Plans and Agreements Data Definitions

Title: The name of the plan/applicant or agreement.

For HCPs with long term permits, subarea plans, amendments - use the standard name then comma then qualifier. For example "MSCP, County of San Diego Subarea Plan, Cielo Amendment." All plans and amendments associated with MSCP will then be listed together. For HCPs where the permittee/applicant has more than one HCP - use a unique qualifier after the name. For example, Plum Creek timber company has three distinct HCPs in various stages of development and approval. All of these HCPs are listed together but with qualifiers that distinguish the three.

Plum Creek I-90
Plum Creek Native Fish
Plum Creek RCW.

USFWS Region(s): The USFWS region involved with the plan.

USFWS Field Office(s): The USFWS field office involved with the plan.

Permits: The permit number/code of the plan. HCP/SHA/CCAA

Status: The status of the plan.

• I: plan completed and permit issued: HCP/SHA/CCAA
  
• C: agreement completed and signed: CCA Only
  
• A: plan and permit application submitted and available for public comment
  

NEPA Process: The type of NEPA process associated with the plan. More than one process type may apply. HCP/SHA

• CE: categorical exclusion
  
• EA: environmental assessment
  
• EIS: environmental impact statement

Involved Agency: The agency that was involved in issuing the permit, either by signing the Implementation Agreement or permit, or by being part of the negotiation process. Options include:

• NMFS
  
• USFWS
  
• NMFS and USFWS

Budget Type: Applies to Region 1 only. The budget type of the plan, can be Forest Plan or NCCP Plan. The NCCP Plan applies only to certain plans in the state of California, so in some cases a plan in this area can have both budget types apply. HCP Only

Date Noticed in Federal Register: : The publication date in the Federal Register that the plan was noticed for public review. HCP/SHA/CCAA

Location: A description of the plan location, such as city, county and state names.

Listed Species: The common name of the listed species covered (i.e. listed on the permit) in the plan.

Non-Listed Species: The common name of the non-listed species covered in the plan.

Habitat: A discussion of the major types of habitat addressed in the plan.

State(s): The state(s) the plan is located within.

Size: The amount of land within the planning area addressed in the plan. Most frequently recorded in acres, occasionally recorded in linear miles.

Applicant/Partner Type: Describe the applicants/oartners for whom the incidental take permit will be issued. More than one applicant type may apply. Options include:

• state agency
  
• private individual
  
• corporation
  
• 1 local jurisdiction
  
• 2 or more local jurisdictions
  
• non-governmental organization
  
• tribal
  
• other (if this category is used please describe further in the notes section)

Land Use: Describe the covered activities in the HCP. More than one land use type may apply. Options include:

• agricultural
  
• business/commercial construction
  
• forest management activities
  
• gas and oil production
  
• mining or other extraction?
  
• non-commercial?
  
• other (if this category is used please describe further in the notes section)
  
• ranching?
  
• recreational activities
  
• residential construction
  
• utility/infrastructure (Ex: Powerlines, roads. Applies to residential subdivisions when the subdivision will be contributing to the public access in an area.)
  
• water activities

Duration: The length of the incidental take permit, in years and months of time.

Documents: Any PDF documents that are currently linked to the plan/agreement and available for download.