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DHS SBInet Tower Construction 2017

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Beginning January 2017, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will construct a 100-foot tall surveillance tower in Coronado National Memorial, as part of their Integrated Fixed Towers (IFT) Plan (previously known as the Secure Border Initiative Plan/SBInet component).

Tower TCA-SON-062 will be located at Montezuma Pass within the Memorial. During construction, no new roads will be built, however, construction will be completed at a previously disturbed site. All work is confined to a 100'x 100' temporary construction area with the final fenced tower site approximately 48'x 50' when completed. The site has been previously disturbed, and will be surrounded by a 80' X 80' X 8' chain link security fence with barbed wire. The tower will rely on generator-solar power, with a propane generator.

On Sept. 4, 2008, USFWS issued a Biological Opinion (BO [AESO/SE 22410-2008-F-0373]) concluding that tower construction may affect and is likely to adversely affect Mexican spotted owl (Strix occidentalis lucida) and critical habitat, jaguar (Panthera onca), and lesser long-nosed bat (Leptonycteris yerbabuenae). The NPS concurs with this determination. CBP will follow all conservation measures identified in the Biological Opinion from USFWS (Consultation #22410-F-2008-0373) and the FONSI dated June 2010 to mitigate effects to these species.

The NPS will be issuing CBP a Special Use Permit (SUP) and Right-of-Way to CBP to carry out specified construction activities within Memorial boundaries. The SUP will be valid from January 1, 2017 through December 31, 2017. The NPS recognizes that construction activities may affect, but are not likely to adversely affect, the yellow-billed cuckoo and jaguar critical habitat. This determination was made permitting appropriate stipulations to mitigate potential issues. CBP will follow additional conservation measures outlined in the Special Use Permit issued by the NPS regarding impacts to natural and cultural resources, including additional T&E species.



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