United States Department of the Interior
In Reply Refer To:
81420-2009-F-0952-4
Ms. Laura Duchnak
Director, BRAC PMO West
Department of the Navy
FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office
2800 Cottage Way, Room W-2605
Sacramento, California 95825-!846
Base Realignment and Closure
Program Management Office West
1455 Frazee Road, Suite 900
San Diego, California 921 08
Ms. Sheila M. Cullen
Network Director, VA Sierra Pacific Network (VISN 21)
VA Sierra Pacific Network (10N21)
Department of Veterans Affairs
VISN21 CAM Headquarters
201 WalnutAvenue
Mare Island, California 94592
AUG 2 9 2012
Subject: Biological Opinion on the Proposed Naval Air Station Alameda Disposal and Reuse Project in the City of Alameda, Alameda County, California Dear Ms. Duchnak and Ms. Cullen:
This is in response to the U.S. Department of the Navy's (Navy) and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) May 21, 2012, request for formal section 7 consultation with the U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) on the proposed Naval Air Station Alameda (NAS Alameda) Disposal and Reuse project in the City of Alameda, Alameda County, California. Your request for formal consultation was received by the Service on May 24, 2012. At issue are the potential effects of the proposed project to the endangered California least tern (Sternula antillarum browni) (least tern) and threatened Pacific coast population of the western snowy plover (Charadrius alexandrinus nivosus) (snowy plover). The Service concurs with your determination that the proposed project is likely to adversely affect the least tern. The Service also concurs with your determination that the proposed project may affect, but is not likely to adversely affect the snowy plover. This document is issued under the authority of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. § 1531 et seq.) (Act), and represents the Service's biological opinion on the effects of the proposed project to the least tern. 1 Exhibit 3
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