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Lino Lakes - Mapping Northwest Main-161280000.3 <br />MCE-2025-00120 <br />Page 4 of 4 <br />letter. The USFWS RPBB guidance provides guidance on avoiding impacts to rusty patched bumble bee <br />and a key for determining if actions are likely to affect the species; the determination key can be found <br />in the appendix. <br />Environmental Review and Permitting <br />• Please include a copy of this letter and the MCE-generated Final Project Report in any state or local <br />license or permit application. Please note that measures to avoid or minimize disturbance to the above <br />rare features may be included as restrictions or conditions in any required permits or licenses. <br />• Given the potential presence of state protected species, we encourage submission of Natural Heritage <br />Review requests to ensure avoidance of take for these species and to determine survey needs as <br />individual projects are planned. <br />The Natural Heritage Information System (NHIS), a collection of databases that contains information about <br />Minnesota's rare natural features, is maintained by the Division of Ecological and Water Resources, Department <br />of Natural Resources. The NHIS is continually updated as new information becomes available and is the most <br />complete source of data on Minnesota's native plant communities, rare species, and other rare features. <br />However, the NHIS is not an exhaustive inventory and does not contain the locations of all rare features in the <br />state. Therefore, ecologically significant features for which we have no records may exist within the project area. <br />If additional information becomes available regarding rare features in the vicinity of the project, further review <br />may be necessary. <br />For environmental review purposes, the results of this Natural Heritage Review are valid for one year; the results <br />are only valid for the project location and project description provided with the request. If project details <br />change or the project has not occurred within one year, please resubmit the project for review within one <br />year of initiating project activities. Resubmit by selecting Clone Project as Draft on the project page in MCE. <br />The Natural Heritage Review does not constitute project approval by the Department of Natural Resources. <br />Instead, it identifies issues regarding known occurrences of rare features and potential impacts to these rare <br />features. Visit Natural Heritage Review for additional information regarding this process, survey guidance, and <br />other related information. For information on the environmental review process or other natural resource <br />concerns, please contact your DNR Regional Environmental Assessment Ecologist. <br />Thank you for consulting us on this matter and for your interest in preserving Minnesota's rare natural <br />resources. <br />Sincerely, <br />"'0eel <br />Natural Heritage Review Specialist <br />molly.barrett@state.mn.us <br />Cc: Melissa Collins, Regional Environmental Assessment Ecologist, Central (Region 3) <br />Page 108 of 617 <br />