Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Receipt of Application for an Incidental Take Permit; Availability of Low-Effect Habitat Conservation Plan and Associated Documents; Polk County, FL, 73810-73811 [2015-29995]
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Permit Application Number: TE
31057A–1
Applicant: North Carolina Wildlife
Resources Commission
The applicant requests to amend their
current permit to take (collect, handle,
maintain in captivity, propagate,
release, and translocate) individuals
from 10 federally listed mussel species
for the purpose of restoring and
augmenting wild populations in the
state of North Carolina.
Permit Application Number: TE
86220A–2
Applicant: Jaret Daniels, University of
Florida, Museum of Natural History,
Gainesville, Florida
The applicant requests to amend their
current permit to take (capture, hold,
propagate in captivity, collect body
parts or tissues, attach markers and
release) Schaus swallowtail butterfly
(Heraclides aristodemus ponceanus)
and Miami blue butterflies (Cyclargus
thomasi bethunebakeri) for
enhancement of propagation and
survival of the species.
Permit Application Number: TE
021030–3
Applicant: Stanley Rudzinski, Mt. Juliet,
Tennessee
The applicant requests a permit to
take (capture, identify, release)
Nashville crayfish (Orconectes shoupi)
for the purpose of conducting presence/
absence surveys in Tennessee.
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Permit Application Number: TE
81587B–0
Applicant: Alexander Silvis, Virginia
Tech, Blacksburg, VA
The applicant requests a permit to
take (mist-net, harp trap, handle, wingpunch, band, and radio tag) Indiana bat
(Myotis sodalis), northern long-eared bat
(Myotis septentrionalis), gray bat (Myotis
grisescens), Ozark big-eared bat
(Corynorhinus townsendii ingens), and
the Virginia big-eared bat (Corynorhinus
townsendii virginianus) for migration,
day-roost, and foraging ecology research
in the eastern United States and central
and southern Appalachians.
Permit Application Number: TE 121073
Applicant: Christopher Skelton, Little
Rock, Arkansas
The applicant requests to amend their
current permit to take (capture, identify,
release) an additional eighteen species
of federally listed fish, nineteen species
of federally listed mussels, the Nashville
crayfish (Orconectes shoupi), and the
interrupted rocksnail (Leptoxis
foremani) for the purpose of conducting
presence/absence surveys in Tennessee,
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Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and
Tennessee.
Dated: November 17, 2015.
Franklin J. Arnold III,
Acting Assistant Regional Director—
Ecological Services, Southeast Region.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS–R4–ES–2015–N214;
FXES11120400000–167–FF04EF2000]
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife
and Plants; Receipt of Application for
an Incidental Take Permit; Availability
of Low-Effect Habitat Conservation
Plan and Associated Documents; Polk
County, FL
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability; request
for comment/information.
AGENCY:
We, the Fish and Wildlife
Service (Service), announce the
availability of an incidental take permit
(ITP) and a Habitat Conservation Plan
(HCP). Verano Land Investment, LLC
(applicant) requests ITP TE67461B–0
under the Endangered Species Act of
1973, as amended (Act). The applicant
anticipates taking about 4 acres of
feeding, breeding, and sheltering habitat
used by the sand skink (Neoseps
reynoldsi) and blue-tailed mole skink
(Eumeces egregius lividus) (skinks)
incidental to land preparation and
construction in Polk County, Florida.
The applicant’s HCP describes proposed
minimization measures and mitigation
measures to address the effects of
development on the covered species.
DATES: We must receive your written
comments on the ITP application and
HCP on or before December 28, 2015.
ADDRESSES: See the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section below for
information on how to submit your
comments on the ITP application and
HCP. You may obtain a copy of the ITP
application and HCP by writing the
South Florida Ecological Services
Office, Attn: Permit number TE67461B–
0, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1339
20th Street, Vero Beach, FL 32960–3559.
In addition, we will make the ITP
application and HCP available for
public inspection by appointment
during normal business hours at the
above address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Alfredo Begazo, South Florida
SUMMARY:
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Ecological Services Office (see
telephone: 772–469 –4234.
ADDRESSES);
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Submitting Comments
If you wish to comment on the ITP
application or HCP, you may submit
comments by any one of the following
methods:
Email: alfredo_begazo@fws.gov. Use
‘‘Attn: Permit number ‘‘TE67461B–0’’ as
your message subject line.
Fax: Alfredo Begazo, 772–469–4234,
Attn.: Permit number ‘‘TE67461B–0.’’
U.S. mail: Alfredo Begazo, South
Florida Ecological Services Field Office,
Attn: Permit number ‘‘TE67461B–0,’’
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1339
20th Street, Vero Beach, FL 32960–3559.
In-person drop-off: You may drop off
comments or request information during
regular business hours at the above
office address.
Public Availability of Comments
Before including your address, phone
number, email address, or other
personal identifying information in your
comments, you should be aware that
your entire comment—including your
personal identifying information—may
be made publicly available at any time.
While you can request in your
comments that your personal
identifying information be withheld
from public review, we cannot
guarantee that we will be able to do so.
Applicant’s Proposed Project
We received an application from the
applicant for an incidental take permit,
along with a proposed habitat
conservation plan. The applicant
requests an ITP under section
10(a)(1)(B) of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et
seq.). If we approve the application, the
applicant anticipates taking a total of
approximately 4 acres of skink breeding,
feeding, and sheltering habitat,
incidental to land preparation and
construction in Section 25, Township
25 South, Range 26 East, Polk County,
Florida. The applicant currently has
neither a time-frame for development,
nor a specific site plan; however,
development of this parcel would likely
include construction of one or more
structures, a parking area, and
installation of associated utilities.
The applicant proposes to minimize
impacts to skinks by preserving a total
of 8 acres of skink-occupied habitat off
site. The Service listed the skinks as
threatened in 1987 (November 6, 1987;
52 FR 20715), effective December 7,
1987.
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Our Preliminary Determination
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
The Service has made a preliminary
determination that the applicant’s
project, including the mitigation
measures, will individually and
cumulatively have a minor or negligible
effect on the species covered in the
HCP. Therefore, issuance of the ITP is
a ‘‘low-effect’’ action and qualifies as a
categorical exclusion under the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) (40
CFR 1506.6), as provided by the
Department of the Interior Manual (516
DM 2 Appendix 1 and 516 DM 6
Appendix 1). We base our preliminary
determination that issuance of the ITP
qualifies as a low-effect action on the
following three criteria: (1)
Implementation of the project would
result in minor or negligible effects on
federally listed, proposed, and
candidate species and their habitats; (2)
Implementation of the project would
result in minor or negligible effects on
other environmental values or
resources; and (3) Impacts of the project,
considered together with the impacts of
other past, present, and reasonably
foreseeable similarly situated projects,
would not result, over time, in
cumulative effects to environmental
values or resources that would be
considered significant. This preliminary
determination may be revised based on
our review of public comments that we
receive in response to this notice.
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Next Steps
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The Service will evaluate the HCP
and comments submitted thereon to
determine whether the application
meets the requirements of section 10(a)
of the Act. The Service will also
evaluate whether issuance of the section
10(a)(1)(B) ITP complies with section 7
of the Act by conducting an intraService section 7 consultation. The
results of this consultation, in
combination with the above findings,
will be used in the final analysis to
determine whether or not to issue the
ITP. If it is determined that the
requirements of the Act are met, the ITP
will be issued.
Authority: We provide this notice under
Section 10 of the Endangered Species Act (16
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and NEPA regulations
(40 CFR 1506.6).
Dated: November 13, 2015.
Roxanna Hinzman,
Field Supervisor, South Florida Ecological
Services Office.
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Renewal of Agency Information
Collection for Bureau of Indian
Education Tribal Colleges and
Universities; Application for Grants
and Annual Report Form
Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of submission to OMB.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) is
submitting to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) a request for renewal
for the collection of information for the
Tribal Colleges and Universities
Application for Grants, authorized by
OMB Control Number 1076–0018, and
the Tribal Colleges and Universities
Annual Report Form, authorized by
OMB Control Number 1076–0105. Both
of these information collections expire
November 30, 2015.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before
December 28, 2015.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
on the information collection to the
Desk Officer for the Department of the
Interior at the Office of Management and
Budget, by facsimile to (202) 395–5806
or you may send an email to: OIRA_
DOCKET@omb.eop.gov. Please send a
copy of your comments to Juanita
Mendoza, Acting Chief of Staff, Bureau
of Indian Education, 1849 C Street NW.,
MIB—Mail Stop 4657, Washington, DC
20240; email Juanita.Mendoza@bie.edu.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Juanita Mendoza, (202) 208–3559. You
may review the information collection
requests online at https://
www.reginfo.gov. Follow the
instructions to review Department of the
Interior collections under review by
OMB.
SUMMARY:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
Each Tribally-controlled college or
university requesting financial
assistance under the Tribally Controlled
Colleges and Universities Assistance
Act of 1978 (Pub. L. 95–471), which
provides grants to Tribally Controlled
Colleges or Universities for the purpose
of ensuring continued and expanded
educational opportunities for Indian
students. Similarly, each Tribally
Controlled College or University that
receives financial assistance under the
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Act is required by Public Law 95–471
Sec.107(c)(1) and 25 CFR 41 to provide
a report on the use of funds received.
II. Request for Comments
The Bureau of Indian Education
requests your comments on these
collections concerning: (a) The necessity
of this information collection for the
proper performance of the functions of
the agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(b) The accuracy of the agency’s
estimate of the burden (hours and cost)
of the collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c)
Ways we could enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and (d) Ways we could
minimize the burden of the collection of
the information on the respondents,
such as through the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
Please note that an agency may not
conduct or sponsor, and an individual
need not respond to, a collection of
information unless it has a valid OMB
Control Number.
It is our policy to make all comments
available to the public for review at the
location listed in the ADDRESSES section.
Before including your address, phone
number, email address or other personal
identifying information in your
comment, you should be aware that
your entire comment—including your
personal identifying information—may
be made publicly available at any time.
While you can ask us in your comment
to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 1076–0018.
Title: Tribal Colleges and Universities
Application for Grants Form.
Brief Description of Collection:
Collection of the information is required
under the Tribally Controlled Colleges
and Universities Assistance Act of 1978,
Public Law 95–471, as amended, for the
respondent to receive or maintain a
benefit.
Type of Review: Extension without
change of a currently approved
collection.
Respondents: Tribal college and
university administrators.
Number of Respondents: 28 per year,
on average.
Total Number of Responses: 28 per
year, on average.
Frequency of Response: Annually.
Obligation to Respond: Response
required to obtain a benefit.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R4-ES-2015-N214; FXES11120400000-167-FF04EF2000]
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Receipt of
Application for an Incidental Take Permit; Availability of Low-Effect
Habitat Conservation Plan and Associated Documents; Polk County, FL
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comment/information.
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SUMMARY: We, the Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce the
availability of an incidental take permit (ITP) and a Habitat
Conservation Plan (HCP). Verano Land Investment, LLC (applicant)
requests ITP TE67461B-0 under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as
amended (Act). The applicant anticipates taking about 4 acres of
feeding, breeding, and sheltering habitat used by the sand skink
(Neoseps reynoldsi) and blue-tailed mole skink (Eumeces egregius
lividus) (skinks) incidental to land preparation and construction in
Polk County, Florida. The applicant's HCP describes proposed
minimization measures and mitigation measures to address the effects of
development on the covered species.
DATES: We must receive your written comments on the ITP application and
HCP on or before December 28, 2015.
ADDRESSES: See the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below for
information on how to submit your comments on the ITP application and
HCP. You may obtain a copy of the ITP application and HCP by writing
the South Florida Ecological Services Office, Attn: Permit number
TE67461B-0, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1339 20th Street, Vero
Beach, FL 32960-3559. In addition, we will make the ITP application and
HCP available for public inspection by appointment during normal
business hours at the above address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Alfredo Begazo, South Florida
Ecological Services Office (see ADDRESSES); telephone: 772-469 -4234.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Submitting Comments
If you wish to comment on the ITP application or HCP, you may
submit comments by any one of the following methods:
Email: alfredo_begazo@fws.gov. Use ``Attn: Permit number
``TE67461B-0'' as your message subject line.
Fax: Alfredo Begazo, 772-469-4234, Attn.: Permit number ``TE67461B-
0.''
U.S. mail: Alfredo Begazo, South Florida Ecological Services Field
Office, Attn: Permit number ``TE67461B-0,'' U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, 1339 20th Street, Vero Beach, FL 32960-3559.
In-person drop-off: You may drop off comments or request
information during regular business hours at the above office address.
Public Availability of Comments
Before including your address, phone number, email address, or
other personal identifying information in your comments, you should be
aware that your entire comment--including your personal identifying
information--may be made publicly available at any time. While you can
request in your comments that your personal identifying information be
withheld from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able
to do so.
Applicant's Proposed Project
We received an application from the applicant for an incidental
take permit, along with a proposed habitat conservation plan. The
applicant requests an ITP under section 10(a)(1)(B) of the Act (16
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). If we approve the application, the applicant
anticipates taking a total of approximately 4 acres of skink breeding,
feeding, and sheltering habitat, incidental to land preparation and
construction in Section 25, Township 25 South, Range 26 East, Polk
County, Florida. The applicant currently has neither a time-frame for
development, nor a specific site plan; however, development of this
parcel would likely include construction of one or more structures, a
parking area, and installation of associated utilities.
The applicant proposes to minimize impacts to skinks by preserving
a total of 8 acres of skink-occupied habitat off site. The Service
listed the skinks as threatened in 1987 (November 6, 1987; 52 FR
20715), effective December 7, 1987.
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Our Preliminary Determination
The Service has made a preliminary determination that the
applicant's project, including the mitigation measures, will
individually and cumulatively have a minor or negligible effect on the
species covered in the HCP. Therefore, issuance of the ITP is a ``low-
effect'' action and qualifies as a categorical exclusion under the
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) (40 CFR 1506.6), as provided
by the Department of the Interior Manual (516 DM 2 Appendix 1 and 516
DM 6 Appendix 1). We base our preliminary determination that issuance
of the ITP qualifies as a low-effect action on the following three
criteria: (1) Implementation of the project would result in minor or
negligible effects on federally listed, proposed, and candidate species
and their habitats; (2) Implementation of the project would result in
minor or negligible effects on other environmental values or resources;
and (3) Impacts of the project, considered together with the impacts of
other past, present, and reasonably foreseeable similarly situated
projects, would not result, over time, in cumulative effects to
environmental values or resources that would be considered significant.
This preliminary determination may be revised based on our review of
public comments that we receive in response to this notice.
Next Steps
The Service will evaluate the HCP and comments submitted thereon to
determine whether the application meets the requirements of section
10(a) of the Act. The Service will also evaluate whether issuance of
the section 10(a)(1)(B) ITP complies with section 7 of the Act by
conducting an intra-Service section 7 consultation. The results of this
consultation, in combination with the above findings, will be used in
the final analysis to determine whether or not to issue the ITP. If it
is determined that the requirements of the Act are met, the ITP will be
issued.
Authority: We provide this notice under Section 10 of the
Endangered Species Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and NEPA regulations
(40 CFR 1506.6).
Dated: November 13, 2015.
Roxanna Hinzman,
Field Supervisor, South Florida Ecological Services Office.
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