Renewal of Enhancement of Survival Permit and Modification of Safe Harbor Agreement for the Florida Scrub-Jay, Volusia County, FL; Categorical Exclusion, 47140-47142 [2021-17986]
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(phone); permitsR3ES@fws.gov (email).
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Our regulations implementing section
10(a)(1)(A) for these permits are found
at 50 CFR 17.22 for endangered wildlife
species, 50 CFR 17.32 for threatened
wildlife species, 50 CFR 17.62 for
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section 10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA
authorizes the permittee to conduct
activities with endangered species for
scientific purposes that promote
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If we decide to issue permits to any
of the applicants listed in this notice,
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We publish this notice under section
10(c) of the Endangered Species Act of
1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et
seq.).
Lori Nordstrom,
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[Docket No. FWS–R4–ES–2021–0074;
FXES11140400000–212–FF04EF4000]
Renewal of Enhancement of Survival
Permit and Modification of Safe Harbor
Agreement for the Florida Scrub-Jay,
Volusia County, FL; Categorical
Exclusion
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability; request
for comment and information.
AGENCY:
We, the Fish and Wildlife
Service (Service), have received a
written request from Daytona State
College (applicant) to renew the
enhancement of the survival permit
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permit) with minor amendments to an
existing safe harbor agreement (SHA).
Continued implementation of the SHA
is intended to benefit the recovery of the
federally listed threatened Florida
scrub-jay in Volusia County, Florida.
The Service is making the proposed
permit renewal, which includes the
applicant’s proposed updated SHA
(November 9, 2020), and our draft
environmental action statement,
available for public review and
comment.
environmental action statement (EAS)
available for public review and
comment. The draft EAS supports the
Service’s preliminary determination that
the proposed permit renewal associated
with the modified SHA is eligible for a
categorical exclusion under the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA; 42
U.S.C. 4231 et seq.). To make this
determination, we used our
environmental action statement and
low-effect screening form, which are
also available for public review.
We must receive your written
comments on or before September 22,
2021.
Background
Section 9 of the ESA prohibits the
take of fish and wildlife species listed
as endangered or threatened under
section 4 of the ESA. Under the ESA,
the term ‘‘take’’ means to harass, harm,
pursue, hunt, shoot, wound, kill, trap,
capture, or collect, or to attempt to
engage in any such conduct (16 U.S.C.
1532(19)). The term ‘‘harm,’’ as defined
in our regulations, includes significant
habitat modification or degradation that
results in death or injury to listed
species by significantly impairing
essential behavioral patterns, including
breeding, feeding, or sheltering (50 CFR
17.3). The term ‘‘harass’’ is defined in
our regulations as an intentional or
negligent act or omission which creates
the likelihood of injury to wildlife by
annoying it to such an extent as to
significantly disrupt normal behavioral
patterns, which include, but are not
limited to, breeding, feeding, or
sheltering (50 CFR 17.3). Under
specified circumstances, however, we
may issue permits that authorize take of
federally listed species, provided the
take is incidental to, but not the purpose
of, an otherwise lawful activity.
Regulations governing permits for
threatened species are at 50 CFR 17.32.
Under a safe harbor agreement,
participating landowners voluntarily
undertake management activities on
their property to enhance, restore, or
maintain habitat benefiting species
listed under the ESA. Safe harbor
agreements, and the subsequent permits
issued to participating landowners
pursuant to section 10(a)(1)(A) of the
ESA, encourage private and other nonFederal property owners to implement
conservation actions for federally listed
species by assuring the landowners that
they will not be subjected to increased
property use restrictions as a result of
their efforts to either attract listed
species to their property, or to increase
the numbers or distribution of listed
species already on their property.
Enrolled landowners may make lawful
use of the enrolled property during the
permit term and may incidentally take
the listed species named on the permit.
DATES:
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ADDRESSES:
Obtaining Documents: You may
obtain copies of the documents online
in Docket No. FWS–R4–ES–2021–0074
at https://www.regulations.gov.
Submitting Comments: If you wish to
submit comments on any of the
documents, you may do so in writing by
any of the following methods:
• Online: https://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting
comments on Docket No. FWS–R4–ES–
2021–0074.
• U.S. mail or hand-delivery: Public
Comments Processing, Attn: Docket No.
FWS–R4–ES–2021–0074; U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, MS: JAO/1N, 5275
Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041–
3803.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erin
Gawera, by telephone at 904–731–
3121or via email at erin_gawera@
fws.gov. Individuals who are hearing or
speech impaired may call the Federal
Relay Service at 1–800–877–8339 for
TTY assistance.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, the
Fish and Wildlife Service (Service),
have received a written request from
Daytona State College (applicant) to
renew an existing enhancement of
survival permit (permit) for an
additional 10 years beyond its current
expiration date. The Service and the
applicant have mutually agreed to
minor amendments to the Safe Harbor
Agreement (SHA). The existing permit
associated with the SHA was issued on
November 15, 2010, under the
Endangered Species Act of 1973, as
amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.),
and is in effect until November 15,
2030. Renewing the permit associated
with the SHA is intended to benefit the
recovery of the federally listed
threatened Florida scrub-jay
(Aphelocoma coerulescens) on 76
enrolled acres (ac) of State-owned lands
in Volusia County, Florida. The Service
is making the proposed permit renewal,
the modified SHA, and our draft
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Application requirements and issuance
criteria for permits associated with safe
harbor agreements are found in the Code
of Federal Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR
17.22(c) and 17.32(c). As provided for in
the Service’s final Safe Harbor Policy
(64 FR 32717; June 17, 1999), safe
harbor agreements provide assurances
that allow the property owner to alter or
modify their enrolled property, even if
such alteration or modification results
in the incidental take of a listed species,
to such an extent that the property is
returned back to the originally agreed
upon baseline conditions. Private
landowners may voluntarily terminate a
safe harbor agreement at any time, in
accordance with 50 CFR 13.26. If this
occurs, landowners must relinquish the
associated incidental take permit
pursuant to section 10(a)(1)(A) of the
ESA.
Safe Harbor Agreement
The State lands covered under the
existing SHA and valid permit consist of
76 ac on the Daytona State College
campus in Volusia County, Florida. The
baseline established in 2010 was 1.4 ac
of occupied Florida scrub-jay habitat.
Daytona State College has managed the
property above baseline and has not
proceeded with facility development
since entering the SHA. Proposed minor
changes within the SHA-enrolled
property include a revision to the
master campus facility development
plan. The revision would not affect the
2010 established baseline of 1.4 ac of
occupied Florida scrub-jay, nor would it
affect the SHA management actions.
Under the modified SHA, the applicant
will continue to undertake the following
habitat maintenance and enhancement
actions intended to benefit the Florida
scrub-jay on the enrolled property: (1)
Remove sand pine canopy; (2) create
open sandy areas through mechanical
means (including chopping and/or
rootraking) or by using herbicides; and
(3) manage habitat using prescribed fire
and/or mechanical means. Under
comment and review is the request to
renew the existing valid Permit
associated with the SHA that was issued
November 15, 2010, under ESA, and is
in effect until November 15, 2030. The
applicant is requesting to extend the
Permit period for an additional 10 years
beyond its current expiration date.
National Environmental Policy Act
Compliance
The renewal of the permit is a Federal
action that triggers the need for
compliance with NEPA. The Service has
made a preliminary determination that
the proposed permit renewal is eligible
for categorical exclusion under NEPA,
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based on the following criteria: (1)
Implementation of the SHA would
result in minor or negligible adverse
effects on federally listed, proposed, and
candidate species and their habitats; (2)
implementation of the SHA would
result in minor or negligible adverse
effects on other environmental values or
resources; and (3) impacts of the SHA,
considered together with the impacts of
other past, present, and reasonably
foreseeable similarly situated projects,
would not result, over time, in
cumulative adverse effects to
environmental values or resources
which would be considered significant.
To make this determination, we used
our EAS and low-effect screening form,
which are also available for public
review.
amended. The ITP would authorize take
of the federally endangered Mount
Hermon June beetle incidental to
activities associated with the Encore
Development Project. The applicant
developed the draft HCP as part of their
application for an ITP. The Service
prepared a draft low-effect screening
form and environmental action
statement in accordance with the
National Environmental Policy Act to
evaluate the potential effects to the
natural and human environment
resulting from issuing an ITP to the
applicant. We invite public comment on
these documents.
DATES: Written comments should be
received on or before September 22,
2021.
Public Availability of Comments
Before including your address, phone
number, email address, or other
personal identifying information in your
comment, be aware that your entire
comment—including your personal
identifying information—may be made
available to the public. While you may
request that we withhold your personal
identifying information, we cannot
guarantee that we will be able to do so.
To obtain documents: You may
download a copy of the draft habitat
conservation plan and categorical
exclusion screening form, which
includes the environmental action
statement, at https://www.fws.gov/
ventura/, or you may request copies of
the documents by U.S. mail (below) or
by electronic mail (see FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT).
To submit written comments: Please
send us your written comments using
one of the following methods:
• U.S. mail: Stephen P. Henry, Field
Supervisor, Ventura Fish and Wildlife
Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
2493 Portola Road, Suite B, Ventura, CA
93003.
• Electronic mail: chad_mitcham@
fws.gov.
Authority
The Service provides this notice
under section 10(c) (16 U.S.C. 1539(c))
of the ESA and NEPA regulation 40 CFR
1506.6 and 43 CFR 46.305.
Jay Herrington,
Field Supervisor, Jacksonville Field Office.
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FXES11140800000–212–FF08EVEN00]
Habitat Conservation Plan for the
Mount Hermon June Beetle;
Categorical Exclusion for the Encore
Development Project; Santa Cruz
County, California
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability; request
for comments.
AGENCY:
We, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service (Service), announce the
availability of a draft habitat
conservation plan (HCP) and draft
categorical exclusion (CatEx) for
activities associated with an application
for an incidental take permit (ITP) under
the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as
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Chad Mitcham, Fish and Wildlife
Biologist, by phone at 805–644–1766,
via email at chad_mitcham@fws.gov, or
by U.S. mail to the Ventura Fish and
Wildlife office (see ADDRESSES).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service),
announce the availability of a draft
habitat conservation plan (HCP) and
draft low-effect screening form and
environmental action statement for
activities associated with an application
for an incidental take permit (ITP) under
section 10(a)(1)(B) of the Endangered
Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA;
16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). The applicant
has developed a draft habitat
conservation plan (HCP) that includes
measures to minimize, avoid, and
mitigate impacts to the federally
endangered Mount Hermon June beetle
(Polyphylla barbata). The permit would
authorize take of the Mount Hermon
June beetle incidental to otherwise
lawful activities associated with the
draft HCP for the Encore Development
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Project. The Service prepared a draft
low-effect screening form and
environmental action statement in
accordance with the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969
(NEPA; 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) to
evaluate the potential effects to the
natural and human environment
resulting from issuing an ITP to the
applicant. We invite public comment on
these documents.
Background
The Service listed the Mount Hermon
June beetle as endangered on January
24, 1997 (62 FR 3616). Section 9 of the
ESA (16 U.S.C. 1538) prohibits the
‘‘take’’ of fish or wildlife species listed
as endangered; by regulation, the
Service may extend the take prohibition
to fish or wildlife species listed as
threatened. ‘‘Take’’ is defined under the
ESA to include the following activities:
‘‘[T]o harass, harm, pursue, hunt, shoot,
wound, kill, trap, capture, or collect, or
to attempt to engage in any such
conduct’’ (16 U.S.C. 1532); however,
under section 10(a)(1)(B) of the ESA (16
U.S.C. 1539(a)(1)(B)), we may issue
permits to authorize incidental take of
listed wildlife species. Incidental take is
take that is incidental to, and not the
purpose of, carrying out an otherwise
lawful activity. Regulations governing
incidental take permits for endangered
wildlife are in the Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR 17.22.
Issuance of an incidental take permit
also must not jeopardize the existence of
federally listed fish, wildlife, or plant
species.
Proposed Project Activities
Chris Perri has applied for a permit
for incidental take of the Mount Hermon
June beetle. The take would occur in
association with activities including the
construction of 16 apartments and
associated infrastructure within a 1.487acre project area. The entire 1.487-acre
project area consists of suitable habitat
for the Mount Hermon June beetle. The
HCP includes avoidance and
minimization measures for the Mount
Hermon June beetle and mitigation for
unavoidable loss of suitable habitat
through the purchase of conservation
credits at a Service-approved
conservation bank.
Public Comments
If you wish to comment on the draft
HCP and categorical exclusion screening
form, you may submit comments by one
of the methods in ADDRESSES.
Before including your address, phone
number, email address, or other
personal identifying information in your
comment, you should be aware that
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[Docket No. FWS-R4-ES-2021-0074; FXES11140400000-212-FF04EF4000]
Renewal of Enhancement of Survival Permit and Modification of
Safe Harbor Agreement for the Florida Scrub-Jay, Volusia County, FL;
Categorical Exclusion
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comment and information.
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SUMMARY: We, the Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), have received a
written request from Daytona State College (applicant) to renew the
enhancement of the survival permit
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permit) with minor amendments to an existing safe harbor agreement
(SHA). Continued implementation of the SHA is intended to benefit the
recovery of the federally listed threatened Florida scrub-jay in
Volusia County, Florida. The Service is making the proposed permit
renewal, which includes the applicant's proposed updated SHA (November
9, 2020), and our draft environmental action statement, available for
public review and comment.
DATES: We must receive your written comments on or before September 22,
2021.
ADDRESSES:
Obtaining Documents: You may obtain copies of the documents online
in Docket No. FWS-R4-ES-2021-0074 at https://www.regulations.gov.
Submitting Comments: If you wish to submit comments on any of the
documents, you may do so in writing by any of the following methods:
Online: https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments on Docket No. FWS-R4-ES-2021-0074.
U.S. mail or hand-delivery: Public Comments Processing,
Attn: Docket No. FWS-R4-ES-2021-0074; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
MS: JAO/1N, 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erin Gawera, by telephone at 904-731-
3121or via email at [email protected]. Individuals who are hearing or
speech impaired may call the Federal Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339
for TTY assistance.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, the Fish and Wildlife Service (Service),
have received a written request from Daytona State College (applicant)
to renew an existing enhancement of survival permit (permit) for an
additional 10 years beyond its current expiration date. The Service and
the applicant have mutually agreed to minor amendments to the Safe
Harbor Agreement (SHA). The existing permit associated with the SHA was
issued on November 15, 2010, under the Endangered Species Act of 1973,
as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), and is in effect until
November 15, 2030. Renewing the permit associated with the SHA is
intended to benefit the recovery of the federally listed threatened
Florida scrub-jay (Aphelocoma coerulescens) on 76 enrolled acres (ac)
of State-owned lands in Volusia County, Florida. The Service is making
the proposed permit renewal, the modified SHA, and our draft
environmental action statement (EAS) available for public review and
comment. The draft EAS supports the Service's preliminary determination
that the proposed permit renewal associated with the modified SHA is
eligible for a categorical exclusion under the National Environmental
Policy Act (NEPA; 42 U.S.C. 4231 et seq.). To make this determination,
we used our environmental action statement and low-effect screening
form, which are also available for public review.
Background
Section 9 of the ESA prohibits the take of fish and wildlife
species listed as endangered or threatened under section 4 of the ESA.
Under the ESA, the term ``take'' means to harass, harm, pursue, hunt,
shoot, wound, kill, trap, capture, or collect, or to attempt to engage
in any such conduct (16 U.S.C. 1532(19)). The term ``harm,'' as defined
in our regulations, includes significant habitat modification or
degradation that results in death or injury to listed species by
significantly impairing essential behavioral patterns, including
breeding, feeding, or sheltering (50 CFR 17.3). The term ``harass'' is
defined in our regulations as an intentional or negligent act or
omission which creates the likelihood of injury to wildlife by annoying
it to such an extent as to significantly disrupt normal behavioral
patterns, which include, but are not limited to, breeding, feeding, or
sheltering (50 CFR 17.3). Under specified circumstances, however, we
may issue permits that authorize take of federally listed species,
provided the take is incidental to, but not the purpose of, an
otherwise lawful activity. Regulations governing permits for threatened
species are at 50 CFR 17.32.
Under a safe harbor agreement, participating landowners voluntarily
undertake management activities on their property to enhance, restore,
or maintain habitat benefiting species listed under the ESA. Safe
harbor agreements, and the subsequent permits issued to participating
landowners pursuant to section 10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA, encourage
private and other non-Federal property owners to implement conservation
actions for federally listed species by assuring the landowners that
they will not be subjected to increased property use restrictions as a
result of their efforts to either attract listed species to their
property, or to increase the numbers or distribution of listed species
already on their property. Enrolled landowners may make lawful use of
the enrolled property during the permit term and may incidentally take
the listed species named on the permit. Application requirements and
issuance criteria for permits associated with safe harbor agreements
are found in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR 17.22(c)
and 17.32(c). As provided for in the Service's final Safe Harbor Policy
(64 FR 32717; June 17, 1999), safe harbor agreements provide assurances
that allow the property owner to alter or modify their enrolled
property, even if such alteration or modification results in the
incidental take of a listed species, to such an extent that the
property is returned back to the originally agreed upon baseline
conditions. Private landowners may voluntarily terminate a safe harbor
agreement at any time, in accordance with 50 CFR 13.26. If this occurs,
landowners must relinquish the associated incidental take permit
pursuant to section 10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA.
Safe Harbor Agreement
The State lands covered under the existing SHA and valid permit
consist of 76 ac on the Daytona State College campus in Volusia County,
Florida. The baseline established in 2010 was 1.4 ac of occupied
Florida scrub-jay habitat. Daytona State College has managed the
property above baseline and has not proceeded with facility development
since entering the SHA. Proposed minor changes within the SHA-enrolled
property include a revision to the master campus facility development
plan. The revision would not affect the 2010 established baseline of
1.4 ac of occupied Florida scrub-jay, nor would it affect the SHA
management actions. Under the modified SHA, the applicant will continue
to undertake the following habitat maintenance and enhancement actions
intended to benefit the Florida scrub-jay on the enrolled property: (1)
Remove sand pine canopy; (2) create open sandy areas through mechanical
means (including chopping and/or rootraking) or by using herbicides;
and (3) manage habitat using prescribed fire and/or mechanical means.
Under comment and review is the request to renew the existing valid
Permit associated with the SHA that was issued November 15, 2010, under
ESA, and is in effect until November 15, 2030. The applicant is
requesting to extend the Permit period for an additional 10 years
beyond its current expiration date.
National Environmental Policy Act Compliance
The renewal of the permit is a Federal action that triggers the
need for compliance with NEPA. The Service has made a preliminary
determination that the proposed permit renewal is eligible for
categorical exclusion under NEPA,
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based on the following criteria: (1) Implementation of the SHA would
result in minor or negligible adverse effects on federally listed,
proposed, and candidate species and their habitats; (2) implementation
of the SHA would result in minor or negligible adverse effects on other
environmental values or resources; and (3) impacts of the SHA,
considered together with the impacts of other past, present, and
reasonably foreseeable similarly situated projects, would not result,
over time, in cumulative adverse effects to environmental values or
resources which would be considered significant. To make this
determination, we used our EAS and low-effect screening form, which are
also available for public review.
Public Availability of Comments
Before including your address, phone number, email address, or
other personal identifying information in your comment, be aware that
your entire comment--including your personal identifying information--
may be made available to the public. While you may request that we
withhold your personal identifying information, we cannot guarantee
that we will be able to do so.
Authority
The Service provides this notice under section 10(c) (16 U.S.C.
1539(c)) of the ESA and NEPA regulation 40 CFR 1506.6 and 43 CFR
46.305.
Jay Herrington,
Field Supervisor, Jacksonville Field Office.
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