Common use of Purpose and Need Clause in Contracts

Purpose and Need. ‌ The United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) received an application for an Enhancement of Survival Permit (Permit), pursuant to the provisions of section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA) (16 United States Code [U.S.C.] 1531, et seq., 1539(a)(1)(A)) from Rayonier Operating Company, LLC (Applicant) on behalf of its affiliates and subsidiaries (including entities holding and operating on recently acquired ▇▇▇▇ Resources lands) on July 1, 2020, regarding its forestland management activities. In accordance with applicable agency regulations, Applicant also submitted a Safe Harbor Agreement (SHA) outlining proposed conservation measures that could provide a net conservation benefit to the marbled murrelet (Brachyramphus marmoratus), federally listed as threatened on September 28, 1992 (57 FR 45328-45337). Implementation of the proposed individual SHA is intended to provide a net conservation benefit for the marbled murrelet (covered species) over and above those benefits that are accruing through Applicant’s growing, protecting, and restoring mature and complex forest stands that are retained in riparian buffers, channel migration zones, and on unstable slopes through compliance with Washington’s Forest Practices Program. Applicant’s proposed SHA identifies and commits to protect “Presumed Marbled Murrelet Habitat” or “Presumed Habitat” as part of the conservation commitment contributing to providing a net conservation benefit for the species. If the Permit is issued, in exchange for committing to the terms of the proposed SHA, Applicant would obtain incidental take assurances under the ESA that would apply to the Enrolled Lands for a period of approximately 36 years, through June 5, 2056, giving the proposed SHA the same expiration date as the Washington Forest Practices Habitat Conservation Plan (FPHCP). Renewal of the SHA may be requested by Applicant for a term coextensive with any renewal of the FPHCP. Applicant owns and manages approximately 416,000 acres within western Washington. Proposed SHA-Enrolled Lands are 212,443 acres located in Clallam, Grays Harbor, Jefferson, Kitsap, King, Lewis, Mason, Pacific, Pierce, Thurston, and Wahkiakum counties. The Enrolled Lands are comprised of 60,802 acres of Forests & Fish Buffers, 149,573 acres of Adjacent Forests, and 2,068 acres of Occupied Marbled Murrelet Sites, totaling 212,443 acres. Included within the Enrolled Lands is 453 acres of Presumed Habitat that would voluntarily be protected under the terms of the proposed SHA. Other lands owned by Applicant (approximately 204,000 acres) located outside of Forests & Fish Buffers and Adjacent Forests are not included in the Enrolled Lands covered by the proposed SHA (see Figure 1-1). The USFWS’s purpose for the Proposed Action is to fulfill our conservation obligations under Section 10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA and 50 CFR 17.32. The USFWS’s need is to respond to and process Applicant’s request for a Permit, and determine whether the application is consistent with the net conservation benefit standard and all other issuance criteria required for Permit issuance. USFWS must respond to Applicant’s application for a Permit by approving, approving with conditions, or denying the application. The proposed issuance of a Permit by the USFWS is a federal action that may affect the human environment and therefore is subject to review under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA). In accordance with NEPA, this Environmental Assessment (EA) assesses the effects associated with implementing the proposed SHA for marbled murrelet (Proposed Action) compared to the No Action Alternative, and a third Alternative.

Purpose and Need. ‌ The United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) received an application for an Enhancement of Survival Permit (Permit), pursuant to the provisions of section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA) (16 United States Code [U.S.C.] 1531, et seq., 1539(a)(1)(A)) from Rayonier Operating Company, LLC (Applicant) on behalf of its affiliates and subsidiaries (including entities holding and operating on recently acquired ▇▇▇▇ Resources lands) on July 1, 2020, regarding its forestland management activities. In accordance with applicable agency regulations, Applicant also submitted a Safe Harbor Agreement (SHA) outlining proposed conservation measures that could provide a net conservation benefit to the marbled murrelet (Brachyramphus marmoratus), federally listed as threatened on September 28, 1992 (57 FR 45328-45337). Implementation of the proposed individual SHA is intended to provide a net conservation benefit for the marbled murrelet (covered species) over and above those benefits that are accruing through Applicant’s growing, protecting, and restoring mature and complex forest stands that are retained in riparian buffers, channel migration zones, and on unstable slopes through compliance with Washington’s Forest Practices Program. Applicant’s proposed SHA identifies and commits to protect “Presumed Marbled Murrelet Habitat” or “Presumed Habitat” as part of the conservation commitment contributing to providing a net conservation benefit for the species. If the Permit is issued, in exchange for committing to the terms of the proposed SHA, Applicant would obtain incidental take assurances under the ESA that would apply to the Enrolled Lands for a period of approximately 36 35 years, through June 5, 2056, giving the proposed SHA the same expiration date as the Washington Forest Practices Habitat Conservation Plan (FPHCP). Renewal of the SHA may be requested by Applicant for a term coextensive with any renewal of the FPHCP. Applicant owns and manages approximately 416,000 acres within western Washington. Proposed SHA-Enrolled Lands are 212,443 acres located in Clallam, Grays Harbor, Jefferson, Kitsap, King, Lewis, Mason, Pacific, Pierce, Thurston, and Wahkiakum counties. The Enrolled Lands are comprised of 60,802 acres of Forests & Fish Buffers, 149,573 acres of Adjacent Forests, and 2,068 acres of Occupied Marbled Murrelet Sites, totaling 212,443 acres. Included within the Enrolled Lands is 453 acres of Presumed Habitat that would voluntarily be protected under the terms of the proposed SHA. Other lands owned by Applicant (approximately 204,000 acres) located outside of Forests & Fish Buffers and Adjacent Forests are not included in the Enrolled Lands covered by the proposed SHA (see Figure 1-1). The USFWS’s purpose for the Proposed Action is to fulfill our conservation obligations under Section 10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA and 50 CFR 17.32. The USFWS’s need is to respond to and process Applicant’s request for a Permit, and determine whether the application is consistent with the net conservation benefit standard and all other issuance criteria required for Permit issuance. USFWS must respond to Applicant’s application for a Permit by approving, approving with conditions, or denying the application. The proposed issuance of a Permit by the USFWS is a federal action that may affect the human environment and therefore is subject to review under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA). In accordance with NEPA, this Environmental Assessment (EA) assesses the effects associated with implementing the proposed SHA for marbled murrelet (Proposed Action) compared to the No Action Alternative, and a third Alternative.

Purpose and Need. ‌ The United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) received an application for an Enhancement of Survival Permit (Permit), pursuant to the provisions of section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA) (16 United States Code [U.S.C.] 1531, et seq., 1539(a)(1)(A)) from Rayonier Operating CompanyWeyerhaeuser Timber Holdings, LLC (Applicant) Inc. on behalf of its affiliates and subsidiaries (including entities holding and operating on recently acquired ▇▇▇▇ Resources lands) on July 1February 17, 20202022, regarding its forestland management activities. In accordance with applicable agency regulations, the Applicant also submitted a Safe Harbor Agreement (SHA) outlining proposed conservation measures that could provide a net conservation benefit to the marbled murrelet (Brachyramphus marmoratus), federally listed as threatened on September 28, 1992 (57 FR 45328-45337). Implementation of the proposed individual SHA is intended to provide a net conservation benefit for the marbled murrelet (covered species) over and above those benefits that are accruing through the Applicant’s growing, protecting, and restoring mature and complex forest stands that are retained in riparian buffers, channel migration zones, and on unstable slopes through compliance with Washington’s Forest Practices Program. The Applicant’s proposed SHA identifies and commits to protect “Presumed Marbled Murrelet Habitat” or “Presumed Habitat” as part of the conservation commitment contributing to providing a net conservation benefit for the species. If the Permit is issued, in exchange for committing to the terms of the proposed SHA, the Applicant would obtain incidental take assurances under the ESA that would apply to the Enrolled Lands for a period of approximately 36 34 years, through June 5, 2056, giving the proposed SHA the same expiration date as the Washington Forest Practices Habitat Conservation Plan (FPHCP). Renewal of the SHA may be requested by the Applicant for a term coextensive with any renewal of the FPHCP. The Applicant owns and manages approximately 416,000 1,125,555 acres within western WashingtonWashington (see Figure 1-1). Proposed SHA-Enrolled Lands are 212,443 637,021 acres located in ClallamWhatcom, Grays HarborSkagit, Jefferson, KitsapSnohomish, King, Lewis, Mason, Pacific, Pierce, Thurston, Lewis, Cowlitz, Wahkiakum, Pacific, and Wahkiakum Grays Harbor counties. The Enrolled Lands are comprised of 60,802 134,757 acres of Forests Forest & Fish Buffers, 149,573 502,264 acres of Adjacent Forests, and 2,068 acres of Occupied Marbled Murrelet Sites, totaling 212,443 637,021 acres. Included within the Enrolled Lands is 453 1,240 acres of Occupied Marbled Murrelet Sites, as well as 494 acres of Presumed Habitat and 64 acres of Murrelet Habitat Development Area that would voluntarily be protected under the terms of the proposed SHA. Other lands owned by the Applicant (approximately 204,000 488,00 acres) located outside of Forests & Fish Buffers and Adjacent Forests are not included in the Enrolled Lands covered by the proposed SHA (see Figure 1-1)SHA. The USFWS’s purpose for the Proposed Action is to fulfill our conservation obligations under Section 10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA and 50 CFR C.F.R. § 17.32. The USFWS’s need is to respond to and process the Applicant’s request for a Permit, Permit and determine whether the application is consistent with the net conservation benefit standard and all other issuance criteria required for Permit issuance. USFWS must respond to the Applicant’s application for a Permit by approving, approving with conditions, or denying the application. The proposed issuance of a Permit by the USFWS is a federal action that may affect the human environment and therefore is subject to review under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA). In accordance with NEPA, this Environmental Assessment (EA) EA assesses the effects associated with implementing the proposed SHA for marbled murrelet (Proposed Action) compared to the No Action Alternative, Alternative and a third Alternative.