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I EXECUTIVE SUMMARY TABLE 2-1 (Continued) SUMMARY OF IMPACTS AND MITIGATION MEASURES LEVEL OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT MITIGATION MEASURES SIGNIFICANCE AFTER MITIGATION 4.9.2d Prior to development of any Phase of mining which would commence during the raptor and shrike breeding season(March 15 through August 31)pre-construction surveys for nesting raptors and shrikes shall be conducted in suitable habitat within 500 feet of the Phase boundaries. Surveys shall begin either at the beginning of the breeding season,or four weeks prior to beginning mining activities in the Phase,whichever is later. If nesting raptors are recorded within a 500-foot buffer from the Phase,or shrikes within a 100-feet buffer,CDFG will be consulted regarding suitable measures to avoid impacting breeding effort. Measures may include,but are not limited to: 1) Maintaining a 500 foot buffer around each active raptor nest and a 100-foot buffer for shrike nests;no construction activities shall be permitted within this buffer except as described in Mitigation Measure 4.9.2c(2). This buffer may be reduced in consultation with CDFG. 2) Depending on conditions specific to each nest,and the relative location and rate of construction activities,it may be feasible for mining to occur as planned within the buffer without impacting the breeding effort. In this case(to be determined in consultation with CDFG),the nest(s)shall be monitored by a qualified biologist during mining operations within the buffer. If,in the professional opinion of the monitor,the project would impact the nest,the biologist shall immediately inform the applicant and CDFG. The applicant shall stop construction activities within the buffer until either the nest is no longer active or the project receives approval to continue from CDFG. RMC Pacific Vernalis Quarry Mining and Reclamation Pmiw 2-28 ESA/203015 Administrative Draft Eat March 2004