Kern River Gas Transmission Company Operation and Maintenance Project (California Endangered Species Act Incidental Take Permit No. 2081-2011-081-06-A1 Minor Am
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Summary
SCH Number
2011081078
Lead Agency
San Bernardino County
Document Title
Kern River Gas Transmission Company Operation and Maintenance Project (California Endangered Species Act Incidental Take Permit No. 2081-2011-081-06-A1 Minor Am
Document Type
NOD - Notice of Determination
Received
Posted
8/28/2025
Document Description
This proposed Project is an Amendment (Minor Amendment No. 1) to the original ITP that includes the continued operation and maintenance of the Kern River Gas Transmission Company’s existing pipelines, meter stations, valve sites and
compressor station. This Amendment will extend take coverage by an additional month.
The Project is expected to result in incidental take of Mohave ground squirrel, desert
tortoise, and gilded northern flicker, which are designated as a threatened or
endangered, under the California Endangered Species Act (CESA). The ITP Amendment referenced above as issued by CDFW authorizes incidental take of species listed under CESA that may occur as a result of Project implementation.
Contact Information
Name
Steven Recinos
Agency Name
Fish and Wildlife, Region 6
Job Title
Environmental Scientist
Contact Types
Responsible Agency
Phone
Name
Tracy Creason
Agency Name
San Bernardino County
Job Title
Senior Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Counties
San Bernardino
Regions
Southern California
Other Location Info
The Project site is bounded by Primm, Nevada (Latitude 35.621731; Longitude -115.409669) on the northeast and Daggett California (Latitude 34.851100; Longitude -116.849600) on the southwest. The Project is also bounded from Freemont Peak near the Kramer Junction (Latitude 34.985443; Longitude -117.526104) on the northwest to the Kern River’s meter station in Victorville (Latitude 34.595800; Longitude -117.362790) on the southwest, and the Mountain Pass Lateral from Ivanpah Valley (Latitude 35.592768; Longitude -115.507178) to Molycorp
Minerals LLC property (Latitude 35.476920; Longitude -115.520265) on the northeast.
Notice of Determination
Approving Agency
Fish and Wildlife, Region 6
Approving Agency Role
Responsible Agency
Approved On
County Clerk
San Bernardino
Final Environmental Document Available at
San Bernardino County
15900 Smoke Tree St.
Hesperia, CA 92345
Determinations
(1) The project will have a significant impact on the environment
No
(2a) An Environmental Impact Report was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
(2b) A Mitigated or a Negative Declaration was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
(2c) An other document type was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
(3) Mitigated measures were made a condition of the approval of the project
Yes
(4) A mitigation reporting or monitoring plan was adopted for this project
No
(5) A Statement of Overriding Considerations was adopted for this project
No
(6) Findings were made pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
Attachments
Notice of Determination
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