🌱Incidental Take Permit Application for Solar Energy Project
Incidental Take Permit Application for the Desert Tortoise; Draft Habitat Conservation Plan and Draft Environmental Assessment; Overnight Solar Energy Project, San Bernardino County, CA
Summary
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), have received an application from Overnight Solar, LLC for an incidental take permit under the Endangered Species Act. The permit would authorize take of the federally threatened desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) incidental to otherwise lawful activities associated with construction, operation, maintenance, and decommissioning of the Overnight Solar Energy Project. We invite comments on the applicant's draft habitat conservation plan and the draft environmental assessment, which we have prepared pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act. We will take comments into consideration before deciding whether to issue an incidental take permit.
Agencies
- Interior Department
- Fish and Wildlife Service
Business Impact
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The content outlines a permit application under the Endangered Species Act for an energy project, which mandates compliance with environmental regulations. Companies involved in construction or energy must consider the necessity of a habitat conservation plan and may face delays or additional costs associated with compliance.