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6 IN ligation Monitoring and Reporting Program <br />TABLE 6-1(Continued) <br />MITIGATION MONITORING AND REPORTING PROGRAM <br />Saes) Implementation Monitoring Monitoring and Reporting Monitoring Verification of <br />Mitigation Measures Affected Procedures Responsibility Action Schedule Compliance <br />A qualified biologist'shall conduct a combined Phase I and The project applicant will hire review and approval of the sooner. <br />Phase 11 burtowin owl habitat assessment and burrow a qualified biologist end the <br />construction plan that <br />g includes owl avoidance and Field inspections • <br />survey according to accepted guidelines developed by the prefect applicant that <br />Burrowing Owl Consortium and accepted by CDFG.If engage the qualified biologist <br />l <br />inspect construction site to during antl <br />suitable habitat,i.e.grasslands with short cover and burrows to conduct pre-construction <br />confirm buffer zones. <br />construction. <br />of a size usable by owls and/or owl sigh is not present at a survey(s)for burrowing owls Confirm buffer <br />site then the qualified biologist shall prepare a written report as necessary. zones if active <br />to be submitted to CDFG stating the reasons why the site is burrows found. <br />not considered to be burrowing owl habitat and no further <br />surveys or mitigation are necessary. <br />If the Phase I and II surveys find that suitable habitat and <br />burrows are present at a site the qualified biologist will <br />conduct Phase III surveys to determine presence or absence <br />of burrowing owls.A minimum of four surveys will be <br />conducted during the breeding season(Apnl 15 to July 15).If <br />owls are not observed then a minimum of four surveys will be <br />conducted during the wintering season.if owls are not <br />observed during either Phase Ill survey then no further <br />mitigation is generally required,although CDFG may require <br />pre-construction surveys.In either case a Phase IV survey <br />report shell be prepared and submitted to CDFG. <br />g required,pre-consvucton surveys for burrowing owl shall <br />be conducted as follows: <br />n A qualified biologist shall conduct a pre-construction <br />survey for burrowing owl if construction occurs during the <br />breeding season(February 1 through August 31). <br />Surveyors shall walk transacts no more than 100 feat <br />apart to attain 100 percent visual coverage of all <br />grassland habitats within the project site.Where passage. <br />agricultural or grassland habitats within 300 feet of the <br />project site Shall also be surveyed.If owls are not <br />detected during this survey.project work can move <br />forward as proposed. <br />o If owls are detected during this survey,no project <br />activi0es shall occur within 250 feet of occupied burrows <br />until the breeding season is over,unless owls have not <br />begun laying eggs or juveniles are capable of <br />independent survival. <br />I A guarded biologist awl have at leant a bachelor's degree In a field related to wildfire ecology and shell be familiar with life history and habitats of target pecis or any pre-consbuctlon tuners. <br />Gemini Pan Mnnenxa and Mamma 6-6 ESA;210015 <br />coq ewa.n.Mal Erimnmanu Impact Read December roes'