pima County Supervisor District 3 130 West Congress Street, 11th Floor Tucson, AZ 85701
Mr. John Renison, Imperial County Supervisor District 1 940 Main Street El Centro, CA 92243
Mr. Robert Pickels, Yuma County Administrator 198 S. Main Street Yuma, AZ 85364
Bureau of Reclamation Yuma Area Office Attn: Ms. Jennifer McCloskey 7301 Calle Agua Salada Yuma, AZ 85364
Bureau of Land Management Yuma Field Office Attn: Mr. John MacDonald 2555 East Gila Ridge Road Yuma, AZ 85365
California Environmental Protection Agency Attn: Mr. Ricardo Martinez 1001 I Street Sacramento, CA 95812-2815
California Regional Water Quality Control Board Colorado River Basin Region Attn: Mr. Robert Perdue 73-720 Fred Waring Drive, Suite 100 Palm Desert, CA 92260
California State Clearing House Attn: Mr. Ken Alex 1400 Tenth Street Sacramento, CA 95814
Mr. Milford Wayne Donaldson California State Historic Preservation Officer Attn: Susan Stratton 1416 9th Street, Room 1442-7 Sacramento, CA 95814
Ms. Greta Anderson P.O. Box Tucson, AZ 85702
Mr. Craig Miller 110 Church Street, Suite 4292 Tucson, AZ 85701
Ms. Elizabeth Alvarez del Castillo 950 North Cherry Avenue Tucson, AZ 85719
Ms. Jennifer Allen P.O. Box 384 Tucson, AZ 85702
Mr. Christopher Crobally, S.J. University of Arizona, Steward Obervatory Tucson, AZ 85721
Ms. Cynthia Manuel P.O. Box 837 Sells, AZ 85634
Mr. Paul J. Winger 9131 N. Overlook Drive Tucson, AZ 85704
Mr. Sean Sullivan 758 N. 5th Avenue, Suite 214 Tucson, AZ 85705
Mr. Robert L. Gent 4204 South Hohokam Drive Sierra Vista, AZ 85650
Mr. Robert L. Gent 9201 Ward Parkway, Suite 100 Kansas City, MO 64114
Dr. Buell T. Jannuzi 950 N. Cherry Avenue Tucson, AZ 85719
Mr. Dan Brocious 670 Mount Hopkins Road Amado, AZ 85654
Mr. Matt Clark 110 South Church Street, Suite 4292 Tucson, AZ 85701
National Science Foundation 4201 Wilson Boulevard Arlington, VA 22230
Copper Queen Public Library 6 Main Street Bisbee, AZ 85603
Douglas Public Library 560 10th Street Douglas, AZ 85607
Nogales-Santa Cruz County Public Library 518 N. Grand Avenue Nogales, AZ 85621
Yuma Main Library 2951 South 21st Drive Yuma, AZ 85364
Ajo Public Library 33 N. Plaza Street Ajo, AZ 85321
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From: Wendy S. LeStarge [mailto:LeStarge.Wendy@azdeq.gov]Sent: Friday, June 22, 2012 1:10 PM To: HASSELL, MARY D Cc: Linda C. Taunt Subject: Draft Environmental Assessment for Remote Video Surveillance Systems Upgrade Program in Tucson and Yuma Sectors, Arizona������������� ������������������� � � ���� ���������������� ��������������������� ������������ ������������� ���� � � �� ����������� �! �"������������� ���������������������������������� ���� � � ������������� � �����������������!���� #����� �����������$�����%&��'(%'������������������������ ���!�����)�� ������� ���������������*�����#���������� ���������� ��������� �!*��Wendy LeStarge�Environmental Rules Specialist�Arizona Department of Environmental Quality�Water Quality Division�(602) 771-4836��
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July 6, 2012 Ms. Mary D. Hassell U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Technology Innovation and Acquisition 1901 S. Bell Street, Room 7-001 Arlington, VA 20598 Re: Comments on Remote Video Surveillance Systems (RVSS) Upgrade Program (New Towers) Draft EA and Proposed FONSI, Tucson and Yuma Sectors, Arizona Dear Ms. Hassell: The Arizona Game and Fish Department (the Department) provides the following comments for your consideration concerning the Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) and Proposed Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for Remote Video Surveillance Systems (RVSS) Upgrade Program (New Towers), U.S. Border Patrol, Tucson and Yuma Sectors, Arizona:
Document size the Draft EA is a considerably large document, arguably too large to allow adequate review by the public and agency reviewers in a timely fashion. Several areas of the document could be condensed without loss of important content. For example, rather than including 112 pages of repetitive copies of the initial project notification letter in Appendix A, a simple list of agencies/other entities sent this letter would accomplish the same purpose while saving reviewer time and doubtless paper, considering the likely scenario that some reviewers may choose to print the document for review.
The maps presented in Appendices B and C could be combined, thereby eliminating an additional 20 pages.
The species observed list is essentially meaningless without an indication of which species were observed at which locations, and doesn
Appendix E contains the entire list of Arizona special status species, for every county in the state. Much of this is completely irrelevant for this EA, and again a considerable number of pages in the document could be eliminated through a simple request to the Department to generate a list for only those counties within the project region of influence (ROI).
addressed to Ms. Mary D. Hassell, dated April 17, 2012.
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conditions given for these surveys overall, or by site, there is insufficient information given to determine whether conditions were suitable for those species to be active during the surveys and whether or not they would be apparent to the surveyor. Also, there is no indication of the amount of time spent conducting these surveys and no specific survey methodology is described.
We did not find any mention of the increased risk of predation on flat-tailed horned lizards from raptors afforded increased hunting perches via construction of the RVSS towers within the lizard s range. If CBP does not intend to include perch deterrents on towers located within the flat-Yuma Desert Management Area, please provide justification for that decision.
The discussion provided regarding agaves, saguaros, and organ-pipe cacti would be more informative if it included a break-down by tower (i.e., number of each class of succulent present by individual tower) and description of the surrounding vegetation at each of those sites t -nosed bat forage plants on each tower site in relation to the surrounding landscape.
Page 4-10, lines 40-46 are somewhat contradictory. The statement is made that both short-term and long-term reductions in forage availability (related to project activities)
s unlikely, and if present, It is not clear what conservation measures would make those effects
discountable. Section 5.4 needs to include Best Management Practices (BMPs) to address impacts to
flat-tailed horned lizards and desert tortoise. A statement is made on page 3-47 that vehicle speeds would be restricted due to the presence of Sonoran pronghorn, making the potential for a vehicle striking a tortoise discountable. Because a tortoise is considerably smaller than a pronghorn and thus not nearly as visible to a driver as a pronghorn, this statement is not justified. Further, the BMP proposed for Sonoran pronghorn (i.e., seasonal vehicle restrictions) would be in effect only from March 15 to July 15. Desert tortoises are active during other times of the year and would therefore be at risk from vehicle strikes outside those seasonal restriction periods.
should would n page 3-43 and including reference to this in the FONSI and the pending restoration plan.
There are contradictory statements on page 3-47, 1st paragraph: the statement is made that no desert tortoise individuals or sign were observed, yet there is menti
tortoise was, or was not found. Mitigation measures in the EA are inadequate. In particular there are no measures
suggested to offset the loss of habitat. It is the policy of the Arizona Game and Fish Commission that the Department seek wildlife and wildlife habitat compensation at a 100 percent level, when feasible, for actual or potential habitat losses resulting from land and water projects.
The Department thanks you for the opportunity to comment on the Draft EA for the RVSS Upgrade Program. As the state agency responsible for the conservation, enhancement, and
the Department encourages project proponents to avoid and minimize negative impacts, and when possible enhance and/or improve habitat conditions. The Department has produced a number of wildlife-friendly guidelines (http://www.azgfd.gov/hgis/guidelines.aspx) and can provide additional expertise to CBP in regard to wildlife connectivity, habitat management, and mitigation strategies. In particular, we recommend your compliance with the Tortoise Handling Guidelines, Mitigation Measures for Desert Tortoises, and Survey Guidelines for Consultants available from the above web address.
Please contact me at kterpening@azgfd.gov, or 520-388-4447, if you have any questions regarding this letter.
Sincerely, Kristin Terpening, Habitat Specialist, Region V cc: John Windes, Habitat Program Manager, Region V (via email) Laura Canaca, Project Evaluation Program Manager (via email) Jean Calhoun, Assistant Field Supervisor, Fish and Wildlife Service, Tucson, AZ
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ener
al
Than
k yo
u fo
r the
opp
ortu
nity
to re
view
the
subj
ect E
A. N
PS is
in fa
vor
of d
eplo
ymen
t of a
dditi
onal
tech
nolo
gy im
med
iate
ly a
long
the
bord
er to
he
lp C
BPJ
s eff
icie
ncy
of d
etec
tion,
iden
tific
atio
n, a
nd a
ppre
hens
ion
of
CB
V’s
.
OR
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Than
k yo
u fo
r you
r re
view
and
com
men
ts.
1G
ener
al
We
are
conf
used
abo
ut th
e pr
opos
ed to
wer
s on
OPC
NM
. Pro
pose
d A
ctio
n sh
ows T
CA
-NO
-055
1 as
a p
refe
rred
loca
tion,
Alte
rnat
ive
1 sh
ows T
CA
-NO
-055
3 as
an
alte
rnat
e. T
he 1
5% D
esig
n A
naly
sis f
or
RV
SS, f
rom
USA
CE
(May
10,
Rev
ised
June
11,
201
2. P
roje
ct 1
2654
2)
show
s TC
A-N
O- 0
553
as th
e pr
efer
red
tow
er. T
here
is n
o di
scus
sion
of
TCA
-NO
-055
1 in
the
15%
Des
ign
docu
men
ts. P
leas
e cl
arify
as t
his i
s in
tegr
al in
the
anal
ysis
of e
ffec
ts.
OR
PI
TCA
-AJO
-055
3 is
the
curr
ent p
lann
ed si
te.
TCA
-AJO
-055
1 w
as a
site
lo
cate
d at
the
base
of
Rol
lerc
oast
er H
ill if
a
pow
er so
urce
oth
er th
an
sola
r was
requ
ired.
D
ocum
ent h
as b
een
revi
sed
to in
dica
te T
CA
-A
jo-0
553
is th
e pr
efer
red
tow
er si
te.
2FO
NSI
-3
An
engi
neer
ing
road
s stu
dy w
as c
ompl
eted
by
DH
S co
ntra
ctor
s for
O
RPl
and
the
reco
mm
enda
tions
in th
is re
port
shou
ld b
e us
ed fo
r thi
s pr
ojec
t. W
e al
so re
ques
t add
ition
al in
form
atio
n on
all
road
s tha
t cou
ld
be a
ffec
ted
by c
onst
ruct
ion
and
oper
atio
ns tr
affic
. Wha
t are
the
acce
ss
rout
es th
at w
ill b
e us
ed fo
r tow
er c
onst
ruct
ion
mai
nten
ance
and
op
erat
ions
, in
addi
tion
to n
ew ro
ads c
onst
ruct
ed fo
r the
tow
ers?
Pr
opos
ed ro
ad im
prov
emen
ts in
dica
te w
iden
ing
and
stra
ight
enin
g,
plea
se su
pply
site
spec
ific
loca
tions
and
des
ign.
OR
PI
The
desi
gn fi
rm fo
r the
to
wer
site
s is t
he sa
me
firm
that
com
plet
ed th
e ro
ad st
udy.
The
des
ign
firm
use
d th
e ro
ad s
tudy
as
the
guid
e fo
r the
road
de
sign
s and
the
road
de
sign
s com
ply
with
the
stud
y. T
he ro
ad
impr
ovem
ents
are
nee
ded
on th
e ap
proa
ch ro
ads
from
Sta
te H
ighw
ay 8
5 to
th
e bo
rder
road
. M
ap
depi
ctin
g th
e to
wer
site
s an
d as
soci
ated
road
s are
pr
ovid
ed in
App
endi
x B
of
the
EA.
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viro
nmen
tal
Con
sequ
ence
s
Hig
hly
erod
ible
soils
diff
er g
reat
ly a
t the
two
site
s with
in O
RPI
. Th
eref
ore,
we
sugg
est t
hat s
ite sp
ecifi
c m
easu
res b
e ta
ken
to p
reve
nt
and
miti
gate
soil
eros
ion
OR
PI
A S
torm
wat
er P
ollu
tion
Prev
entio
n Pl
an w
ill b
e pr
epar
ed a
nd a
dher
ed to
by
the
cont
ract
or.
App
ropr
iate
act
ions
will
be
take
n ba
sed
on so
il re
ports
. M
itiga
tion
plan
s w
ill b
e de
velo
ped
as
requ
ired,
if w
arra
nted
.
4FO
NSI
-5
This
EA
is fo
r the
con
stru
ctio
n of
the
tow
ers.
As s
uppo
rt in
fras
truct
ure
is b
eing
dev
elop
ed, l
ong
term
ope
ratio
nal n
eeds
shou
ld b
e ad
dres
sed.
O
RPI
U
SBP
oper
atio
ns a
re
outs
ide
the
scop
e of
this
R
VSS
pro
ject
.
5ES
-3
NPS
reco
mm
ends
that
stag
ing
area
s be
loca
ted
off-
site
in o
rder
to
redu
ce p
oten
tial i
mpa
cts a
nd se
curit
y ne
eds.
OR
PI
Non
e of
the
RV
SS si
tes
will
hav
e a
gove
rnm
ent
prov
ided
stag
ing
area
. Eq
uipm
ent p
arki
ng w
ill
be c
onfin
ed to
the
200-
x
200-
foot
tem
pora
ry
impa
ct a
rea.
The
co
ntra
ctor
will
pro
vide
24
-hou
r sec
urity
dur
ing
cons
truct
ion.
Mat
eria
ls
will
be
stag
ed o
ff-s
ite a
nd
only
mat
eria
ls n
eede
d fo
r th
e da
ys e
ffor
ts w
ill b
e tra
nspo
rted
to th
e si
te.
61-
5 18
-19
1.4
Plea
se in
clud
e th
e nu
mbe
r of a
cres
dis
turb
ed, i
n ad
ditio
n to
the
linea
r fe
et a
nd m
iles t
o m
ake
thes
e fig
ures
com
para
ble
to T
able
2-3
. O
RPI
No
chan
ge.
Impa
cts a
re
disc
usse
d la
ter i
n Se
ctio
n 3.
A su
mm
ary
of th
e im
pact
s is p
rese
nted
in
Sect
ion
2.
71-
6 Ta
ble
1-1
Land
Use
Pl
ease
add
NPS
to th
is ta
ble.
O
RPI
C
orre
cted
as n
oted
.
82-
2 35
-37
2.3
It w
ould
be
help
ful t
o ha
ve th
e to
tal n
umbe
r of a
cres
per
man
ently
and
te
mpo
raril
y di
stur
bed
by th
e pr
opos
ed a
ctio
n -s
imila
r to
Alte
rnat
ive
1 p.
2-
18, l
ine
43.
OR
PI
Rev
ised
as s
ugge
sted
.
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men
t Res
pons
e M
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2.
3.1
Did
RV
SS ta
ke in
to c
onsi
dera
tion
if th
ere
wer
e an
y be
nefit
s of
inst
allin
g to
wer
s tal
ler t
han
80' a
s pro
pose
d in
the
EA?
Spec
ifica
lly a
t O
RPI
, are
ther
e op
portu
nitie
s with
RV
SS to
cov
er S
Bln
et b
lind
spot
s, pa
rticu
larly
at Q
uito
baqu
ito P
ond?
OR
PI
Yes
; var
ious
scen
ario
s w
ere
inve
stig
ated
usi
ng
diff
eren
t loc
atio
ns, f
ield
of
vie
w, t
ower
hei
ghts
, an
d to
wer
des
igns
, as
note
d in
Sec
tion
2.2
.
102-
9 41
-46
2.3.
1 A
ccor
ding
to U
SAC
E 15
% D
esig
n fo
r Tow
ers 5
23 a
nd 5
51, t
he to
wer
s to
tally
sola
r pow
ered
. O
RPI
Sola
r pow
er (o
nly)
has
be
en a
dded
as a
pow
er
sour
ce o
ptio
n. T
ower
s TC
A-A
JO-0
523
and
-05
53 w
ill b
e so
lar p
ower
on
ly.
112-
11
Figu
re2.
7 Pl
ease
con
side
r min
imiz
ing
the
over
all s
ite fo
otpr
int b
y re
loca
ting
park
ing
outs
ide
of th
e pe
rman
ent f
ence
d ar
ea.
OR
PI
This
com
men
t see
ms
cont
radi
ctor
y. P
arki
ng is
in
side
the
fenc
ed a
rea
to
min
imiz
e im
pact
s.
122-
13
Tabl
e 2-
3
OR
Pl re
ques
ts th
at w
e be
pro
vide
d w
ith si
te sp
ecifi
c lo
catio
n an
d de
sign
in
form
atio
n on
all
acce
ss ro
ads a
nd th
at th
e to
tal n
umbe
r of a
cres
di
stur
bed
be in
clud
ed fo
r the
cor
rect
tow
er lo
catio
n. B
ased
on
USA
CE
15%
Des
ign,
we
are
assu
min
g th
is is
tow
er 5
53..
OR
PI
OTI
A h
as p
rovi
ded
OR
PI
with
upd
ated
des
ign
plan
s (T
CA
-AJO
-055
3) a
nd
coor
dina
ted
road
des
ign
with
OR
PI.
Acr
eage
id
entif
ied
in d
ocum
ent a
n do
cum
ent a
nd
cons
truct
ion
plan
s hav
e be
en c
oord
inat
ed w
ith
OR
PI.
The
EA h
as b
een
revi
sed
to re
flect
TC
A-
AJO
-055
3 is
the
corr
ect
tow
er si
te.
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t Res
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e M
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FT
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R R
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E V
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e 2-
3
TCA
-AJO
-052
3 w
ould
requ
ire 1
1,61
6 lin
ear f
eet (
2.2
mile
s) o
f im
prov
ed a
ppro
ach
road
. Yet
this
tow
er a
ppea
rs to
be
site
d on
the
exis
ting
(impr
oved
) bor
der r
oad.
Ple
ase
indi
cate
whe
re th
e 2.
2 m
iles o
f ro
ad im
prov
emen
ts w
ill ta
ke p
lace
. TC
A-N
O-0
551
wou
ld re
quire
19
,008
line
ar fe
et (3
.6 m
iles)
of i
mpr
oved
app
roac
h ro
ad, y
et th
is to
wer
ap
pear
s to
be si
ted
just
off
the
exis
ting
(impr
oved
) bor
der r
oad
and
on
MSS
acc
ess r
oad
to T
enm
ile H
ill (a
ka R
olle
r Coa
ster
Hill
). Pl
ease
pr
ovid
e si
te sp
ecifi
c pl
ans o
n th
e ro
ad lo
catio
n.
OR
PI
OTI
A p
rovi
ded
15%
de
sign
pla
nts t
o O
RPI
. R
equi
red
road
im
prov
emen
ts a
re fr
om
U.S
. Hig
hway
85
to th
e bo
rder
road
. M
aps
depi
ctin
g th
e pr
opos
ed
tow
er si
tes a
nd a
ssoc
iate
d ro
ads a
re p
rovi
ded
in
App
endi
x B
of t
he E
A.
Als
o, O
TIA
has
pro
vide
d O
RPI
with
upd
ated
des
ign
plan
s.
142-
13
Tabl
e 2-
3
Plea
se in
clud
e th
e to
tal n
umbe
r of a
cres
per
man
ently
and
tem
pora
rily
dist
urbe
d on
the
tabl
e.
OR
PI
The
acre
s aff
ecte
d by
eac
h to
wer
are
pre
sent
ed o
n th
is ta
ble.
A su
mm
ary
of
the
tota
l im
pact
s of a
ll to
wer
s is p
rese
nted
in
Tabl
es 2
-8 a
nd 3
-2.
All
of
the
road
impr
ovem
ents
w
ould
occ
ur o
n ex
istin
g ro
ads.
152-
13
Tabl
e 2-
3
This
tabl
e sh
ows '
lase
r illu
min
ator
' und
er th
e To
wer
Des
crip
tion.
The
se
illum
inat
ors a
re n
ot d
escr
ibed
und
er th
e al
tern
ativ
es, n
or a
re th
eir
effe
cts d
iscl
osed
in th
e do
cum
ent.
Ple
ase
incl
ude
addi
tiona
l in
form
atio
n.
OR
PI
Lase
r illu
min
ator
s wer
e di
scus
sed
on p
age
2-16
of
the
draf
t EA
. Th
e la
ser
illum
inat
ors w
ere
anal
yzed
for U
SBP
use
in
a pr
evio
us C
ateg
oric
al
Excl
usio
n.
162-
17
34
2.3.
3 Pl
ease
cla
rify
whe
ther
onl
y so
lar w
ill b
e us
ed, o
r if g
ener
ator
s will
be
used
. Thi
s sec
tion
disc
usse
s gen
erat
ors,
how
ever
, USA
CE
15%
Des
ign
Rep
orts
show
onl
y so
lar p
ower
. O
RPI
Cha
nged
sent
ence
to re
ad,
“If s
o eq
uipp
ed,
gene
rato
rs a
re e
xpec
ted
to
oper
ate
a to
tal o
f 4 to
8
hour
s per
day
to b
ulk-
char
ge sy
stem
bat
terie
s.”
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men
t Res
pons
e M
atri
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FT
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R R
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Tabl
e 2-
5
Plea
se c
larif
y so
me
topi
cs in
this
tabl
e. It
stat
es th
at T
CA
-AJO
-553
di
stur
banc
e w
ould
impa
ct 1
.4 a
cres
per
man
ently
and
.36
acre
s te
mpo
raril
y. T
ower
553
, how
ever
, wou
ld re
quire
maj
or ro
ad
cons
truct
ion.
USA
CE
stat
es th
at to
wer
553
is th
e pr
efer
red
loca
tion.
OR
PI
See
resp
onse
to C
omm
ent
1. I
mpa
ct a
crea
ges h
ave
been
cla
rifie
d in
the
EA.
TCA
-AJO
-055
3 ha
s bee
n ad
ded
to th
e Pr
opos
ed
Act
ion
as a
pre
ferr
ed
tow
er (T
able
2-3
).
182-
29
Tabl
e 2-
6 2.
7
The
narr
ativ
e an
d ta
ble
stat
e th
at A
ltern
ativ
e 1
TCA
-NO
-055
3 ha
s co
nstra
ints
due
to "
Maj
or ro
ad d
evel
opm
ent r
equi
red.
" Thi
s is t
rue,
ho
wev
er, U
SAC
E 15
% D
esig
n is
for t
ower
553
as t
he p
ropo
sed
loca
tion.
OR
PI
TCA
-AJO
-055
3 ha
s bee
n re
mov
ed fr
om T
able
2-6
.
All
prop
osed
road
wor
k w
ould
be
loca
ted
in
exis
ting
dist
urbe
d ar
ea.
192-
31
Tabl
e 2-
8 So
ils
NPS
agr
ees t
hat w
hen
only
look
ing
at th
e to
tal n
umbe
r of a
cres
(57)
in a
re
gion
al sc
ale
it co
uld
be c
oncl
uded
the
impa
cts w
ould
be
min
or.
How
ever
, the
soil
type
, slo
pe a
nd e
rosi
on h
azar
d ne
ed to
be
addr
esse
d in
th
e im
pact
ana
lysi
s in
orde
r to
dete
rmin
e th
e ef
fect
s. N
PS a
sks t
hat a
m
ore
site
spec
ific
anal
ysis
of t
he im
pact
s to
soils
be
cond
ucte
d.
OR
PI
Sect
ion
3.3
of th
e EA
has
be
en re
vise
d to
qua
ntify
im
pact
s by
soil
type
. A
lso,
see
resp
onse
to
Com
men
t 3.
202-
31
Tabl
e 2-
8 W
ildlif
e
In o
rder
to a
dequ
atel
y ev
alua
te th
e ef
fect
s of p
erm
anen
tly im
pact
ing
57
acre
s and
tem
pora
rily
dist
urbi
ng 3
3.5
acre
s, it
is n
eces
sary
to se
e a
brea
kdow
n of
how
man
y ac
res a
re in
eac
h ve
geta
tion
type
. Thi
s pro
ject
sp
ans h
abita
ts fr
om th
e Y
uma
(Son
oran
) Des
ert o
n th
e w
est,
thro
ugh
Mad
rean
eve
rgre
en w
oodl
and,
to se
mi-d
eser
t gra
ssla
nd o
n th
e ea
st.
OR
PI
Sect
ion
3.5
of th
e EA
has
be
en re
vise
d to
qua
ntify
th
e im
pact
s by
com
mun
ity
type
.
21Pr
otec
ted
Spec
ies
We
belie
ve th
at c
onst
ruct
ion/
impr
ovem
ent o
f acc
ess a
nd a
ppro
ach
road
s do
hav
e po
tent
ial t
o ad
vers
ely
affe
ct S
onor
an d
eser
t tor
tois
e. T
ower
s #0
551
and
#052
3 ar
e bo
th in
Son
oran
des
ert t
orto
ise
habi
tat.
Plea
se
addr
ess t
his i
n th
e do
cum
ent.
OR
PI
OTI
A re
spec
tfully
di
sagr
ees.
A b
iom
onito
r w
ill b
e on
-site
dur
ing
cons
truct
ion
and
spee
d lim
its w
ill b
e po
sted
.
223-
2 33
3.
3.2.
1
TCA
-NO
-052
3 (.2
3 +
4.8
= 5.
03) a
cres
doe
s not
agr
ee w
ith T
able
2-3
(4
.8 a
cres
).
TCA
- NO
-055
1 (.2
3 +
7.8
= 8.
03) a
cres
doe
s not
agr
ee w
ith T
able
2-3
(7
.8 a
cres
).
OR
PI
Impa
ct a
crea
ges w
ill b
e cl
arifi
ed fo
r con
sist
ency
.
Com
men
t Res
pons
e M
atri
x D
RA
FT
EA
FO
R R
EM
OT
E V
IDE
O S
UR
VE
ILL
AN
CE
SY
STE
MS,
UPG
RA
DE
PR
OG
RA
M
JUL
Y 2
012
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ion
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men
t R
evie
wer
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espo
nse
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ine
Sect
ion
233-
6 33
3.
3.2.
1
NPS
sugg
ests
a m
ore
site
spec
ific
anal
ysis
of t
he im
pact
s to
soils
be
cond
ucte
d. N
PS a
lso
requ
ests
that
soil
type
, slo
pes a
nd e
rosi
on h
azar
ds
be in
clud
ed in
the
impa
ct a
naly
sis o
n so
ils. T
able
3-4
show
s slo
pes u
p to
60
%) a
nd e
rosi
on h
azar
ds o
f slig
ht to
seve
re. D
istu
rban
ce o
f hig
hly
eros
ive
soils
cou
ld re
sult
in u
nacc
epta
ble
impa
cts.
Als
o, d
istu
rban
ce o
f no
rmal
ly n
on-e
rosi
ve so
ils c
ould
des
tabi
lize
the
soils
and
resu
lt in
su
bsta
ntia
l ins
tabi
lity
and
eros
ion.
No
mea
sure
s are
dis
cuss
ed in
the
impa
ct a
naly
sis o
r in
Cha
pter
5 -
Bes
t Man
agem
ent P
ract
ices
, to
help
m
itiga
te th
ese
adve
rse
impa
cts.
OR
PI
The
EA h
as b
een
revi
sed
to q
uant
ify im
pact
s by
soil
type
. A
lso,
see
resp
onse
to
Com
men
t 3.
243-
6 –
3-9
No
lines
3.
3.2.
1
NPS
requ
ests
that
the
impa
cts o
f off
-roa
d ve
hicl
e tra
vel a
ssoc
iate
d w
ith
the
RV
SS to
wer
s be
incl
uded
in th
e im
pact
s to
soils
, veg
etat
ion
and
wild
life.
As p
er d
iscu
ssio
ns b
etw
een
NPS
, FW
S an
d B
P on
6/4
/12
, re
gard
ing
the
SBln
et B
iolo
gica
l Opi
nion
, off
road
veh
icle
traf
fic h
as
incr
ease
d si
nce
the
tow
ers b
egan
ope
ratio
n. T
he E
A a
nd B
O w
ere
base
d on
the
assu
mpt
ion
that
off
road
trav
el w
ould
be
redu
ced.
Man
y ne
w
track
s dire
ctly
radi
ate
out f
rom
exi
stin
g SB
lnet
tow
ers.
An
MSS
has
be
en st
atio
ned
in th
e vi
cini
ty o
f TC
A-N
O-5
5315
51. A
lread
y a
new
ro
ute
has b
een
crea
ted
east
of t
his s
ite (T
en M
ile H
ill),
conn
ecte
d th
e bo
unda
ry ro
ad w
ith th
e So
uth
Puer
to B
lanc
o R
oad.
OR
PI
USB
P op
erat
ions
are
ou
tsid
e th
e sc
ope
of th
is
EA.
253-
7 Ta
ble
3-4
3.3.
2.1
For O
PCN
M, s
lope
s tra
vers
ed to
TC
A-A
JO-0
553
reac
h 22
%. G
unsi
ght
soils
on
TCA
-NO
-052
3 ca
n be
mod
erat
ely
eros
ive.
NPS
requ
ests
a m
ore
site
spec
ific
soil
anal
ysis
be
com
plet
ed a
nd th
at p
reve
ntat
ive
mea
sure
s be
inst
alle
d to
pre
vent
/redu
ce so
il er
osio
n.
OR
PI
See
resp
onse
to
Com
men
ts 3
and
23.
263-
15
32
3.5.
2.1
NPS
agr
ees t
hat w
hen
cons
ider
ed in
the
regi
onal
con
text
, 57
acre
s of
perm
anen
t los
s of v
eget
atio
n fo
r 20
tow
ers i
s min
or. H
owev
er, w
e re
ques
t tha
t mor
e si
te sp
ecifi
c an
alys
is b
e co
nduc
ted
on v
eget
atio
n ty
pes
that
wou
ld b
e di
stur
bed
be c
onst
ruct
ion
and
perm
anen
tly b
y th
e to
wer
s to
subs
tant
iate
this
cla
im..
OR
PI
The
EA w
ill b
e re
vise
d to
qu
antif
y th
e im
pact
s by
com
mun
ity ty
pe.
273-
16
31-3
7 W
ildlif
e 3.
6.1
The
EA sh
ould
eva
luat
e ef
fect
s on
all w
ildlif
e, n
ot o
nly
thos
e ob
serv
ed
durin
g su
rvey
s (A
ppen
dix
D).
Man
y So
nora
n D
eser
t wild
life
spec
ies a
re
cryp
tic, b
urro
win
g, ra
re, n
octu
rnal
, or o
ther
wis
e un
likel
y to
be
read
ily
obse
rved
, and
are
not
incl
uded
with
in A
ppen
dix
D. A
lso,
ple
ase
prov
ide
mor
e de
tail
on th
e ha
bita
ts a
ffec
ted
by th
e pr
ojec
t to
addr
ess t
he a
ffec
ts
to a
ll w
ildlif
e sp
ecie
s.
OR
PI
OTI
A b
elie
ves t
hat t
he
impa
cts t
o ge
nera
l w
ildlif
e po
pula
tions
hav
e be
en a
dequ
atel
y ad
dres
sed.
Com
men
t Res
pons
e M
atri
x D
RA
FT
EA
FO
R R
EM
OT
E V
IDE
O S
UR
VE
ILL
AN
CE
SY
STE
MS,
UPG
RA
DE
PR
OG
RA
M
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Y 2
012
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ion
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men
t R
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wer
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espo
nse
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ine
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ion
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17
42-4
3 3.
6.2.
1
Plea
se a
ddre
ss h
aras
smen
t of w
ildlif
e an
d ha
bita
t fra
gmen
tatio
n.
DH
S/C
BP
is c
olle
ctin
g bi
rd/b
at d
ata
from
oth
er R
VSS
and
SB
lnet
fa
cilit
ies t
hat c
ould
be
used
her
e to
hel
p ad
dres
s aff
ects
. The
EA
cla
ims
bene
fits t
o w
ildlif
e fr
om re
duce
d C
BV
act
iviti
es. H
owev
er, d
iscu
ssio
ns
on 6
/4/1
2 w
ith D
HS,
CB
P, F
WS,
and
NPS
des
crib
ed th
at o
ff-r
oad
traff
ic h
as n
ot d
ecre
ased
as p
rese
nted
in th
e SB
lnet
EA
and
BO
. Dat
a in
dica
tes t
hat o
ff-r
oad
traff
ic h
as in
crea
sed.
Wha
t has
hap
pene
d w
ith th
e im
plem
enta
tion
of S
Bln
et w
ould
be
a go
od in
dica
tor o
f wha
t can
be
expe
cted
with
impl
emen
tatio
n of
RV
SS to
wer
s.
OR
PI
USB
P op
erat
ions
are
ou
tsid
e th
e sc
ope
of th
is
EA.
293-
22
Sono
ran
dese
rt to
rtois
e Ta
ble
3-8
Plea
se n
ote
in y
our f
inal
that
Tow
er #
052
3 al
so su
ppor
ts p
oten
tial
habi
tat f
or S
onor
an d
eser
t tor
tois
e.
OR
PI
Tabl
e 3-
8 ha
s bee
n re
vise
d to
incl
ude
TCA
-A
JO-0
523.
303-
32
4-5
Less
er lo
ng-
nose
d ba
t
The
EA p
rovi
des a
cou
nt o
f aga
ves a
nd c
olum
nar c
acti
obse
rved
"with
in
the
surv
ey a
rea"
of s
even
pro
pose
d to
wer
site
s. W
ould
thes
e pl
ants
be
dest
roye
d by
con
stru
ctio
n ac
tiviti
es?
Plea
se c
larif
y.
OR
PI
Som
e ag
ave
and
colu
mna
r ca
cti a
long
app
roac
h ro
ads
coul
d be
des
troye
d as
a
resu
lt of
road
im
prov
emen
ts.
Aga
ve
and
colu
mna
r cac
ti un
der
3 fe
et w
ould
be
relo
cate
d an
d co
lum
nar c
acti
over
3
feet
wou
ld b
e re
plac
ed a
t a
3:1
ratio
.
313-
32
6 &
13
Less
er lo
ng-
nose
d ba
t
The
EA sa
ys th
ere
are
non-
mat
erni
ty ro
osts
with
in 5
mile
s of 5
23 a
nd
551;
the
unde
rsta
ndin
g of
the
stat
us o
f the
se ro
osts
is p
relim
inar
y,
pend
ing
a fin
al p
roje
ct re
port.
Tow
er #
553
wou
ld a
lso
be w
ithin
5 m
iles
of th
ese
roos
ts.
OR
PI
The
text
has
bee
n re
vise
d to
repl
ace
TCA
-AJO
-055
1 w
ith -0
553
323-
32
Phot
o 3.
9 So
nora
n pr
ongh
orn
The
phot
ogra
ph d
oes n
ot a
ppea
r to
be a
Son
oran
pro
ngho
rn, i
t is m
ore
likel
y a
Nor
th A
mer
ican
pro
ngho
rn.
OR
PI
The
phot
o ha
s bee
n co
rrec
ted.
333-
32
40 A
lso
Figu
re 3
-5
Pron
ghor
n To
wer
s 551
,553
and
052
3 ar
e al
l with
in h
isto
ric ra
nge.
Tow
er 5
23,
bein
g ea
st o
f Hw
y85,
is n
ot w
ithin
wha
t is c
onsi
dere
d "c
urre
nt"
rang
e.
Figu
re 3
- 5 il
lust
rate
s "cu
rren
t" ra
nge,
not
"hi
stor
ic" (
form
er) r
ange
. O
RPI
The
figur
e tit
le w
ill b
e re
vise
d to
indi
cate
this
is
the
curr
ent r
ange
of t
he
SOPH
.
Com
men
t Res
pons
e M
atri
x D
RA
FT
EA
FO
R R
EM
OT
E V
IDE
O S
UR
VE
ILL
AN
CE
SY
STE
MS,
UPG
RA
DE
PR
OG
RA
M
JUL
Y 2
012
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ion
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men
t R
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wer
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nse
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ine
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ion
343-
43
27-4
7 Le
sser
long
-no
sed
bat
In o
rder
to e
valu
ate
effe
cts o
n th
e le
sser
long
-nos
ed b
at, t
he n
umbe
r of
cact
i and
aga
ves d
estro
yed
or tr
ansp
lant
ed sh
ould
be
prov
ided
. Not
all
colu
mna
r cac
ti ca
n be
tran
spla
nted
(e.g
. lar
ge in
divi
dual
s) a
nd n
ot a
ll tra
nspl
ante
d ca
cti s
urvi
ve.
OR
PI
The
agav
e an
d co
lum
nar
cact
i are
loca
ted
alon
g th
e ap
proa
ch ro
ads a
nd th
e nu
mbe
r of p
lant
s po
tent
ially
aff
ecte
d by
ro
ad im
prov
emen
ts is
un
know
n at
this
tim
e. A
de
taile
d m
itiga
tion
plan
w
ill b
e pr
ovid
ed p
rior t
o co
nstru
ctio
n.
353-
44
6+
Pron
ghor
n
Alte
rnat
e to
wer
site
#55
3 is
als
o w
ithin
cur
rent
Son
oran
pro
ngho
rn
rang
e an
d ha
bita
t. Th
is se
ctio
n sh
ould
als
o ev
alua
te th
e im
pact
s of C
BP
agen
ts re
spon
ding
to R
VSS
tow
er in
form
atio
n. F
or e
xam
ple,
CB
P pe
rson
nel t
rave
ling
north
and
wes
t in
vehi
cles
off
-roa
d w
ould
hav
e an
in
crea
sed
pote
ntia
l to
dist
urb/
hara
ss S
onor
an p
rong
horn
.
OR
PI
Text
has
bee
n re
vise
d in
th
e EA
to re
plac
e TC
A-
AJO
-055
1 w
ith T
CA
-A
JO-0
553.
USB
P op
erat
ions
are
out
side
the
scop
e of
this
EA
.
363-
46+
45+
Torto
ise
Tow
er 5
23 is
als
o w
ithin
pot
entia
l Son
oran
des
ert t
orto
ise
habi
tat.
The
EA su
gges
ts th
at a
ll R
VSS
tow
er si
tes h
ave
been
fully
dis
turb
ed
alre
ady,
whi
ch c
onfli
cts w
ith th
e ac
reag
e es
timat
es fo
r new
, per
man
ent
grou
nd d
istu
rban
ce p
rese
nted
els
ewhe
re in
the
EA. A
lso,
this
sect
ion
sugg
ests
that
rock
y su
bstra
tes w
ith sh
allo
w d
epth
to b
edro
ck d
o no
t co
nstit
ute
Sono
ran
dese
rt to
rtois
e ha
bita
t, w
hen
in fa
ct th
ose
char
acte
ristic
s typ
ify S
onor
an d
eser
t tor
tois
e ha
bita
t.
OR
PI
The
EA h
as b
een
corr
ecte
d to
indi
cate
that
ro
cky
subs
trate
s with
sh
allo
w d
epth
are
suita
ble
habi
tat.
Tow
er 5
23 w
as
iden
tifie
d as
bei
ng w
ithin
su
itabl
e ha
bita
t, al
thou
gh
it is
mar
gina
l at b
est,
sinc
e To
wer
523
is c
ompr
ised
of
silt
and
cobb
le.
The
long
est d
ista
nce
any
tow
er
site
is fr
om a
n ex
istin
g ro
ad is
50
feet
and
mos
t ar
e im
med
iate
ly a
djac
ent
to e
xist
ing
road
s. T
hus,
the
stat
emen
t tha
t the
to
wer
site
s are
with
in
area
s tha
t hav
e be
en
dist
urbe
d is
acc
urat
e.
373-
47
5 To
rtois
e Th
e se
nten
ce "T
his i
ndiv
idua
l is l
ikel
y a
rele
ased
cap
tive.
" App
ears
to
be o
ut o
f pla
ce.
OR
PI
This
err
oneo
us st
atem
ent
has b
een
dele
ted.
Com
men
t Res
pons
e M
atri
x D
RA
FT
EA
FO
R R
EM
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E V
IDE
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5-7
Torto
ise
The
refe
renc
e to
veh
icle
spee
d re
stric
tions
for S
onor
an p
rong
horn
pr
otec
tion
yiel
ding
ben
efits
for t
orto
ises
shou
ld b
e re
mov
ed. T
he
rela
tive
spee
d ca
pabi
litie
s of p
rong
horn
and
torto
ises
are
pro
foun
dly
inco
mpa
rabl
e. T
he 2
5 m
ph v
ehic
le sp
eed
limit
may
aff
ord
som
e pr
otec
tions
to p
rong
horn
, but
not
for d
eser
t tor
tois
es. P
leas
e ex
plai
n ho
w th
e 25
mph
spee
d lim
it w
ill b
e en
forc
ed to
ens
ure
com
plia
nce
and
prot
ectio
n of
thes
e sp
ecie
s?
OR
PI
OTI
A a
gree
s tha
t pr
ongh
orn
are
fast
er th
an
torto
ises
. H
owev
er, t
he
redu
ced/
rest
ricte
d sp
eed
limit
will
hel
p to
avo
id
impa
cts o
n to
rtois
es.
393-
51
22
3.8.
5.1
Plea
se n
ote
that
NPS
and
all
land
man
agem
ent a
genc
ies n
eed
to b
e no
tifie
d im
med
iate
ly in
the
even
t of a
ny a
rche
olog
ical
dis
cove
ry,
incl
udin
g hu
man
rem
ains
. O
RPI
EA
has
bee
n re
vise
d to
em
phas
ize
this
pro
cess
.
403-
56
14+
3.9.
2.1+
Th
e an
alys
is o
f im
pact
s to
air q
ualit
y do
es a
n ex
celle
nt jo
b of
qu
antif
ying
pot
entia
l im
pact
s to
air q
ualit
y. N
PS re
ques
ts th
at a
sim
ilar,
quan
tifia
ble
anal
ysis
be
done
for s
oils
, veg
etat
ion
and
wild
life.
O
RPI
Than
k yo
u fo
r you
r co
mm
ent.
OTI
A b
elie
ves
the
othe
r im
pact
ana
lyse
s ar
e ad
equa
te.
413-
64+
36+
3.10
.2.1
The
15%
Des
ign
for 5
53 a
nd 5
23 sh
ows s
olar
pow
er, a
nd n
ot n
eed
for a
ge
nera
tor.
If th
e fin
al d
esig
n do
es in
clud
e ge
nera
tors
, the
noi
se sh
ould
be
min
imiz
ed a
s per
SB
lnet
DO
PA (J
uly
2009
): "S
igni
fican
tly m
inim
ize
nois
e le
vels
for d
ay a
nd n
ight
and
ope
ratio
ns o
f tow
ers a
nd a
ssoc
iate
d in
fras
truc
ture
with
in S
onor
an p
rong
hom
and
less
er lo
ng-n
osed
bat
ha
bita
t by
usin
g ei
ther
baf
fle b
oxes
(a so
und-
resi
stan
t box
that
is p
lace
d ov
er o
r aro
und
a ge
nera
tor,
air-
cond
ition
ing
unit,
or a
ny o
ther
soun
d pr
oduc
ing
equi
pmen
t) or
oth
er n
oise
-aba
tem
ent m
etho
ds fo
r all
gene
rato
rs, a
ir-co
nditi
onin
g un
its, o
r any
oth
er so
und
prod
ucin
g eq
uipm
ent.
Spec
ifica
lly, f
or S
onor
an p
rong
hom
, lim
it no
ise
emis
sion
s fr
om e
ach
tow
er so
as n
ot to
exc
eed
35 d
BA (m
easu
red
ambi
ent n
oise
) at
150
met
ers d
ista
nce
from
the
nois
e so
urce
. Use
an
acou
stic
al
prof
essio
nal t
o en
sure
that
bui
ldin
g an
d/or
soun
d ba
nier
des
ign
deta
ils
are
suffi
cien
t to
achi
eve
the
afor
emen
tione
d cr
iteri
a. P
rovi
de a
cous
tic
findi
ngs t
o U
SFW
S-AE
SO &
CPN
WR,
Ajo
Sta
tion
Tow
er P
roje
ct, a
nd
BLM
. "
Bec
ause
tow
ers T
CA
-NO
-055
1105
53 a
nd T
CA
-NO
-052
3 ar
e w
ithin
or
adja
cent
to S
onor
an p
rong
horn
hab
itat,
NPS
requ
ests
that
sim
ilar n
oise
ab
atem
ent m
easu
res b
e in
clud
ed a
t the
se lo
catio
ns if
the
final
des
ign
incl
udes
the
use
of g
ener
ator
s.
OR
PI
Gen
erat
ors w
ould
not
be
used
at T
CA
-AJO
-055
3 or
-0
523.
Sol
ar p
ower
onl
y w
ould
be
used
at t
hese
to
wer
site
s.
423-
69
35-4
1 R
oads
Traf
fic p
atte
rns o
n H
ighw
ay 8
5 ar
e m
aske
d by
'ave
rage
ann
ual d
aily
co
unts
'. Tr
affic
is o
ften
heav
y on
wee
kend
s, ho
liday
s and
sprin
g br
eak.
Th
e hi
ghw
ay la
cks s
houl
ders
. If p
ossi
ble,
larg
e co
nstru
ctio
n eq
uipm
ent
shou
ld a
void
hig
hway
trav
el d
urin
g th
ese
time
perio
ds.
OR
PI
EA h
as b
een
revi
sed
to
incl
ude
thes
e un
der
BM
Ps.
Com
men
t Res
pons
e M
atri
x D
RA
FT
EA
FO
R R
EM
OT
E V
IDE
O S
UR
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ILL
AN
CE
SY
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R
oads
Th
is se
ctio
n do
es n
ot in
clud
e an
y in
form
atio
n on
the
proj
ecte
d us
e,
impr
ovem
ent a
nd m
aint
enan
ce o
f ass
ocia
ted
road
s. Th
is in
form
atio
n is
ne
eded
in o
rder
to p
redi
ct th
e le
vel o
f env
ironm
enta
l im
pact
s. O
RPI
Thes
e ac
tiviti
es w
ere
addr
esse
d in
the
Dra
ft EA
on
pag
e 3-
69, l
ines
36
thro
ugh
39.
443-
71
28
3.14
.2.1
Expe
rienc
e on
rest
orat
ion
of S
Bln
et a
ssoc
iate
d di
stur
banc
es h
as fo
und
it is
nec
essa
ry to
de-
com
pact
soils
and
to p
erio
dica
lly w
ater
the
plan
ts, i
n or
der f
or re
stor
atio
n of
nat
ive
spec
ies t
o be
succ
essf
ul. P
leas
e in
clud
e m
ore
site
spec
ific
info
rmat
ion
on p
lann
ed re
stor
atio
n pr
actic
es to
hel
p su
bsta
ntia
te th
e en
viro
nmen
tal e
ffec
ts p
rese
nted
.
OR
PI
The
cons
truct
ion
Req
uest
fo
r Pro
posa
l will
incl
ude
appl
icab
le B
MPs
. C
BP
will
dev
elop
and
im
plem
ent a
site
re
stor
atio
n pl
an.
454.
1 36
-38
4.1
The
stat
emen
t tha
t the
"...
mos
t sub
stan
tial i
mpa
cts o
f the
se a
ctiv
ities
w
ere
not o
r are
not
regu
late
d by
NEP
A .
. ." i
s not
subs
tant
iate
d, a
nd
may
be
deba
tabl
e.
OR
PI
Than
k yo
u fo
r you
r co
mm
ent.
464.
1
26-2
7 (a
nd
else
whe
re)
4.2
This
sect
ion,
and
Fig
ures
4-1
thro
ugh
4-3
shou
ld a
lso
desc
ribe
and
eval
uate
the
effe
cts o
f CB
P's f
ield
ope
ratio
ns a
ctiv
ities
thro
ugho
ut th
e pr
opos
ed p
roje
ct a
rea.
Fie
ld o
pera
tions
(age
nts o
n th
e gr
ound
) may
hav
e gr
eate
r eff
ects
on
the
envi
ronm
ent t
han
man
y of
the
indi
vidu
al
"pro
ject
s" li
sted
her
e.
OR
PI
As i
ndic
ated
in se
ctio
n 1.
4, a
n an
alys
is o
f USB
P fie
ld o
pera
tions
is b
eyon
d th
e sc
ope
of th
is E
A.
474-
1 40
+ 4.
3 Th
e cu
mul
ativ
e ef
fect
s sec
tion
fails
to m
entio
n th
e A
rizon
a Te
chno
logy
Pl
an (A
TR) p
revi
ousl
y re
fere
nced
on
page
1-2
of t
his d
ocum
ent.
Doe
s th
e cu
mul
ativ
e ef
fect
s sec
tion
cont
ain
all p
roje
cts i
n th
e A
TR?
OR
PI
The
ATP
is n
ot m
entio
ned
in th
e cu
mul
ativ
e ef
fect
s se
ctio
n be
caus
e it
does
not
gu
ide
OTI
A p
roje
cts.
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men
t Res
pons
e M
atri
x D
RA
FT
EA
FO
R R
EM
OT
E V
IDE
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4.3
The
sect
ion
title
incl
udes
'rea
sona
bly
fore
seea
ble'
proj
ects
. How
ever
, su
bseq
uent
text
refe
renc
es o
nly
'curr
ent'
proj
ects
. Inf
orm
atio
n on
fo
rese
eabl
e pr
ojec
ts is
nee
ded
to a
dequ
atel
y as
sess
and
inte
rpre
t the
cu
mul
ativ
e ef
fect
s.
Ther
e is
no
men
tion
of a
genc
y sp
onso
red
proj
ects
with
in th
e pr
ojec
t ar
ea. P
leas
e in
clud
e al
l pro
ject
s with
a p
oten
tial e
nviro
nmen
tal e
ffec
t.
DH
S is
cur
rent
ly a
naly
zing
the
effe
cts o
f Tac
tical
Infr
astru
ctur
e M
aint
enan
ce a
nd R
epai
r acr
oss s
outh
ern
Ariz
ona.
Thi
s pro
ject
shou
ld
be in
clud
ed in
the
disc
ussi
on o
f cum
ulat
ive
effe
cts.
Ther
e ha
s bee
n re
new
ed d
iscu
ssio
n co
ncer
ning
the
cons
truct
ion
of a
to
wer
at M
onte
zum
a Pa
ss in
Cor
onad
o N
atio
nal M
emor
ial,
perh
aps a
s ea
rly a
s Oct
ober
. The
con
stru
ctio
n of
a n
ew to
wer
adj
acen
t to
cons
truct
ion
of se
vera
l oth
er n
ew to
wer
s is a
pplic
able
to th
is a
naly
sis o
f cu
mul
ativ
e ef
fect
s. Th
e di
scus
sion
of N
aco
proj
ects
(p4-
6 lin
es 1
2-18
) m
entio
n up
grad
es o
f exi
stin
g eq
uipm
ent o
r new
repe
ater
s - b
ut n
ot
tow
er c
onst
ruct
ion.
NPS
ask
s tha
t all
proj
ects
be
incl
uded
in th
e cu
mul
ativ
e ef
fect
s ana
lysi
s.
OR
PI
The
reas
onab
ly
fore
seea
ble
proj
ects
wer
e ta
ken
into
con
side
ratio
n as
wel
l. N
PS sp
onso
red
proj
ects
hav
e be
en a
dded
to
the
proj
ect l
ist.
The
ne
w to
wer
at M
onte
zum
a is
a p
art o
f the
N
ogal
es/S
onoi
ta IF
T pr
ojec
t. T
he
Nog
ales
/Son
oita
IFT
proj
ect a
s wel
l as t
he
prop
osed
Tac
tical
In
fras
truct
ure
Mai
nten
ance
and
Rep
air
Prog
ram
hav
e be
en a
dded
to
cum
ulat
ive
impa
ct
anal
ysis
.
494-
9 24
-34
4.5.
2 So
ils
Off
-roa
d tra
vel a
ssoc
iate
d w
ith C
BV
s and
inte
rdic
tion
effo
rts c
ontin
ues
in th
e ar
eas c
over
ed b
y th
e W
elto
n an
d A
jo S
tatio
ns. T
he tr
affic
is
resu
lting
in m
easu
rabl
e so
il di
stur
banc
e re
sulti
ng in
acc
eler
ated
soil
eros
ion
and/
or c
ompa
ctio
n, a
cros
s lar
ge a
reas
. Thi
s sub
stan
tial s
ourc
e of
so
il di
stur
banc
e is
cau
sing
adv
erse
impa
cts t
o so
ils, v
eget
atio
n an
d w
ildlif
e ha
bita
t, an
d ne
eds t
o be
incl
uded
in th
e cu
mul
ativ
e ef
fect
s an
alys
is fo
r thi
s are
a.
OR
PI
Off
-roa
d tra
vel o
f CB
Vs
and
subs
eque
nt
inte
rdic
tion
activ
ities
are
ou
tsid
e th
e sc
ope
of th
is
proj
ect.
504-
9 34
4.
5.2
Soils
N
PS fe
els t
he c
umul
ativ
e im
pact
s to
soils
in m
uch
of th
e pr
ojec
t are
a ar
e m
oder
ate,
not
min
or, d
ue to
con
tinue
d of
f-ro
ad v
ehic
le tr
affic
. O
RPI
R
evis
ed a
s sug
gest
ed, a
nd
will
not
e th
at C
BV
traf
fic
is ro
ot p
robl
em.
514-
9 34
4.
5.2
Soils
Muc
h of
the
vege
tatio
n in
the
proj
ect a
rea
is su
stai
ning
sim
ilar i
mpa
cts
as th
e so
il re
sour
ce. N
PS su
gges
ts th
at w
hen
off-
road
veh
icle
traf
fic is
co
nsid
ered
in th
e re
alm
of c
umul
ativ
e ef
fect
s, th
e cu
mul
ativ
e ef
fect
on
vege
tatio
n is
mod
erat
e.
OR
PI
Rev
ised
as s
ugge
sted
, and
w
ill n
ote
that
CB
V tr
affic
is
root
pro
blem
.
524-
10
10
4.5.
5 W
ildlif
e
NPS
sugg
ests
the
cum
ulat
ive
effe
cts t
o w
ildlif
e fr
om c
ontin
ued
off-
road
ve
hicl
e tra
ffic
and
it su
bseq
uent
har
assm
ent o
f wild
life
and
habi
tat
degr
adat
ion
be in
clud
ed in
this
ana
lysi
s. Th
e co
nclu
sion
of m
inor
cu
mul
ativ
e ef
fect
s to
wild
life
shou
ld b
e re
-ass
esse
d.
OR
PI
Rev
ised
as s
ugge
sted
, and
w
ill n
ote
that
CB
V tr
affic
is
root
pro
blem
.
Com
men
t Res
pons
e M
atri
x D
RA
FT
EA
FO
R R
EM
OT
E V
IDE
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UR
VE
ILL
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CE
SY
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22-2
8 4.
5.6
Prot
ecte
d Sp
ecie
s
The
EA q
uant
ifies
impa
cts o
n ag
ave
plan
ts, b
ut n
ot c
olum
nar c
acti.
It
shou
ld st
ate
how
man
y co
lum
nar c
acti
wou
ld b
e de
stro
yed,
and
how
m
any
(and
of w
hat s
ize)
tran
spla
nted
. O
RPI
The
num
ber o
f aga
ve a
nd
colu
mna
r cac
ti pr
ovid
ed
on p
age
3-32
, rep
rese
nt
the
num
ber o
f pla
nts
pres
ent i
n th
e su
rvey
co
rrid
or.
Plea
se se
e re
spon
se to
Com
men
t 34.
A
BM
P w
as a
dded
to th
e EA
for t
he re
plac
emen
t of
colu
mna
r cac
ti at
a 3
:1
ratio
.
544-
10
45-4
6 4.
5.6
Prot
ecte
d Sp
ecie
s
The
activ
ities
of C
BP
staf
f on
the
grou
nd (e
.g. d
rivin
g ve
hicl
es o
ff-
road
), di
rect
ed b
y da
ta g
athe
red
by th
e R
VSS
site
s, m
ay a
dver
sely
aff
ect
Sono
ran
pron
ghor
n vi
a ha
rass
men
t and
hab
itat d
egra
datio
n. T
his
indi
rect
eff
ect o
f the
pro
pose
d pr
ojec
t sho
uld
be e
valu
ated
.
OR
PI
OTI
A b
elie
ves t
he E
A
adeq
uate
ly a
ddre
sses
th
ese
pote
ntia
l im
pact
s.
554-
11
1-9
4.5.
6 Pr
otec
ted
Spec
ies
As n
oted
els
ewhe
re, p
ropo
sed
tow
er 5
23 is
als
o in
Son
oran
des
ert
torto
ise
habi
tat.
Roc
ky su
bstra
tes w
ith sh
allo
w b
edro
ck in
fact
do
prov
ide
Sono
ran
dese
rt to
rtois
e ha
bita
t, in
clud
ing
shel
ter s
ites.
OR
PI
Tow
er 5
23 is
incl
uded
in
the
two
RV
SS to
wer
s di
scus
sed
in th
is
para
grap
h. T
he re
fere
nce
to sh
allo
w so
ils h
as b
een
rem
oved
from
the
text
.
565-
1 G
ener
al
5.0
BM
Ps
The
prop
osed
act
ion
in th
is R
VSS
EA
is v
ery
sim
ilar t
o th
e pr
opos
ed
actio
n in
SB
lnet
Ajo
l Tow
er P
roje
ct E
A (D
ecem
ber 2
009)
. The
M
itiga
tion
Mea
sure
s in
Cha
pter
5 o
f SB
lnet
are
muc
h m
ore
thor
ough
. N
PS re
ques
ts th
at th
ese
miti
gatio
n m
easu
res b
e re
view
ed a
nd a
dopt
ed
whe
re a
pplic
able
for i
mpl
emen
tatio
n on
RV
SS.
Mill
er re
spon
se:
Incl
ude
thos
e m
easu
res o
nly
to th
e ex
tent
they
are
ap
plic
able
to th
is a
ctio
n, fo
r RV
SS, a
nd fo
r the
are
as w
here
RV
SS
tow
ers a
re p
lann
ed.
OR
PI
Miti
gatio
n m
easu
res h
ave
been
incl
uded
whe
re
appl
icab
le.
575-
1 44
-45
5.2
Soils
NPS
ask
s tha
t site
spec
ific
cons
truct
ion
plan
s, in
clud
ing
soil
eros
ion
cont
rol p
ract
ices
be
subm
itted
for N
PS a
ppro
val p
rior t
o co
nstru
ctio
n im
plem
enta
tion.
NPS
Sug
gest
s tha
t all
tow
er si
tes b
e gi
ven
‘spe
cial
co
nsid
erat
ion’
(lin
e 45
) in
the
desig
n pr
oces
s bec
ause
of t
he in
here
nt
erod
abili
ty o
f man
y de
sert
soils
, and
the
pote
ntia
l for
soil
dest
abili
zatio
n fr
om c
onst
ruct
ion
dist
urba
nces
.
OR
PI
Soil
impa
cts h
ave
been
ta
ken
into
con
side
ratio
n du
ring
the
desi
gn o
f the
to
wer
s and
road
s. A
Sp
ecia
l Use
Per
mit
will
be
obta
ined
from
OR
PI p
rior
to c
onst
ruct
ion.
Com
men
t Res
pons
e M
atri
x D
RA
FT
EA
FO
R R
EM
OT
E V
IDE
O S
UR
VE
ILL
AN
CE
SY
STE
MS,
UPG
RA
DE
PR
OG
RA
M
JUL
Y 2
012
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ocat
ion
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men
t R
evie
wer
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’s R
espo
nse
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ine
Sect
ion
585-
1 46
5.
2 N
PS re
ques
ts a
dditi
onal
info
rmat
ion
on th
e co
mpo
sitio
n of
wet
ting
com
poun
ds to
dec
reas
e so
il er
osio
n.
OR
PI
App
ropr
iate
mea
sure
s will
be
take
n ba
sed
on so
il st
udy.
595-
2+
34+
5.4
Prot
ecte
d Sp
ecie
s
Plea
se p
rovi
de d
etai
led
mea
sure
s to
avoi
d an
d tra
nspl
ant a
gave
s and
co
lum
nar c
acti,
and
to p
rese
rve
less
er lo
ng-n
osed
bat
food
pla
nts.
Mea
sure
s to
surv
ey fo
r, an
d re
loca
te d
eser
t tor
tois
es, p
rior t
o gr
ound
- di
stur
bing
act
iviti
es, s
houl
d al
so b
e de
taile
d he
re. T
he sl
ow v
ehic
le
spee
ds m
entio
ned
on p
3-4
7 fo
r the
torto
ise
(and
Son
oran
pro
ngho
rn)
are
also
not
incl
uded
her
e. S
low
veh
icle
spee
ds (<
25 m
ph) s
houl
d be
co
mm
itted
to, f
or b
oth
cons
truct
ion-
rela
ted
traff
ic a
nd a
ll ro
utin
e op
erat
ions
traf
fic.
OR
PI
A d
etai
led
miti
gatio
n pl
an
will
be
prep
ared
prio
r to
cons
truct
ion.
A
dditi
onal
ly, a
3:1
re
plac
emen
t rat
io fo
r co
lum
nar c
acti
has b
een
adde
d as
a B
MP
in th
e EA
. C
onst
ruct
ion
and
mai
nten
ance
veh
icle
s will
ob
serv
e th
e 25
mile
per
ho
ur sp
eed
limit.
USB
P op
erat
ions
are
out
side
the
scop
e of
this
EA
. 60
5-4
31
5.10
M
axim
um sp
eed
thro
ugh
OPC
NM
is 2
5 m
ph. P
leas
e in
clud
e th
is
info
rmat
ion.
O
RPI
R
evis
ed a
s sug
gest
ed.
Ari
zona
Gam
e an
d Fi
sh D
epar
tmen
t (A
ZDFG
)
61
Doc
umen
t siz
e –
the
Dra
ft EA
is a
con
side
rabl
y la
rge
docu
men
t, ar
guab
ly to
o la
rge
to a
llow
ade
quat
e re
view
by
the
publ
ic a
nd a
genc
y re
view
ers i
n a
timel
y fa
shio
n. S
ever
al a
reas
of t
he d
ocum
ent c
ould
be
cond
ense
d w
ithou
t los
s of i
mpo
rtant
con
tent
. For
exa
mpl
e, ra
ther
than
in
clud
ing
112
page
s of r
epet
itive
cop
ies o
f the
initi
al p
roje
ct n
otifi
catio
n le
tter i
n A
ppen
dix
A, a
sim
ple
list o
f age
ncie
s/ot
her e
ntiti
es se
nt th
is
lette
r wou
ld a
ccom
plis
h th
e sa
me
purp
ose
whi
le sa
ving
revi
ewer
tim
e an
d do
ubtle
ss p
aper
, con
side
ring
the
likel
y sc
enar
io th
at so
me
revi
ewer
s m
ay c
hoos
e to
prin
t the
doc
umen
t for
revi
ew.
The
map
s pre
sent
ed in
App
endi
ces B
and
C c
ould
be
com
bine
d, th
ereb
y el
imin
atin
g an
add
ition
al 2
0 pa
ges.
AZD
FG
OTI
A th
anks
the
AZG
FD
for i
t rev
iew
and
co
mm
ents
.
62Th
e sp
ecie
s obs
erve
d lis
t is e
ssen
tially
mea
ning
less
with
out a
n in
dica
tion
of w
hich
spec
ies w
ere
obse
rved
at w
hich
loca
tions
, and
do
esn’
t add
val
ue to
the
anal
ysis
. A
ZDFG
Th
e lis
t has
bee
n re
vise
d to
iden
tify
whe
re sp
ecie
s w
ere
obse
rved
.
Com
men
t Res
pons
e M
atri
x D
RA
FT
EA
FO
R R
EM
OT
E V
IDE
O S
UR
VE
ILL
AN
CE
SY
STE
MS,
UPG
RA
DE
PR
OG
RA
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Y 2
012
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ion
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men
t R
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wer
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’s R
espo
nse
Page
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ine
Sect
ion
63
App
endi
x E
cont
ains
the
entir
e lis
t of A
rizon
a sp
ecia
l sta
tus s
peci
es, f
or
ever
y co
unty
in th
e st
ate.
Muc
h of
this
is c
ompl
etel
y irr
elev
ant f
or th
is
EA, a
nd a
gain
a c
onsi
dera
ble
num
ber o
f pag
es in
the
docu
men
t cou
ld b
e el
imin
ated
thro
ugh
a si
mpl
e re
ques
t to
the
Dep
artm
ent t
o ge
nera
te a
list
fo
r onl
y th
ose
coun
ties w
ithin
the
proj
ect r
egio
n of
influ
ence
(RO
I).
AZD
FG
This
list
has
bee
n re
vise
d to
incl
ude
only
the
affe
cted
cou
ntie
s.
64Pl
ease
incl
ude
with
in th
e Fi
nal E
A a
cop
y of
the
Dep
artm
ent’s
firs
t co
mm
ent l
ette
r add
ress
ed to
Ms.
Mar
y D
. Has
sell,
dat
ed A
pril
17, 2
012.
A
ZDFG
Th
at le
tter a
nd th
is o
ne
have
bee
n in
clud
ed in
the
Fina
l EA
.
65
Page
3-4
1, li
ne 6
stat
es “
no st
ate-
liste
d sp
ecie
s…w
ere
obse
rved
dur
ing
pede
stria
n su
rvey
s”. B
ecau
se th
ere
is n
o de
scrip
tion
of th
e sp
ecifi
c tim
e of
day
and
wea
ther
con
ditio
ns g
iven
for t
hese
surv
eys o
vera
ll, o
r by
site
, th
ere
is in
suff
icie
nt in
form
atio
n gi
ven
to d
eter
min
e w
heth
er c
ondi
tions
w
ere
suita
ble
for t
hose
spec
ies t
o be
act
ive
durin
g th
e su
rvey
s and
w
heth
er o
r not
they
wou
ld b
e ap
pare
nt to
the
surv
eyor
. Als
o, th
ere
is n
o in
dica
tion
of th
e am
ount
of t
ime
spen
t con
duct
ing
thes
e su
rvey
s and
no
spec
ific
surv
ey m
etho
dolo
gy is
des
crib
ed.
AZD
FG
The
incl
usiv
e da
tes o
f the
su
rvey
s and
gen
eral
w
eath
er c
ondi
tions
hav
e be
en a
dded
to th
e EA
.
66
We
did
not f
ind
any
men
tion
of th
e in
crea
sed
risk
of p
reda
tion
on fl
at-
taile
d ho
rned
liza
rds f
rom
rapt
ors a
ffor
ded
incr
ease
d hu
ntin
g pe
rche
s vi
a co
nstru
ctio
n of
the
RV
SS to
wer
s with
in th
e liz
ard’
s ran
ge. I
f CB
P do
es n
ot in
tend
to in
clud
e pe
rch
dete
rren
ts o
n to
wer
s loc
ated
with
in th
e fla
t-tai
led
horn
ed li
zard
’s ra
nge,
and
esp
ecia
lly w
ithin
the
Yum
a D
eser
t M
anag
emen
t Are
a, p
leas
e pr
ovid
e ju
stifi
catio
n fo
r tha
t dec
isio
n.
AZD
FG
The
EA h
as b
een
revi
sed
to in
corp
orat
e th
ese
disc
ussi
ons.
67
The
disc
ussi
on p
rovi
ded
rega
rdin
g ag
aves
, sag
uaro
s, an
d or
gan-
pipe
ca
cti w
ould
be
mor
e in
form
ativ
e if
it in
clud
ed a
bre
ak-d
own
by to
wer
(i.
e., n
umbe
r of e
ach
clas
s of s
uccu
lent
pre
sent
by
indi
vidu
al to
wer
) and
de
scrip
tion
of th
e su
rrou
ndin
g ve
geta
tion
at e
ach
of th
ose
site
s to
allo
w
the
revi
ewer
to “
pict
ure”
the
rela
tive
sign
ifica
nce
of th
ose
less
er lo
ng-
nose
d ba
t for
age
plan
ts o
n ea
ch to
wer
site
in re
latio
n to
the
surr
ound
ing
land
scap
e.
AZD
FG
The
entir
e ar
ea is
co
nsid
ered
by
USF
WS
as
fora
ge h
abita
t; th
us, O
TIA
do
es n
ot fe
el a
bre
ak-
dow
n by
tow
er si
te w
ould
pr
ovid
e
68
Page
4-1
0, li
nes 4
0-46
are
som
ewha
t con
tradi
ctor
y. T
he st
atem
ent i
s m
ade
that
bot
h sh
ort-t
erm
and
long
-term
redu
ctio
ns in
fora
ge
avai
labi
lity
(rel
ated
to p
roje
ct a
ctiv
ities
) “w
ould
hav
e an
adv
erse
eff
ect
on th
is p
opul
atio
n”, y
et th
e fo
llow
ing
sent
ence
stat
es th
at
“im
plem
enta
tion
of c
onse
rvat
ion
mea
sure
s will
mak
e ef
fect
s unl
ikel
y,
and
if pr
esen
t, di
scou
ntab
le”.
It i
s not
cle
ar w
hat c
onse
rvat
ion
mea
sure
s w
ould
mak
e th
ose
effe
cts d
isco
unta
ble.
AZD
FG
The
stat
emen
ts h
ave
been
re
vise
d to
indi
cate
that
th
ere
coul
d be
shor
t and
lo
ng-te
rm im
pact
s, ho
wev
er, w
ith th
e im
plem
enta
tion
of
cons
erva
tions
mea
sure
s (d
escr
ibed
in S
ectio
n 5.
4),
thos
e im
pact
s wou
ld b
e di
scou
ntab
le.
Com
men
t Res
pons
e M
atri
x D
RA
FT
EA
FO
R R
EM
OT
E V
IDE
O S
UR
VE
ILL
AN
CE
SY
STE
MS,
UPG
RA
DE
PR
OG
RA
M
JUL
Y 2
012
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ocat
ion
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men
t R
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wer
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espo
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ine
Sect
ion
69
Sect
ion
5.4
need
s to
incl
ude
Bes
t Man
agem
ent P
ract
ices
(BM
Ps) t
o ad
dres
s im
pact
s to
flat-t
aile
d ho
rned
liza
rds a
nd d
eser
t tor
tois
e. A
st
atem
ent i
s mad
e on
pag
e 3-
47 th
at v
ehic
le sp
eeds
wou
ld b
e re
stric
ted
due
to th
e pr
esen
ce o
f Son
oran
pro
ngho
rn, m
akin
g th
e po
tent
ial f
or a
ve
hicl
e st
rikin
g a
torto
ise
disc
ount
able
. Bec
ause
a to
rtois
e is
co
nsid
erab
ly sm
alle
r tha
n a
pron
ghor
n an
d th
us n
ot n
early
as v
isib
le to
a
driv
er a
s a p
rong
horn
, thi
s sta
tem
ent i
s not
just
ified
. Fur
ther
, the
BM
P pr
opos
ed fo
r Son
oran
pro
ngho
rn (i
.e.,
seas
onal
veh
icle
rest
rictio
ns)
wou
ld b
e in
eff
ect o
nly
from
Mar
ch 1
5 to
July
15.
Des
ert t
orto
ises
are
ac
tive
durin
g ot
her t
imes
of t
he y
ear a
nd w
ould
ther
efor
e be
at r
isk
from
ve
hicl
e st
rikes
out
side
thos
e se
ason
al re
stric
tion
perio
ds.
AZD
FG
The
EA h
as b
een
revi
sed
to st
ate
that
a b
iolo
gica
l m
onito
r will
be
pres
ent
durin
g co
nstru
ctio
n at
the
two
tow
ers l
ocat
ed w
ithin
So
nora
n de
sert
torto
ise
habi
tat (
i.e.,
TCA
-AJO
-05
23 a
nd T
CA
-AJO
-05
53) a
nd th
e si
x to
wer
s lo
cate
d w
ithin
or a
djac
ent
to th
e Y
uma
Des
ert F
lat-
taile
d H
orne
d Li
zard
M
anag
emen
t Are
a (Y
UM
-Y
US-
0539
, YU
M-Y
US-
0543
, YU
M-Y
US-
0547
, Y
UM
-YU
S-05
49, Y
UM
-Y
US-
0575
, and
YU
M-
YU
S-05
77).
70Th
e D
epar
tmen
t rec
omm
ends
cha
ngin
g “a
gave
s, sa
guar
o ca
cti,
and
orga
n pi
pe c
acti
shou
ld b
e sa
lvag
ed a
nd tr
ansp
lant
ed”
to “
wou
ld b
e sa
lvag
ed a
nd tr
ansp
lant
ed”
on p
age
3-43
and
incl
udin
g re
fere
nce
to th
is
in th
e FO
NSI
and
the
pend
ing
rest
orat
ion
plan
.
AZD
FG
The
EA h
as b
een
revi
sed
as su
gges
ted.
71
Ther
e ar
e co
ntra
dict
ory
stat
emen
ts o
n pa
ge 3
-47,
1st p
arag
raph
: the
st
atem
ent i
s mad
e th
at n
o de
sert
torto
ise
indi
vidu
als o
r sig
n w
ere
obse
rved
, yet
ther
e is
men
tion
of “
this
indi
vidu
al is
like
ly a
rele
ased
ca
ptiv
e”. W
e re
com
men
d cl
arifi
catio
n as
to w
heth
er a
torto
ise
was
, or
was
not
foun
d.
AZD
FG
The
sent
ence
on
page
3-
47 re
gard
ing
the
indi
vidu
al is
err
oneo
us
and
has b
een
dele
ted.
72
Miti
gatio
n m
easu
res i
n th
e EA
are
inad
equa
te. I
n pa
rticu
lar t
here
are
no
mea
sure
s sug
gest
ed to
off
set t
he lo
ss o
f hab
itat.
It is
the
polic
y of
the
Ariz
ona
Gam
e an
d Fi
sh C
omm
issi
on th
at th
e D
epar
tmen
t see
k w
ildlif
e an
d w
ildlif
e ha
bita
t com
pens
atio
n at
a 1
00 p
erce
nt le
vel,
whe
n fe
asib
le,
for a
ctua
l or p
oten
tial h
abita
t los
ses r
esul
ting
from
land
and
wat
er
proj
ects
.
AZD
FG
Bec
ause
the
impa
cts o
n un
dist
urbe
d la
nds a
re so
sm
all a
nd o
nly
disc
ount
able
impa
cts o
n Fe
dera
lly li
sted
thre
aten
ed
or e
ndan
gere
d sp
ecie
s ha
ve b
een
iden
tifie
d,
OTI
A h
as d
eter
min
ed th
at
com
pens
ator
y m
itiga
tion
is n
ot w
arra
nted
.
Com
men
t Res
pons
e M
atri
x D
RA
FT
EA
FO
R R
EM
OT
E V
IDE
O S
UR
VE
ILL
AN
CE
SY
STE
MS,
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The
Dep
artm
ent t
hank
s you
for t
he o
ppor
tuni
ty to
com
men
t on
the
Dra
ft EA
for t
he R
VSS
Upg
rade
Pro
gram
. As t
he st
ate
agen
cy re
spon
sibl
e fo
r th
e co
nser
vatio
n, e
nhan
cem
ent,
and
rest
orat
ion
of A
rizon
a’s d
iver
se
wild
life
reso
urce
s and
hab
itats
, the
Dep
artm
ent e
ncou
rage
s pro
ject
pr
opon
ents
to a
void
and
min
imiz
e ne
gativ
e im
pact
s, an
d w
hen
poss
ible
en
hanc
e an
d/or
impr
ove
habi
tat c
ondi
tions
. The
Dep
artm
ent h
as
prod
uced
a n
umbe
r of w
ildlif
e-fr
iend
ly g
uide
lines
(h
ttp://
ww
w.a
zgfd
.gov
/hgi
s/gu
idel
ines
.asp
x) a
nd c
an p
rovi
de a
dditi
onal
ex
perti
se to
CB
P in
rega
rd to
wild
life
conn
ectiv
ity, h
abita
t man
agem
ent,
and
miti
gatio
n st
rate
gies
. In
parti
cula
r, w
e re
com
men
d yo
ur c
ompl
ianc
e w
ith th
e To
rtoi
se H
andl
ing
Gui
delin
es,M
itiga
tion
Mea
sure
s for
Des
ert
Tort
oise
s, an
d Su
rvey
Gui
delin
es fo
r Con
sulta
nts a
vaila
ble
from
the
abov
e w
eb a
ddre
ss.
AZD
FG
Than
k yo
u fo
r thi
s co
mm
ent a
nd in
form
atio
n.
Ari
zona
Dep
artm
ent o
f Env
iron
men
tal Q
ualit
y (A
ZDE
Q)
74
Afte
r rev
iew
ing
the
draf
t Env
ironm
enta
l Ass
essm
ent,
the
wat
er Q
ualit
y D
ivis
ion
has n
o ad
ditio
nal c
omm
ents
and
wou
ld li
ke to
iter
ate
our
Mar
ch 1
5, 2
012
com
men
ts re
late
d to
pos
sibl
e w
ater
qua
lity
perm
its a
nd
appr
oval
s. T
hank
you
for t
his o
ppor
tuni
ty to
revi
ew.
AZD
EQ
Than
k yo
u fo
r you
r co
mm
ents
. Th
e co
nstru
ctio
n co
ntra
ctor
w
ill b
e re
spon
sibl
e fo
r ob
tain
ing
the
appr
opria
te
wat
er q
ualit
y pe
rmits
and
ap
prov
als,
as w
ell a
s pr
epar
ing
a st
orm
wat
er
pollu
tion
prev
entio
n pl
an.
Cal
iforn
ia D
epar
tmen
t of T
rans
port
atio
n, D
istr
ict 1
1 (C
alT
rans
)
75
Reg
ardi
ng A
ppen
dix
B-4
(Pro
ject
Are
a M
ap S
how
ing
the
Loca
tion
of
YU
M-Y
US-
0571
): It
is a
ntic
ipat
ed th
at a
cces
s fro
m th
e ro
adw
ay to
the
futu
re “
30’ W
ide
Roa
d Im
prov
emen
ts”
will
occ
ur fr
om/to
Fed
eral
R/W
. Th
eref
ore,
it is
exp
ecte
d th
at a
n En
croa
chm
ent P
erm
it fo
rm C
altra
ns to
U
SBP
may
not
be
requ
ired.
Ple
ase
conf
irm.
Cal
Tran
s C
BP
Agr
ees
76
Reg
ardi
ng A
ppen
dix
B-5
(Pro
ject
Are
a M
ap S
how
ing
the
Loca
tion
of
YU
M-Y
US-
0573
and
YU
M-Y
US-
0531
): A
n ex
clus
ive
acce
ss fr
om
east
boun
d I-
8 is
den
ied.
Acc
ess t
o th
e pr
opos
ed to
wer
loca
tions
can
be
achi
eved
via
the
Gra
ys W
ells
Roa
d (E
xit 1
56) r
amp.
Cal
Tran
s
CB
P an
d its
con
tract
ors
will
acc
ess t
he p
ropo
sed
tow
er si
tes f
rom
Gra
ys
Wel
l Roa
d.
Com
men
t Res
pons
e M
atri
x D
RA
FT
EA
FO
R R
EM
OT
E V
IDE
O S
UR
VE
ILL
AN
CE
SY
STE
MS,
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. Bur
eau
of R
ecla
mat
ion
(Rec
lam
atio
n)
77
Impa
cts t
o FT
HL
are
antic
ipat
ed.
As i
ndic
ated
by
the
EA, m
itiga
tion
(incl
udin
g co
mpe
nsat
ory)
for t
he F
THL
is re
quire
d by
Rec
lam
atio
n fo
r an
y us
ers o
f Rec
lam
atio
n la
nds.
Thi
s wou
ld in
clud
e te
mpo
rary
co
nstru
ctio
n im
pact
s and
the
final
pro
ject
“fo
otpr
int.”
We
requ
est t
hat
prio
r to
any
cons
truct
ion
activ
ities
com
men
ce, o
ur o
ffic
e is
con
tact
ed
wel
l in
adva
nce
to e
nsur
e th
e ap
prop
riate
miti
gatio
n an
d co
mpe
nsat
ory
mea
sure
s are
form
aliz
ed in
acc
orda
nce
with
the
Flat
-taile
d H
orne
d Li
zard
Ran
gew
ide
Man
agem
ent S
trate
gy, 2
003
Rev
isio
n.
Com
pens
atio
n m
itiga
tion
will
be
dete
rmin
ed b
ased
on
habi
tat l
oss.
O
utsi
de th
e Y
uma
Des
ert M
anag
emen
t Are
a (M
A) c
ompe
nsat
ion
wou
ld
be a
sses
sed
at a
1:1
ratio
. A
mul
tiply
ing
fact
or ra
ngin
g fr
om th
ree
(3) t
o si
x (6
) wou
ld b
e as
sess
ed fo
r hab
itat l
oss i
nsid
e th
e M
A.
Rec
lam
atio
n
OTI
A w
ill c
ompl
ete
coor
dina
tion
with
R
ecla
mat
ion
to e
nsur
e co
mpl
ianc
e w
ith th
e Fl
at-
taile
d H
orne
d Li
zard
R
ange
wid
e M
anag
emen
t St
rate
gy, 2
003
Rev
isio
n..
78
The
tow
er si
tes l
iste
d in
the
EA a
re o
n R
ecla
mat
ion
land
s, an
d ac
cord
ing
to o
ur re
cord
s hav
e be
en a
utho
rized
by
Rec
lam
atio
n C
ontra
ct
and
Lice
nse
Nos
. 8-0
7-34
-L10
91, 1
1-07
-34-
L171
0, a
nd 1
1-07
-34-
L171
0 A
men
dmen
t No.
1.
BO
RTh
ank
you
for t
his
com
men
t and
info
rmat
ion.
7977
-78
3.
3
Sect
ion
3.3,
Pag
e N
o. 7
7 an
d 78
in th
e EA
indi
cate
s BLM
as “
Land
M
anag
er/O
wne
r,” h
owev
er, t
he to
wer
site
s (Y
UM
-YU
S-05
31, Y
UM
-Y
US-
0533
, and
YU
M-Y
US-
0535
) are
aut
horiz
ed u
nder
the
Rec
lam
atio
n C
ontra
cts l
iste
d ab
ove,
ple
ase
corr
ect l
ando
wne
r to
refle
ct
“Rec
lam
atio
n.”
BO
RTh
e EA
has
bee
n re
vise
d as
sugg
este
d.
80
Nee
d cl
arifi
catio
n on
RV
SS si
tes Y
UM
-YU
S-05
39 a
nd Y
UM
-YU
S-05
47.
Und
er S
ectio
n 2.
3 (P
ropo
sed
Actio
n) R
VSS
site
YU
M-Y
US-
0547
is li
sted
in T
able
2-2
but
is n
ot sh
own
in F
igur
e 2-
1. U
nder
Se
ctio
n 2.
4 (A
ltern
ativ
e 1)
RV
SS si
te Y
UM
-YU
S-05
39 is
list
ed in
Ta
ble
2-4
but i
s not
show
n in
Fig
ure
2-9
of th
e do
cum
ent.
BO
RTh
e EA
has
bee
n re
vise
d as
sugg
este
d.
81
Ta
ble
3-2
Und
er T
able
3-2
, RV
SS si
te Y
UM
-YU
S-05
33 is
inco
rrec
tly li
sted
as
YU
M-Y
US-
0553
. B
OR
The
EA h
as b
een
revi
sed
as su
gges
ted.
Com
men
t Res
pons
e M
atri
x D
RA
FT
EA
FO
R R
EM
OT
E V
IDE
O S
UR
VE
ILL
AN
CE
SY
STE
MS,
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e of
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iforn
ia, D
epar
tmen
t of T
oxic
Sub
stan
ces C
ontr
ol
82
The
EA sh
ould
eva
luat
e w
heth
er c
ondi
tions
with
in th
e Pr
ojec
t are
a m
ay
pose
a th
reat
to h
uman
hea
lth o
r the
env
ironm
ent.
Fol
low
ing
are
the
data
base
s of s
ome
of th
e re
gula
tory
age
ncie
s:
Nat
iona
l Prio
ritie
s (N
PL):
A li
st m
aint
aine
d by
the
Uni
ted
Stat
es E
nviro
nmen
tal P
rote
ctio
n A
genc
y (U
.S. E
PA).
Envi
rost
or (f
orm
erly
Cal
Site
s): A
Dat
abas
e pr
imar
ily u
sed
by
the
Cal
iforn
ia D
epar
tmen
t of T
oxic
Sub
stan
ces C
ontro
l, ac
cess
ible
thro
ugh
DTS
C’s
web
site
(see
bel
ow).
Res
ourc
e C
onse
rvat
ion
and
Rec
over
y In
form
atio
n Sy
stem
(R
CR
IS):
A d
atab
ase
of R
CR
A fa
cilit
ies t
hat i
s mai
ntai
ned
by
U.S
. EPA
. C
ompr
ehen
sive
Env
ironm
enta
l Res
pons
e C
ompe
nsat
ion
and
Liab
ility
Info
rmat
ion
Syst
em (C
ERC
LIS)
: A
dat
abas
e of
C
ERC
LA si
tes t
hat i
s mai
ntai
ned
by U
.S. E
PA.
Solid
Was
te In
form
atio
n Sy
stem
(SW
IS):
A d
atab
ase
prov
ided
by
the
Cal
iforn
ia In
tegr
ated
Was
te M
anag
emen
t Boa
rd w
hich
co
nsis
ts o
f bot
h op
en a
s wel
l as c
lose
d an
d in
activ
e so
lid w
aste
di
spos
al fa
cilit
ies a
nd tr
ansf
er st
atio
ns.
Geo
Trac
ker:
A L
ist t
hat i
s mai
ntai
ned
by R
egio
nal W
ater
Q
ualit
y C
ontro
l Boa
rds.
Loca
l Cou
ntie
s and
Citi
es m
aint
ain
lists
for h
azar
dous
su
bsta
nces
cle
anup
site
s and
leak
ing
unde
rgro
und
stor
age
tank
s. Th
e U
nite
d St
ates
Arm
y C
orps
of E
ngin
eers
, 911
Wils
hire
B
oule
vard
, Los
Ang
eles
, Cal
iforn
ia, 9
0017
, (21
3) 4
52-3
908,
m
aint
ains
a li
st o
f For
mer
ly U
sed
Def
ense
Site
s (FU
DS)
.
DTS
C
Each
site
pro
pose
d fo
r thi
s pr
ojec
t was
inve
stig
ated
an
d an
AST
M T
rans
actio
n Sc
reen
ing
was
com
plet
ed.
83
The
EA sh
ould
iden
tify
the
mec
hani
sm to
initi
ate
any
requ
ired
inve
stig
atio
n an
d/or
rem
edia
tion
for a
ny si
te w
ithin
the
prop
osed
Pro
ject
ar
ea th
at m
ay b
e co
ntam
inat
ed, a
nd th
e go
vern
men
t age
ncy
to p
rovi
de
appr
opria
te re
gula
tory
ove
rsig
ht.
If n
eces
sary
, DTS
C w
ould
requ
ire a
n ov
ersi
ght a
gree
men
t in
orde
r to
revi
ew su
ch d
ocum
ents
.
DTS
C
See
resp
onse
to c
omm
ent
82.
No
cont
amin
atio
n w
as fo
und
at a
ny o
f the
pr
opos
ed to
wer
site
s.
Com
men
t Res
pons
e M
atri
x D
RA
FT
EA
FO
R R
EM
OT
E V
IDE
O S
UR
VE
ILL
AN
CE
SY
STE
MS,
UPG
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OG
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ion
84
Any
env
ironm
enta
l inv
estig
atio
ns, s
ampl
ing
and/
or re
med
iatio
n fo
r a
site
shou
ld b
e co
nduc
ted
unde
r a W
orkp
lan
appr
oved
and
ove
rsee
n by
a
regu
lato
ry a
genc
y th
at h
as ju
risdi
ctio
n to
ove
rsee
haz
ardo
us su
bsta
nce
clea
nup.
The
find
ings
of a
ny in
vest
igat
ions
, inc
ludi
ng a
ny P
hase
I or
II
Envi
ronm
enta
l Site
Ass
essm
ent I
nves
tigat
ions
shou
ld b
e su
mm
ariz
ed in
th
e do
cum
ent.
All
sam
plin
g re
sults
in w
hich
haz
ardo
us su
bsta
nces
are
fo
und
abov
e re
gula
tory
stan
dard
s sho
uld
be c
lear
ly su
mm
ariz
ed in
a
tabl
e. A
ll cl
osur
e, c
ertif
icat
ion
or re
med
iatio
n ap
prov
al re
ports
by
regu
lato
ry a
genc
ies s
houl
d be
incl
uded
in th
e EA
.
DTS
C
See
resp
onse
to c
omm
ent
No.
82.
C
BP
wou
ld c
ompl
y w
ith
all a
pplic
able
regu
latio
ns.
85
If b
uild
ings
, oth
er st
ruct
ures
, asp
halt
of c
oncr
ete-
pave
d su
rfac
e ar
eas a
re
bein
g pl
anne
d to
be
dem
olis
hed,
an
inve
stig
atio
n sh
ould
als
o be
co
nduc
ted
for t
he p
rese
nce
of o
ther
haz
ardo
us c
hem
ical
s, m
ercu
ry, a
nd
asbe
stos
con
tain
ing
mat
eria
ls (A
CM
s).
If o
ther
haz
ardo
us c
hem
ical
s, le
ad-b
ased
pai
nts (
LPB
) or p
rodu
cts,
mer
cury
or A
CM
s are
iden
tifie
d,
prop
er p
reca
utio
ns sh
ould
be
take
n du
ring
dem
oliti
on a
ctiv
ities
. A
dditi
onal
ly, t
he c
onta
min
ants
shou
ld b
e re
med
iate
d in
com
plia
nce
with
Cal
iforn
ia e
nviro
nmen
tal r
egul
atio
ns a
nd p
olic
ies.
DTS
C
See
resp
onse
to c
omm
ent
No.
82.
C
BP
wou
ld c
ompl
y w
ith
all a
pplic
able
regu
latio
ns.
86
Futu
re p
roje
ct c
onst
ruct
ion
may
requ
ire so
il ex
cava
tion
or fi
lling
in
certa
in a
reas
. Sa
mpl
ing
may
be
requ
ired.
If s
oil i
s con
tam
inat
ed, i
t m
ust b
e pr
oper
ly d
ispo
sed
and
not s
impl
y pl
aced
in a
noth
er lo
catio
n on
site
. La
nd D
ispo
sal R
estri
ctio
ns (L
DR
s) m
ay b
e ap
plic
able
to su
ch
soils
. A
lso,
if th
e pr
ojec
t pro
pose
s to
impo
rt so
il to
bac
kfill
the
area
s ex
cava
ted,
sam
plin
g sh
ould
be
cond
ucte
d to
ens
ure
that
the
impo
rted
soil
is fr
ee o
f con
tam
inat
ion.
DTS
C
See
resp
onse
to c
omm
ent
No.
82.
C
BP
wou
ld c
ompl
y w
ith
all a
pplic
able
regu
latio
ns.
87
Hum
an h
ealth
and
the
envi
ronm
ent o
f sen
sitiv
e re
cept
ors s
houl
d be
pr
otec
ted
durin
g an
y co
nstru
ctio
n or
dem
oliti
on a
ctiv
ities
. If
nec
essa
ry,
a he
alth
risk
ass
essm
ent o
vers
een
and
appr
oved
by
the
appr
opria
te
gove
rnm
ent a
genc
y sh
ould
be
cond
ucte
d by
a q
ualif
ied
heal
th ri
sk
asse
ssor
to d
eter
min
e if
ther
e ar
e, h
ave
been
, or w
ill b
e, a
ny re
leas
es o
f ha
zard
ous m
ater
ials
that
may
pos
e a
risk
to h
uman
hea
lth o
r the
en
viro
nmen
t.
DTS
C
See
resp
onse
to c
omm
ent
No.
82.
C
BP
wou
ld c
ompl
y w
ith
all a
pplic
able
regu
latio
ns.
88
If th
e si
te w
as u
sed
for a
gric
ultu
ral,
lives
tock
or r
elat
ed a
ctiv
ities
, ons
ite
soils
and
gro
undw
ater
mig
ht c
onta
in p
estic
ides
, agr
icul
tura
l che
mic
al,
orga
nic
was
te o
f oth
er re
late
d re
sidu
e. P
rope
r inv
estig
atio
n, a
nd
rem
edia
l act
ions
, if n
eces
sary
, sho
uld
be c
ondu
cted
und
er th
e ov
ersi
ght
of a
nd a
ppro
ved
by a
gov
ernm
ent a
genc
y at
the
site
prio
r to
cons
truct
ion
of th
e pr
ojec
t.
DTS
C
See
resp
onse
to c
omm
ent
No.
82.
C
BP
wou
ld c
ompl
y w
ith
all a
pplic
able
regu
latio
ns.
Com
men
t Res
pons
e M
atri
x D
RA
FT
EA
FO
R R
EM
OT
E V
IDE
O S
UR
VE
ILL
AN
CE
SY
STE
MS,
UPG
RA
DE
PR
OG
RA
M
JUL
Y 2
012
#L
ocat
ion
Com
men
t R
evie
wer
G
SRC
’s R
espo
nse
Page
L
ine
Sect
ion
89
If it
is d
eter
min
ed th
at h
azar
dous
was
tes a
re, o
r will
be,
gen
erat
ed b
y th
e pr
opos
ed o
pera
tions
, the
was
tes m
ust b
e m
anag
ed in
acc
orda
nce
with
th
e C
alifo
rnia
Haz
ardo
us W
aste
Con
trol L
aw (C
alifo
rnia
Hea
lth a
nd
Safe
ty C
ode,
Div
isio
n 20
, Cha
pter
6.5
) and
the
Haz
ardo
us W
aste
C
ontro
l Reg
ulat
ions
(Cal
iforn
ia C
ode
of R
egul
atio
ns, T
itle
22, D
ivis
ion
4.5)
. If
it is
det
erm
ined
that
haz
ardo
us w
aste
s will
be
gene
rate
d, th
e fa
cilit
y sh
ould
als
o ob
tain
a U
nite
d St
ates
Env
ironm
enta
l Pro
tect
ion
Age
ncy
Iden
tific
atio
n N
umbe
r by
cont
actin
g (8
00) 6
18-6
942.
Cer
tain
ha
zard
ous w
aste
trea
tmen
t pro
cess
es o
r haz
ardo
us m
ater
ials
, han
dlin
g,
stor
age,
or u
ses m
ay re
quire
aut
horiz
atio
n fr
om th
e lo
cal C
ertif
ied
Uni
fied
Prog
ram
Age
ncy
(CU
PA).
Info
rmat
ion
abou
t the
requ
irem
ent
for a
utho
rizat
ion
can
be o
btai
ned
by c
onta
ctin
g yo
ur lo
cal C
UPA
.
DTS
C
See
resp
onse
to c
omm
ent
No.
82.
C
BP
wou
ld c
ompl
y w
ith
all a
pplic
able
regu
latio
ns.
90
DTS
C c
an p
rovi
de c
lean
up o
vers
ight
thro
ugh
an E
nviro
nmen
tal
Ove
rsig
ht A
gree
men
t (EO
A) f
or g
over
nmen
t age
ncie
s tha
t are
not
re
spon
sibl
e pa
rties
, or a
Vol
unta
ry C
lean
up A
gree
men
t (V
CA
) for
pr
ivat
e pa
rties
. Fo
r add
ition
al in
form
atio
n on
the
EOA
or V
CA
, ple
ase
see
ww
w.d
tsc.
ca.g
ov/S
iteC
lean
up/B
row
nfie
lds,
or c
onta
ct M
s. M
arya
m
Tasn
if-A
bbas
i, D
TSC
’s V
olun
tary
Cle
anup
Coo
rdin
ator
, at (
714)
484
-54
89.
DTS
C
Than
k yo
u fo
r thi
s co
mm
ent a
nd in
form
atio
n.
91
Als
o, in
futu
re C
EQA
doc
umen
t, pl
ease
pro
vide
you
r e-m
ail a
ddre
ss, s
o D
TSC
can
send
you
the
com
men
ts b
oth
elec
troni
cally
and
by
mai
l. D
TSC
Th
ank
you
for t
his
com
men
t and
info
rmat
ion.
Nat
ive
Am
eric
an H
erita
ge C
omm
issi
on (N
AH
C)
92
The
NA
HC
did
con
duct
a S
acre
d La
nds F
ile (S
LF) s
earc
h of
its
Inve
ntor
y an
d N
ativ
e A
mer
ican
cul
tura
l res
ourc
es w
ere
iden
tifie
d in
the
area
you
spec
ified
(but
not
at t
he P
oint
of E
ntry
, but
nea
r Pilo
t Kno
b fu
rther
nor
th).
Early
and
qua
lity
cons
ulta
tion
with
the
Nat
ive
Am
eric
an
repr
esen
tativ
es o
n th
e at
tach
ed li
st m
ay p
rovi
de d
etai
led
info
rmat
ion
of
site
s with
whi
ch th
ey a
re a
war
e. A
lso
note
that
the
abse
nce
of
arch
aeol
ogic
al re
sour
ces d
oes n
ot p
recl
ude
thei
r exi
sten
ce, p
artic
ular
ly
at th
e su
bsur
face
leve
l.
NA
HC
Than
k yo
u fo
r you
r co
mm
ent.
CB
P ha
s coo
rdin
ated
with
al
l app
ropr
iate
trib
es a
nd
agen
cies
.
Com
men
t Res
pons
e M
atri
x D
RA
FT
EA
FO
R R
EM
OT
E V
IDE
O S
UR
VE
ILL
AN
CE
SY
STE
MS,
UPG
RA
DE
PR
OG
RA
M
JUL
Y 2
012
#L
ocat
ion
Com
men
t R
evie
wer
G
SRC
’s R
espo
nse
Page
L
ine
Sect
ion
93
Cul
tura
lly a
ffili
ated
trib
es a
re to
be
cons
ulte
d to
det
erm
ine
poss
ible
pr
ojec
t im
pact
s pur
suan
t to
the
Nat
iona
l His
toric
Pre
serv
atio
n A
ct, a
s am
ende
d. E
arly
con
sulta
tion
with
Nat
ive
Am
eric
an tr
ibes
in y
our a
rea
is
the
best
way
to a
void
una
ntic
ipat
ed d
isco
verie
s onc
e a
proj
ect i
s un
derw
ay. T
he N
AH
C re
com
men
ds a
s par
t of '
due
dilig
ence
', th
at y
ou
also
con
tact
the
near
est I
nfor
mat
ion
Cen
ter o
f the
Cal
iforn
ia H
isto
rical
R
esou
rces
Info
rmat
ion
Syst
em (C
HR
IS) o
f the
Sta
te H
isto
ric
Pres
erva
tion
Off
ice
(SH
PO) f
or o
ther
pos
sibl
e re
cord
ed si
tes i
n or
nea
r th
e A
PE (c
onta
ct th
e O
ffic
e of
His
toric
Pre
serv
atio
n at
916
-445
- 700
0).
NA
HC
Than
k yo
u fo
r you
r co
mm
ent.
CB
P ha
s coo
rdin
ated
with
al
l app
ropr
iate
trib
es a
nd
agen
cies
.
94
Lead
age
ncie
s sho
uld
cons
ider
avo
idan
ce, i
n th
e ca
se o
f cul
tura
l re
sour
ces t
hat a
re d
isco
vere
d. A
trib
e or
Nat
ive
Am
eric
an in
divi
dual
m
ay b
e th
e on
ly so
urce
of i
nfor
mat
ion
abou
t a c
ultu
ral r
esou
rce;
this
is
cons
iste
nt w
ith th
e N
HPA
(16
U.S
.C. 4
70 e
t seq
Sec
tions
. 106
, 110
, and
30
4) S
ectio
n 10
6 G
uide
lines
am
ende
d in
200
9. A
lso,
fede
ral E
xecu
tive
Ord
ers N
os. 1
1593
(pre
serv
atio
n of
cul
tura
l env
ironm
ent),
131
75
(coo
rdin
atio
n &
con
sulta
tion)
and
130
07 (S
acre
d Si
tes)
are
hel
pful
N
EPA
regu
latio
ns p
rovi
de fo
r pro
visi
ons f
or a
ccid
enta
lly d
isco
vere
d ar
cheo
logi
cal r
esou
rces
dur
ing
cons
truct
ion
and
man
date
the
proc
esse
s to
be
follo
wed
in th
e ev
ent o
f an
acci
dent
al d
isco
very
of a
ny h
uman
re
mai
ns in
a p
roje
ct lo
catio
n ot
her t
han
a 'd
edic
ated
cem
eter
y. E
ven
thou
gh a
dis
cove
ry m
ay b
e in
fede
ral p
rope
rty, C
alifo
rnia
Gov
ernm
ent
Cod
e §2
7460
shou
ld b
e fo
llow
ed in
the
even
t of a
n ac
cide
ntal
dis
cove
ry
of h
uman
rem
ains
dur
ing
any
grou
ndbr
eaki
ng a
ctiv
ity; i
n su
ch c
ases
C
alifo
rnia
Gov
ernm
ent C
ode
§274
91 a
nd C
alifo
rnia
Hea
lth &
Saf
ety
Cod
e §7
050.
5 w
ill a
pply
and
con
stru
ctio
n ce
ase
in th
e af
fect
ed a
rea.
NA
HC
Than
k yo
u fo
r you
r co
mm
ent.
CB
P ha
s coo
rdin
ated
with
al
l app
ropr
iate
trib
es a
nd
agen
cies
.
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