Renewal of Incidental Take Permit for Sand Skink and Blue-Tailed Mole Skink, Osceola County, FL, 3811-3812 [2019-02191]
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Submitting Comments
If you wish to comment on any of the
documents, you may do so via any one
of the following methods. Be sure to
specify clearly the ITP applications on
which you are commenting.
• Email, U.S. mail, or In-person dropoff: See ADDRESSES.
• Fax: Alfredo Begazo, 772–562–
4288.
Public Availability of Comments
Before including your address, phone
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to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
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Applicants’ Proposed Projects
Each applicant requests a permit
under section 10(a)(1)(B) of the
Endangered Species Act. If we issue
either permit, the applicant anticipates
taking sand skink and blue-tailed mole
skink incidental to land preparation and
construction. The amount of habitat loss
for each proposed project is as follows:
• Florida Bramingham, Inc.
(TE94080C–0) anticipates destroying
13.1 acres of species feeding, breeding,
and sheltering habitat incidental to land
preparation and construction in Section
14, Township 25 South, and Range 27
East, in Osceola County, Florida.
• Palmetto Lake Wales-Hwy 60, LLC
(TE94085C–0) anticipates destroying
1.13 acres of species feeding, breeding,
and sheltering habitat incidental to land
preparation and construction in
Sections 7 and 8, Township 30 South,
and Range 29 East, in Polk County,
Florida.
Each applicant proposes to mitigate
for impacts to the species by purchasing
credits from a Service-approved
conservation bank as follows:
• Florida Bramingham, Inc. proposes
to purchase the equivalent of 26.2 acres
of credits.
• Palmetto Lake Wales-Hwy 60, LLC
proposes to purchase the equivalent of
2.26 acres of credits.
Our Preliminary Determination
The Service has made a preliminary
determination that each applicant’s
project, including the minimization and
mitigation measures, will individually
and cumulatively have a minor or
negligible effect on the species covered
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in its HCP. Therefore, issuance of either
of the ITPs would be a ‘‘low-effect’’
action and qualify as a categorical
exclusion under the NEPA, as provided
by 43 CFR 46.205 and 46.210. A loweffect HCP is one involving: (1) Minor
or negligible effects on federally listed,
proposed, and candidate species and
their habitats; (2) minor or negligible
effects on other environmental values or
resources; and, (3) impacts that, when
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.
Next Steps
We will evaluate each HCP and the
comments we receive to determine
whether the ITP application meets the
requirements of section 10(a)(1)(B) of
the ESA. We will also conduct an intraService consultation on each
application to evaluate take of the
skinks in accordance with section 7 of
the ESA. We will use the results of these
consultations, in combination with the
above findings, in our analysis of
whether or not to issue each ITP. If the
requirements are met, we will issue ITP
number TE94080C–0 to Florida
Bramingham, Inc. and TE94085C–0 to
Palmetto Lake Wales-Hwy 60, LLC.
Authority
We provide this notice under Section
10 of the ESA (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.)
and NEPA regulations (40 CFR 1506.6).
Roxanna Hinzman,
Field Supervisor, South Florida Ecological
Services Office.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS–R4–ES–2018–N143;
FXES11140400000–178–FF04EF2000]
Renewal of Incidental Take Permit for
Sand Skink and Blue-Tailed Mole
Skink, Osceola County, FL
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability; request
for comments and information.
AGENCY:
We, the Fish and Wildlife
Service, announce receipt of an
application for the renewal of an
existing incidental take permit (ITP).
The applicants are requesting a 5-year
renewal of their existing 2-year ITP
SUMMARY:
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under the Endangered Species Act. The
existing ITP expired on June 6, 2018. If
granted, the renewed ITP would extend
authorization for take of the federally
threatened sand skink and blue-tailed
mole skink (skinks) incidental to the
construction of a single-family
residential development located in
Osceola County, Florida. The coapplicants are JKAF Investments, LLC,
and Kathryn Kendrick Davidow Trust.
We request public comments on the
permit application, the habitat
conservation plan (HCP), and our
preliminary determination that this HCP
qualifies as low effect under the
National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA). To make this determination, we
used our environmental action
statement and low-effect screening form,
which is also available for review.
DATES: We must receive your written
comments on or before March 15, 2019.
ADDRESSES:
Obtaining Documents: You may
obtain copies of the documents by any
of the following methods:
• Telephone: Alfredo Begazo, 772–
469–4234 (telephone).
• Email: alfredo_begazo@fws.gov.
• U.S. mail: Alfredo Begazo, South
Florida Ecological Services Office; Attn:
JKAF Investments, LLC, and Kathryn
Kendrick Davidow Trust Permit TE
8166B–1, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, 1339 20th Street, Vero Beach,
FL 32960–3559.
• In-person review: The documents
are available for public inspection by
appointment during normal business
hours at the above address. Please call
to make an appointment.
• Fax: Alfredo Begazo, 772–562–
4288.
Submitting Comments: If you wish to
comment on any of the documents, you
may do so by submitting your comment
in writing to the email address, U.S.
mail address (mail or hand-carrying), or
fax number above. Please also see Public
Availability of Comments in
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Alfredo Begazo, Fish and Wildlife
Biologist, South Florida Ecological
Services Office (see ADDRESSES), 772–
469–4234 (telephone).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, the
Fish and Wildlife Service (Service),
announce receipt of an application for
the renewal of an existing ITP under the
Endangered Species Act of 1973, as
amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
The co-applicants are JKAF
Investments, LLC, and Kathryn
Kendrick Davidow Trust, and they seek
a 5-year renewal of an ITP that expired
on June 29, 2018. Renewal would give
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them the authority to take the federally
listed sand skink (Neoseps reynoldsi)
and threatened blue-tailed mole skink
(Eumeces egregious) (hereafter, skinks)
in Osceola County, Florida. We request
public comment on this permit renewal
application and habitat conservation
plan (HCP), and on our preliminary
determination that this HCP qualifies as
categorical exclusion under the National
Environmental Act (NEPA; 42 U.S.C.
4321 et seq.). To make this
determination, we used our
environmental action statement and
low-effect screening form, which are
also available for review.
Public Availability of Comments
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 may 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.
khammond on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES
Applicants’ Proposed Project
JKAF Investments, LLC, and Kathryn
Kendrick Davidow Trust request a
renewal of an expired permit under
section 10(a)(1)(B) of the Endangered
Species Act. If we issue the permit, the
applicants anticipated taking sand skink
and blue-tailed mole skink incidental to
land preparation and construction on
0.5 acres of occupied skinks habitat for
the residential development in Section
30, Township 25 South, and Range 27
East, in Osceola County, Florida. The
applicants proposes to mitigate for the
take resulting from this project by
purchasing and protecting 1 acre of
skink-occupied habitat at a Serviceapproved mitigation bank prior to any
clearing activities.
Our Preliminary Determination
The Service has made a preliminary
determination that the applicants’
project, including the mitigation
measures, will individually and
cumulatively have a minor or negligible
effect on the species covered in its HCP.
Therefore, we have determined that the
renewal of the expired ITP for this
project would be ‘‘low effect’’ and
qualify for categorical exclusions under
the NEPA, as provided by 43 CFR
46.205 and 46.210. A low-effect HCP is
one involving: (1) Minor or negligible
effects on federally listed, proposed, and
candidate species and their habitats; (2)
minor or negligible effects on other
environmental values or resources; and
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(3) impacts that, when considered
together with the impacts of other past,
present, and reasonable foreseeable
similarly situated projects, would not
result over time in cumulative effects to
environmental values or resources that
would be considered significant.
Next Step
We will evaluate the HCP and the
comments we receive to determine
whether the ITP application meets the
requirements of section 10(a)(1)(B) of
the ESA. We will also conduct an intraService consultation on the application
to evaluate take of the skinks in
accordance with section 7 of the ESA.
We will use the results of the
consultation, in combination with the
above findings, in our analysis of
whether or not to issue the ITP. If the
requirements are met, we will issue ITP
number TE8166B–1 to JKAF
Investments, LLC, and Kathryn
Kendrick Davidow Trust.
Authority
We provide this notice under section
10(c) of the ESA (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.)
and NEPA regulations (40 CFR 1506.6).
Roxanna Hinzman,
Field Supervisor, South Florida Ecological
Services Office.
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Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of information collection;
request for comment.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we,
the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) are
proposing to renew an information
collection.
SUMMARY:
Interested persons are invited to
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2019.
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We are soliciting comments on the
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We are especially interested in public
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issues: (1) Is the collection necessary to
the proper functions of the BIA; (2) will
this information be processed and used
in a timely manner; (3) is the estimate
of burden accurate; (4) how might the
BIA enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (5) how might the BIA
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your entire comment—including your
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be made publicly available at any time.
While you can ask us in your comment
to withhold your personal identifying
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R4-ES-2018-N143; FXES11140400000-178-FF04EF2000]
Renewal of Incidental Take Permit for Sand Skink and Blue-Tailed
Mole Skink, Osceola County, FL
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments and information.
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SUMMARY: We, the Fish and Wildlife Service, announce receipt of an
application for the renewal of an existing incidental take permit
(ITP). The applicants are requesting a 5-year renewal of their existing
2-year ITP under the Endangered Species Act. The existing ITP expired
on June 6, 2018. If granted, the renewed ITP would extend authorization
for take of the federally threatened sand skink and blue-tailed mole
skink (skinks) incidental to the construction of a single-family
residential development located in Osceola County, Florida. The co-
applicants are JKAF Investments, LLC, and Kathryn Kendrick Davidow
Trust. We request public comments on the permit application, the
habitat conservation plan (HCP), and our preliminary determination that
this HCP qualifies as low effect under the National Environmental
Policy Act (NEPA). To make this determination, we used our
environmental action statement and low-effect screening form, which is
also available for review.
DATES: We must receive your written comments on or before March 15,
2019.
ADDRESSES:
Obtaining Documents: You may obtain copies of the documents by any
of the following methods:
Telephone: Alfredo Begazo, 772-469-4234 (telephone).
Email: alfredo_begazo@fws.gov.
U.S. mail: Alfredo Begazo, South Florida Ecological
Services Office; Attn: JKAF Investments, LLC, and Kathryn Kendrick
Davidow Trust Permit TE 8166B-1, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1339
20th Street, Vero Beach, FL 32960-3559.
In-person review: The documents are available for public
inspection by appointment during normal business hours at the above
address. Please call to make an appointment.
Fax: Alfredo Begazo, 772-562-4288.
Submitting Comments: If you wish to comment on any of the
documents, you may do so by submitting your comment in writing to the
email address, U.S. mail address (mail or hand-carrying), or fax number
above. Please also see Public Availability of Comments in SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Alfredo Begazo, Fish and Wildlife
Biologist, South Florida Ecological Services Office (see ADDRESSES),
772-469-4234 (telephone).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, the Fish and Wildlife Service (Service),
announce receipt of an application for the renewal of an existing ITP
under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C.
1531 et seq.). The co-applicants are JKAF Investments, LLC, and Kathryn
Kendrick Davidow Trust, and they seek a 5-year renewal of an ITP that
expired on June 29, 2018. Renewal would give
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them the authority to take the federally listed sand skink (Neoseps
reynoldsi) and threatened blue-tailed mole skink (Eumeces egregious)
(hereafter, skinks) in Osceola County, Florida. We request public
comment on this permit renewal application and habitat conservation
plan (HCP), and on our preliminary determination that this HCP
qualifies as categorical exclusion under the National Environmental Act
(NEPA; 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). To make this determination, we used our
environmental action statement and low-effect screening form, which are
also available for review.
Public Availability of Comments
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 may
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.
Applicants' Proposed Project
JKAF Investments, LLC, and Kathryn Kendrick Davidow Trust request a
renewal of an expired permit under section 10(a)(1)(B) of the
Endangered Species Act. If we issue the permit, the applicants
anticipated taking sand skink and blue-tailed mole skink incidental to
land preparation and construction on 0.5 acres of occupied skinks
habitat for the residential development in Section 30, Township 25
South, and Range 27 East, in Osceola County, Florida. The applicants
proposes to mitigate for the take resulting from this project by
purchasing and protecting 1 acre of skink-occupied habitat at a
Service-approved mitigation bank prior to any clearing activities.
Our Preliminary Determination
The Service has made a preliminary determination that the
applicants' project, including the mitigation measures, will
individually and cumulatively have a minor or negligible effect on the
species covered in its HCP. Therefore, we have determined that the
renewal of the expired ITP for this project would be ``low effect'' and
qualify for categorical exclusions under the NEPA, as provided by 43
CFR 46.205 and 46.210. A low-effect HCP is one involving: (1) Minor or
negligible effects on federally listed, proposed, and candidate species
and their habitats; (2) minor or negligible effects on other
environmental values or resources; and (3) impacts that, when
considered together with the impacts of other past, present, and
reasonable foreseeable similarly situated projects, would not result
over time in cumulative effects to environmental values or resources
that would be considered significant.
Next Step
We will evaluate the HCP and the comments we receive to determine
whether the ITP application meets the requirements of section
10(a)(1)(B) of the ESA. We will also conduct an intra-Service
consultation on the application to evaluate take of the skinks in
accordance with section 7 of the ESA. We will use the results of the
consultation, in combination with the above findings, in our analysis
of whether or not to issue the ITP. If the requirements are met, we
will issue ITP number TE8166B-1 to JKAF Investments, LLC, and Kathryn
Kendrick Davidow Trust.
Authority
We provide this notice under section 10(c) of the ESA (16 U.S.C.
1531 et seq.) and NEPA regulations (40 CFR 1506.6).
Roxanna Hinzman,
Field Supervisor, South Florida Ecological Services Office.
[FR Doc. 2019-02191 Filed 2-12-19; 8:45 am]
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