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4.Minor Revisions to the Draft Environmental Impact Report r 3. Inspect all construction pipes, culverts, or similar structures with a diameter of 4 inches or greater that are stored at a construction site for one or more overnight periods for kit foxes before the pipe is subsequently buried, capped, or otherwise used or moved in any way. L 4. Contain all food-related trash items in closed containers and remove food- related trash at least once a week from the project site. 5. No firearms shall be allowed on the project site. L6. No pets shall be permitted on the project site. 7. Use of rodenticides and herbicides on the project site shall be restricted to the use of zinc phosphide, in cases where it is necessary to protect public health 'LA and safety. 8. A representative shall be appointed by the project proponent who will be the contact source for any employee or contractor who might inadvertently kill or .. injure a kit fox or who finds a dead, injured or entrapped individual.The representative will be identified during the employee education program. The representative's name and telephone number shall be provided to the Service. 9. An employee education program shall be conducted and shall consist of a brief presentation by persons knowledgeable in kit fox biology and legislative protection to explain endangered species concerns to contractors,their employees,and agency personnel involved in the project. The program shall include the following: a description of the San Joaquin kit fox and its habitat needs; a report of the occurrence of kit fox in the project area; an explanation of the status of the species and its protection under the Endangered Species Act;and a list of measures being taken to reduce impacts to the species during project construction and implementation. A fact sheet conveying this �. information shall be prepared for distribution to the above-mentioned people and anyone else who may enter the project site. L10. In the case of trapped animals, escape ramps or structures shall be installed immediately to allow the animal(s)to escape,or the Service shall be contacted 6 for advice. L (V) Habitat compensation must be included in the form of replacement habitat at the Lfollowing ratios: 1. 1:1 (one acre of habitat preserved for each acre of habitat lost)for 98 acres of agricultural land. Habitat must be preserved through land acquisition or payment of mitigation fees at USFWS-approved mitigation bank. 2. 3:1 (three acres of habitat preserved for each acre of habitat lost) for 1.16 acres Lofjurisdictional waters of the U.S. (Hospital Creek). Habitat must be preserved through land acquisition and/or habitat creation for each acre of habitat impacted. The preserved habitat shall be suitable for San Joaquin kit fox, shall be located within the Central Zone or the Southwest Zone as defined in the Cemex vernaiis Ouarry Mining and Recomaton Project 4-57 ESA/203015 Final Environmental Impact Report June 2000 L