Receipt of Incidental Take Permit Application and Proposed Habitat Conservation Plan for the Alabama Beach Mouse, Baldwin County, AL; Categorical Exclusion, 20901-20902 [2023-07356]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 67 / Friday, April 7, 2023 / Notices Section 231—Housing for the Elderly Bedrooms 0 ................ 1 ................ 2 ................ 3 ................ 4+ .............. Non-elevator $58,609 65,522 78,244 94,163 110,705 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service Elevator $66,591 76,340 92,831 120,090 131,826 Section 207—Manufactured Home Parks Per Space—$28,437 Indexing of per Unit Limit for Substantial Rehabilitation for Calendar Year 2023 The 2016 Multifamily Accelerated Processing (MAP) Guide established a base amount of $15,000 per unit to define substantial rehabilitation for FHA insured loan programs. Section 5.1.2.A.2.b of the 2020 MAP Guide requires that this base amount be annually adjusted for inflation based on the percentage change published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor or other inflation cost index. Applying the HOEPA adjustment to the base amount, the 2023 base amount per dwelling unit to determine substantial rehabilitation for FHA insured loan programs is $18,392. This per unit cost threshold for substantial rehabilitation may be applied to FHA multifamily mortgage insurance applications submitted or amended on or after January 1, 2023, so long as the loan has not been initially endorsed. Environmental Impact This issuance establishes mortgage and cost limits that do not constitute a development decision affecting the physical condition of specific project areas or building sites. Accordingly, under 24 CFR 50.19(c)(6), this notice is categorically excluded from environmental review under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321). Julia R. Gordon, Assistant Secretary for Housing, Federal Housing Commissioner. [FR Doc. 2023–07344 Filed 4–6–23; 8:45 am] ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 BILLING CODE 4210–67–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:11 Apr 06, 2023 Jkt 259001 [FWS–R4–ES–2023–0048; FXES11130400000EA–123–FF04EF1000] Receipt of Incidental Take Permit Application and Proposed Habitat Conservation Plan for the Alabama Beach Mouse, Baldwin County, AL; Categorical Exclusion Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comment. AGENCY: We, the Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce receipt of an application from Sampath Srikanth (applicant) for an incidental take permit (ITP) under the Endangered Species Act. The applicant requests the ITP to take the federally listed Alabama beach mouse (Peromyscus polionotus ammobates) incidental to construction on Fort Morgan Peninsula, Baldwin County, Alabama. We request public comment on the application, which includes the applicant’s proposed habitat conservation plan (HCP), and the Service’s preliminary determination that the proposed permitting action may be eligible for a categorical exclusion pursuant to the Council on Environmental Quality’s National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) regulations, the Department of the Interior’s (DOI) NEPA regulations, and the DOI Departmental Manual. To make this preliminary determination, we prepared a draft environmental action statement and low-effect screening form, both of which are also available for public review. We invite comment from the public and local, State, Tribal, and Federal agencies. DATES: We must receive your written comments on or before May 8, 2023. ADDRESSES: Obtaining Documents: You may obtain copies of the documents online in Docket No. FWS–R4–ES– 2023–0048 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–2023–0048. • U.S. mail: Public Comments Processing; Attn: Docket No. FWS–R4– ES–2023–0048; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; MS: PRB/3W; 5275 Leesburg Pike; Falls Church, VA 22041–3803. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. William Lynn, Project Manager, by U.S. SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00054 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 20901 mail (see ADDRESSES), via telephone at 251–441–5868, or by email at william_ lynn@fws.gov. Individuals in the United States who are deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay services. Individuals outside the United States should use the relay services offered within their country to make international calls to the point-ofcontact in the United States. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, the Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce receipt of an application from Sampath Srikanth (applicant) for an incidental take permit (ITP) under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). The applicant requests the ITP to take the federally endangered Alabama beach mouse (ABM; Peromyscus polionotus ammobates) incidental to the construction of a single-family home (project) on Fort Morgan Peninsula, Baldwin County, Alabama. We request public comment on the application, which includes the applicant’s proposed habitat conservation plan (HCP), and the Service’s preliminary determination that this proposed ITP qualifies as ‘‘low effect,’’ and may qualify for a categorical exclusion pursuant to the Council on Environmental Quality’s National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) regulations (40 CFR 1501.4), the Department of the Interior’s (DOI) NEPA regulations (43 CFR 46), and the DOI’s Departmental Manual (516 DM 8.5(C)(2)). To make this preliminary determination, we prepared a draft environmental action statement and low-effect screening form, both of which are also available for public review. Proposed Project The applicant requests a 25-year ITP to take ABM by converting approximately 0.079 acre (ac) of occupied ABM foraging and sheltering habitat incidental to the construction of a single-family home located on a 0.492ac parcel within the Government Subdivision #1, located on the central portion of Fort Morgan Peninsula in Baldwin County, Alabama. The proposed use of the parcel will provide for a compressed development footprint, which allows for areas of contiguous habitat to remain post development. Landforms and vegetative communities on the parcel consist of 0.418 ac of secondary dune ABM habitat. The applicant would impact 0.079 ac of the occupied 0.418 ac of ABM habitat in constructing the single-family home. The remaining 0.34 ac of suitable E:\FR\FM\07APN1.SGM 07APN1 20902 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 67 / Friday, April 7, 2023 / Notices habitat on the parcel will be enhanced and perpetually maintained. The applicant proposes to donate a $2.30per-square-foot in-lieu fee totaling $7,921 to the Alabama Coastal Heritage Trust (ACHT) for the 0.079-ac impact. ACHT will use the donation to manage, maintain, or acquire ABM habitat within Fort Morgan or elsewhere within the range of the ABM. The applicant also proposes to implement standard minimization and mitigation measures to retain habitat within all areas outside the core footprint of the residence and, where possible, augment such habitat with native landscaping and topographic enhancement methods. The standard mitigation and minimization measures to be implemented on the site include installing sea turtle-friendly lighting and tinted windows, landscaping with native vegetation, enhancing the frontal dune area, constructing a concrete driveway that will not disperse in a storm surge, implementing refusecontrol measures during construction and requiring that future residents utilize such measures, and restoring ABM habitat after tropical storms. Freeroaming cats and the use of exterior rodenticide will be prohibited within the parcel. Post-construction ABM habitat on site should total 0.34 ac of the 0.49-ac parcel. The Service would require the applicant to donate the total contribution to ACHT prior to engaging in any construction activities on the parcel that are associated with the project. ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 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. Our Preliminary Determination The Service has made a preliminary determination that the applicant’s proposed project, including land clearing, infrastructure building, and landscaping, and the proposed mitigation and minimization measures, would individually and cumulatively have a minor effect on the Alabama beach mouse and the human environment. Therefore, we have preliminarily determined that the proposed ESA section 10(a)(1)(B) permit would be a ‘‘low-effect’’ ITP that individually or cumulatively would have a minor effect on the ABM and VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:11 Apr 06, 2023 Jkt 259001 may qualify for application of a categorical exclusion pursuant to the Council on Environmental Quality’s NEPA regulations, DOI’s NEPA regulations, and the DOI Departmental Manual. A ‘‘low-effect’’ incidental take permit is one that would result in (1) minor or negligible effects on species covered in the HCP; (2) nonsignificant effects on the human environment; and (3) impacts that, when added together with the impacts of other past, present, and reasonably foreseeable actions, would not result in significant cumulative effects to the human environment. Next Steps The Service will evaluate the application and the comments received to determine whether to issue the requested ITP. We will also conduct an intra-Service consultation pursuant to section 7 of the ESA to evaluate the effects of the proposed take on the species. We will consider all of the above in determining whether the permit issuance criteria of section 10(a)(l)(B) of the ESA have been met. If met, the Service will issue ITP number PER0271956 to Sampath Srikanth. Authority The Service provides this notice under section 10(c) of the ESA (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and its implementing regulations (50 CFR 17.32) and NEPA (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and its implementing regulations (40 CFR 1500–1508 and 43 CFR 46). William J. Pearson, Field Supervisor, Alabama Ecological Service Field Office. [FR Doc. 2023–07356 Filed 4–6–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4333–15–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Geological Survey [GX23DK00GUH0300; OMB Control Number 1028–0118] Agency Information Collection Activities; USGS Water Use Data and Research Program Announcement U.S. Geological Survey, Interior. 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[FR Doc No: 2023-07356]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R4-ES-2023-0048; FXES11130400000EA-123-FF04EF1000]


Receipt of Incidental Take Permit Application and Proposed 
Habitat Conservation Plan for the Alabama Beach Mouse, Baldwin County, 
AL; Categorical Exclusion

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comment.

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SUMMARY: We, the Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce receipt 
of an application from Sampath Srikanth (applicant) for an incidental 
take permit (ITP) under the Endangered Species Act. The applicant 
requests the ITP to take the federally listed Alabama beach mouse 
(Peromyscus polionotus ammobates) incidental to construction on Fort 
Morgan Peninsula, Baldwin County, Alabama. We request public comment on 
the application, which includes the applicant's proposed habitat 
conservation plan (HCP), and the Service's preliminary determination 
that the proposed permitting action may be eligible for a categorical 
exclusion pursuant to the Council on Environmental Quality's National 
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) regulations, the Department of the 
Interior's (DOI) NEPA regulations, and the DOI Departmental Manual. To 
make this preliminary determination, we prepared a draft environmental 
action statement and low-effect screening form, both of which are also 
available for public review. We invite comment from the public and 
local, State, Tribal, and Federal agencies.

DATES: We must receive your written comments on or before May 8, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Obtaining Documents: You may obtain copies of the documents 
online in Docket No. FWS-R4-ES-2023-0048 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-2023-0048.
     U.S. mail: Public Comments Processing; Attn: Docket No. 
FWS-R4-ES-2023-0048; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; MS: PRB/3W; 5275 
Leesburg Pike; Falls Church, VA 22041-3803.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. William Lynn, Project Manager, by 
U.S. mail (see ADDRESSES), via telephone at 251-441-5868, or by email 
at [email protected]. Individuals in the United States who are deaf, 
deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 711 
(TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay services. 
Individuals outside the United States should use the relay services 
offered within their country to make international calls to the point-
of-contact in the United States.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, the Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), 
announce receipt of an application from Sampath Srikanth (applicant) 
for an incidental take permit (ITP) under the Endangered Species Act of 
1973, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). The applicant requests 
the ITP to take the federally endangered Alabama beach mouse (ABM; 
Peromyscus polionotus ammobates) incidental to the construction of a 
single-family home (project) on Fort Morgan Peninsula, Baldwin County, 
Alabama. We request public comment on the application, which includes 
the applicant's proposed habitat conservation plan (HCP), and the 
Service's preliminary determination that this proposed ITP qualifies as 
``low effect,'' and may qualify for a categorical exclusion pursuant to 
the Council on Environmental Quality's National Environmental Policy 
Act (NEPA) regulations (40 CFR 1501.4), the Department of the 
Interior's (DOI) NEPA regulations (43 CFR 46), and the DOI's 
Departmental Manual (516 DM 8.5(C)(2)). To make this preliminary 
determination, we prepared a draft environmental action statement and 
low-effect screening form, both of which are also available for public 
review.

Proposed Project

    The applicant requests a 25-year ITP to take ABM by converting 
approximately 0.079 acre (ac) of occupied ABM foraging and sheltering 
habitat incidental to the construction of a single-family home located 
on a 0.492-ac parcel within the Government Subdivision #1, located on 
the central portion of Fort Morgan Peninsula in Baldwin County, 
Alabama. The proposed use of the parcel will provide for a compressed 
development footprint, which allows for areas of contiguous habitat to 
remain post development. Landforms and vegetative communities on the 
parcel consist of 0.418 ac of secondary dune ABM habitat. The applicant 
would impact 0.079 ac of the occupied 0.418 ac of ABM habitat in 
constructing the single-family home. The remaining 0.34 ac of suitable

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habitat on the parcel will be enhanced and perpetually maintained. The 
applicant proposes to donate a $2.30-per-square-foot in-lieu fee 
totaling $7,921 to the Alabama Coastal Heritage Trust (ACHT) for the 
0.079-ac impact. ACHT will use the donation to manage, maintain, or 
acquire ABM habitat within Fort Morgan or elsewhere within the range of 
the ABM.
    The applicant also proposes to implement standard minimization and 
mitigation measures to retain habitat within all areas outside the core 
footprint of the residence and, where possible, augment such habitat 
with native landscaping and topographic enhancement methods. The 
standard mitigation and minimization measures to be implemented on the 
site include installing sea turtle-friendly lighting and tinted 
windows, landscaping with native vegetation, enhancing the frontal dune 
area, constructing a concrete driveway that will not disperse in a 
storm surge, implementing refuse-control measures during construction 
and requiring that future residents utilize such measures, and 
restoring ABM habitat after tropical storms. Free-roaming cats and the 
use of exterior rodenticide will be prohibited within the parcel. Post-
construction ABM habitat on site should total 0.34 ac of the 0.49-ac 
parcel. The Service would require the applicant to donate the total 
contribution to ACHT prior to engaging in any construction activities 
on the parcel that are associated with the project.

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.

Our Preliminary Determination

    The Service has made a preliminary determination that the 
applicant's proposed project, including land clearing, infrastructure 
building, and landscaping, and the proposed mitigation and minimization 
measures, would individually and cumulatively have a minor effect on 
the Alabama beach mouse and the human environment. Therefore, we have 
preliminarily determined that the proposed ESA section 10(a)(1)(B) 
permit would be a ``low-effect'' ITP that individually or cumulatively 
would have a minor effect on the ABM and may qualify for application of 
a categorical exclusion pursuant to the Council on Environmental 
Quality's NEPA regulations, DOI's NEPA regulations, and the DOI 
Departmental Manual. A ``low-effect'' incidental take permit is one 
that would result in (1) minor or negligible effects on species covered 
in the HCP; (2) nonsignificant effects on the human environment; and 
(3) impacts that, when added together with the impacts of other past, 
present, and reasonably foreseeable actions, would not result in 
significant cumulative effects to the human environment.

Next Steps

    The Service will evaluate the application and the comments received 
to determine whether to issue the requested ITP. We will also conduct 
an intra-Service consultation pursuant to section 7 of the ESA to 
evaluate the effects of the proposed take on the species. We will 
consider all of the above in determining whether the permit issuance 
criteria of section 10(a)(l)(B) of the ESA have been met. If met, the 
Service will issue ITP number PER0271956 to Sampath Srikanth.

Authority

    The Service provides this notice under section 10(c) of the ESA (16 
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and its implementing regulations (50 CFR 17.32) 
and NEPA (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and its implementing regulations (40 
CFR 1500-1508 and 43 CFR 46).

William J. Pearson,
Field Supervisor, Alabama Ecological Service Field Office.
[FR Doc. 2023-07356 Filed 4-6-23; 8:45 am]
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